Love is all we need.
This week I was working on a new beaded tapestry for a members show at my local gallery The Palette and the Page. Although February and Valentines is approaching I was more inspired by the news. The...
View ArticleLove is… the February Component of the Month reveal!
This month I had the pleasure of creating pieces for the Component of the Month at Art Elements blog. While February does bring hearts to mind – mine were “real”. They were damaged and repaired, they...
View ArticleEggs and arrows…
April. One quarter of the year gone by – happily in a blur of creative time. New tile designs, new ideas, new projects. One project I am on track with is the monthly beaded tapestry. Last year –...
View ArticleRochester Rocks!
So last weekend I had the pleasure of a business trip to Rochester NY. I was headed up to teach at Let’s Bead, have a trunk show, and visit with Art Elements team member Diana Ptaszynski! What a...
View ArticleHelianthus. The Sunflower reveal at Art Elements.
Welcome! To the glorious summer time and the reveal of our creative challenge theme for this month over at Art Elements blog. This month: Sunflowers selected and hosted by Sue Kennedy of Sue Beads....
View ArticleWe are all stardust… the Art Elements theme reveal
Hello – its that time again! This month Laney gave us STARS. This is a motif near and dear to my heart… should be easy, right? Well I apologize as I have only a WIP post for you today. With my part...
View ArticleThe Art Elements theme reveal: Birds of Prey
Welcome to the reveal! This month Cathy challenged us with “Birds of Prey“. I found it to be extremely inspirational. I really wanted to work with osprey – as they nested on the river where I grew up,...
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The eyes have it: the Art Elements theme reveal
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” – Marcel Proust Eyes: Lisa Peters, Joan Miller, Diane Hawkey, Laney Mead, Andrew Thornton, Peacock Beads...
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Fossils: the Art Elements reveal for November!
Welcome to the (slightly late) but inspired by ancient… fossils that is… Art Elements revel post! When Niky chose this theme I knew I had a plethora of choices by my talented team mates and Mother...
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Word to text: the Art Elements theme reveal
I love old dictionaries. The feel of the paper, the old book smell, the different fonts, the pronunciations in italics…. and I use dictionary text in my work from time to time. So when Jen announced...
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