Hampton Art & Soul

I returned home last night from a wonderful art-filled vacation in Hampton, Virginia. I am so happy I went because I made so many new friends. That is a big accomplishment for me. I am usually very shy. Often I feel uncomfortable around others who I perceive to be superior to me in some way [...]

Tiny intention bottles

I met with some local ladies last night to create these little intention bottles. The project was left open as far as what type of medium we wanted to use. The only necessity was the bottle, of course. When I was in Seattle, I found these really cool bottles full of heart-shaped confetti. I didn’t [...]

Random stuff

I signed up for a fatbook swap and I was so motivated I started and finished the pages today! I think they turned out really well. Here is a picture of the main part of the page. I have a couple added touches but they’re mostly done. Usually when I create something, I go through [...]

I am so excited!

Just got a note from Lisa Kaus about some new original artwork–love those mailing lists! I bought this piece:

Isn’t it beautiful?! I just love her work. Something about this just spoke to me. I never used to like yellows but I took a chance and painted my kitchen and powder [...]

Art & Soul – Hampton

Dang, some of you ladies have lightening fingers!  I got into four out of the six classes I was hoping for.  I only missed out on two.  So I’m very happy.  The classes I did manage to get into are: Susan Lenart-Kazmer’s Uncommon Objects in tassels and Fringe, Michael deMeng’s Morpheus Box: a Transformation Chamber, Kathy [...]

Art & Soul Work

Here are some of the pieces I created at Art & Soul this year. I had a great experience. It was definitely stepping out of my comfort zone. I had never considered myself an artist before but I guess it’s all part of the creative process. If you believe it and live it, it must [...]