Autumn is just deliciously messy. It laughs at the obsessively ordered garden and edged lawn. I love how it just blows anywhere and everywhere. Autumn looks like scribbles to me and I love that.
read moreThis fall, I am taking a marketing class and was asked to schedule ten postings for my Instagram account. Fortunately for me, I am always creating things that probably should be shared but just get thrown in a drawer instead. Suddenly I realized I could easily come up with ten images to share. I collected sketches, scribble drawings and card-sized paintings that I have been producing these last few months. Why do I make little scribbles and quick sketches? They let me linger in my favorite places. Some people escape with a book or movie, but I...
read moreEquipped with binoculars and our Audubon book, we enjoyed seeking ducks on a frozen pond today. Our favorite thing to watch was the ducks landing on the frozen water and sliding across the ice on their feathers. Only two kinds of ducks today. I guess their ducky friends went for warmer...
read moreThe Knitting trio: we take turns using the knitting loom, the needles or the weaving loom. Love seeing the girls using yarn crafts.
read moreFor this artwork, I thought I would share a little poem written by D: My family is like a tide pool. My sister A is like a starfish; always sticking up for people and brightening up their day. My sister K is like a sea snail; making a pathway for others to follow. My brother C is like a crab; always picking up stuff and trying it out. My Dad is like a sea anemone; reaching out to everyone and helping them on the way. My mom is like a fish; she brings food and keeps the tide pool tidy. We may be busy, but we’re always worth a swim....
read more12/28/12: I forgot to share with you all that I have been doing these last many months! As a mom, teacher, artist and musician, I spread myself across many interests, but not all at once! Before and after musical numbers at church and doing homework with the kids, I have been teaching a lot of art this year. From 5 year olds to 18 year olds, I have been discussing the paintings, prints and pastels created by Mary Cassatt. This included a project and art history for girls at my church and a school-wide art lesson with project at our local...
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