This Cloth Paper Scissors reader challenge was a journey of self-discovery for me. I tossed around a dozen different ideas before I realized that the portraits I truly love are those that reflect both the individual and their passions. Particularly, the artist at work in their medium. At that point, I knew that my self-portrait needed to include my passion …
Sharing something beautiful… “Music Painting” by Alice Ninni is a charming animation of the song “Lacrime de Giulietta” by Matteo Negrin in which the musical notation is the basis for a scrolling illustrated story about humanity and nature.
I stumbled across Spoonflower yesterday and I love the concept! This is a site that helps you print (and sell) your own designs on fabric. They also have a marketplace with thousands of fabrics that other artists have designed. I’d love to design my own fabric for book covers, not to mention the curtains I need to make for my …
While I don’t always get a chance to get into my studio and devote the time I’d love to my “real” artwork, I can usually find something creative to keep my hands busy in the in-between moments of life. Birthdays, graduations, my kids, nieces and nephew are all great excuses to have fun with everyday art… Now go do something …
Meet my pet dragon: The inspiration for this home was two-fold: our broken A/C with temps above 100 degrees, and fire which can both warm and destroy. It was 103° outside, two small kiddos at home, the A/C didn’t work (and the repair company that worked on it didn’t return our calls for over a week!), and then I made …