For my first 20+ years as an artist, I created collages using magazine and book pieces, which eventually evolved into creating 3D collage. Every one of these collages was a labor of love, a self-portrait of where I was at the time, it took about a year to create, and I worked on 10 at … Keep reading…
Before I step into my new life as a full time artist on January 1, 2018, I want to bring closure to the way I’ve been creating art for the past 2 decades. Up until recently, I created 3-dimensional collages. Each artwork took an average of 12 months to find all the images and assemble, … Keep reading…
What well known teachers have taught YOU profound lessons, even though you may never have met him/her in person? I have had numerous teachers over the years, but 8 of them have had an extraordinary long term affect on the person I have become, and who I continue to evolve into every day. My all time favs are listed … Keep reading…
After 11 years of working with the image my sister’s baby picture, this collage is finally done. Whew, what a journey. Mostly joyful, but sometimes frustrating because I just couldn’t find the perfect piece, and this happened many times during the process. The next step would usually be to print all the individual pieces, and then hand cut, … Keep reading…
After working with my sister’s baby picture for 11 years, I think this could be a wrap! And all thanks my one-hour-a-day art commitment. Amazing how much I’ve been able to accomplish by doing art every single day, NO MATTER WHAT. What do you think? Anything missing? Comment below on what you see different in today’s version, … Keep reading…
Happy day after Christmas! Nice to have all that busyness behind me, although all the festivities were oh so fun. Especially opening gifts with my love and cooking our traditional Christmas breakfast together. Our day was so quiet and peaceful, at times boring, and that was healing too. After so much travel and Christmas prep … Keep reading…
I’m so excited about where this collage is headed. The planets floating from the window make my heart race with joy! Feels like I’m close to calling it done, but not quite. Still needs a bit of tweaking. Something seems missing with the little girl – a crown maybe? More experimenting left to do – … Keep reading…
Thanks to my 30 day challenge to do art EVERY day, I’ve accomplished so much. Feels amazing to be focused on what I love with every fiber of my being. I added a couple cool new elements today, that will most likely stay on the finished collage. What changed since yesterday? This is really … Keep reading…
Ahhh, finally found something for “Wendy” to reach for. I’m continually moving images around, adding, subtracting, coloring, nudging. Can you find what I changed today?