Slices of Beauty
On Making · Slow Art 🌸
I live in the Pacific Northwest, where the sun does not always cooperate. Varnishing must happen outdoors, in dry conditions, in good light. Some pieces wait weeks for the right...
On Making · Slow Art 🌸
I live in the Pacific Northwest, where the sun does not always cooperate. Varnishing must happen outdoors, in dry conditions, in good light. Some pieces wait weeks for the right...
What My Garden Taught Me About Making Art
There are mornings when getting to the garden is its own small triumph. I move slowly on those days, and the garden doesn't rush me. It simply waits, the way...
What My Garden Taught Me About Making Art
There are mornings when getting to the garden is its own small triumph. I move slowly on those days, and the garden doesn't rush me. It simply waits, the way...
Everyday in Color
You notice things other people walk past — the way afternoon light turns poppy petals into stained glass, the exact blue the sky goes just before dusk. This is written...
Everyday in Color
You notice things other people walk past — the way afternoon light turns poppy petals into stained glass, the exact blue the sky goes just before dusk. This is written...
Why I Create
In those years, creating didn’t look particularly romantic. There were no studios or uninterrupted hours. There was paper. A ballpoint pen. Crayons — because they were safe, and they were...
Why I Create
In those years, creating didn’t look particularly romantic. There were no studios or uninterrupted hours. There was paper. A ballpoint pen. Crayons — because they were safe, and they were...
What Is Art?
Art is meant to communicate. And if it’s doing its job well, it also transports. Not necessarily somewhere far away — but somewhere shifted. A different way of seeing. A...
What Is Art?
Art is meant to communicate. And if it’s doing its job well, it also transports. Not necessarily somewhere far away — but somewhere shifted. A different way of seeing. A...
A Very Fine Birthday Indeed (or a Rather Lovely...
This year, I’ve taken that quite seriously. So instead of simply adding another candle to the cake, I’ve opened a door. A round one, if you’re picturing it properly. And...
A Very Fine Birthday Indeed (or a Rather Lovely...
This year, I’ve taken that quite seriously. So instead of simply adding another candle to the cake, I’ve opened a door. A round one, if you’re picturing it properly. And...