My godson loves animals, always has. One of his favorite places to spend time is at the Dinner Bell Ranch. Here is about to ride up the mountain on Speck. When they returned, I was surprised to see he was in the lead. This weekend he went out to give Geralyn a hand on a [...]
There is a fun new art destination just outside Eureka Springs. Head toward Holiday Island any Thursday-Sunday and right across from Bear Creek Nursery, you will find the Clay House Project. The owner of this 50 acre piece of property has been working with local artists Nancy Paddock, a potter, and Ralph Wilson aka Mr.Shrine, [...]
After rain and grey skies 18 out of 21 days, it finally feels like spring. I have done a thorough spring cleaning and if the view through the sparkiling windows doesn’t quite get me into the spirit of the season, my godson does. He has recently taken up running and his joyfulness after a run [...]
Today is the 19th Annual White Street Walk in Eureka Springs. Lots and lots of artists are setting up their homes and studios to welcome shoppers and party goers. There will be a huge assortment of artwork, including paintings and prints, jewelry, pottery, and assemblage sculpture. I will be bringing some new originals, and framed [...]
I made this cake for the birthday of a fun friend who is about to take a long road trip on her motorcycle. We had a party for her yesterday that topped off a fun weekend with friends.
Today the art class was small and laid-back. The students sketched on their canvasses and began to paint. [...]
I had a great day walking around town in the sunshine today. I ran into lots of people and did a lot of visiting, saw tons of art, walked down the street carrying this panel with Jerri, laughed, had some yummy coffee, and gathered together a few friends for a fire. Well, I couldn’t start [...]
I loved having a couple of friends come for a visit. We enjoyed the perfect day. Brunch, a photo shoot stroll to Little Lake Eureka, a strenuous walk up East Mountain, followed by a meeting of friends at Henri’s and games at the house until the wee hours of the morning. Today I have been [...]
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
A friend told me to balance an egg on the equinox. I had never even thought about balancing an egg, and if you know me you know I like to do new things. I stayed on the phone as I balanced the egg and snapped this photo and my friend told me most of her [...]
I made a little video of tonight’s drawing and after an hour and a half of wrestling with a slow connection, I have decided to post the winners and deal my program compatibility issues later. After drum instructor Robin provided a little drum roll (while holding the camera!) I drew three tickets. First one out [...]
I am excited to be teaching in two sessions at the Eureka Springs School of the Arts this summer. My first class is a week-long Introduction to Polymer Clay. It is scheduled June 15th -19th, during the adult session but since I prefer working with mixed age groups, mature youth are invited to apply and [...]
Monday, February 23, 2009
I am getting ready for the students return to the studio this afternoon. Last week they worked on sketching their compositions and doing an under-painting. The students from the last year’s class had some preparatory work for this and drew on what they learned from their lesson on value studies. The new students are, well, [...]
This is the time of year when I emerge from weeks of planning and reading and taking in lots of inspiration. I have been working on applications for residencies, gathering data and photos for my next series of paintings, planning my year to include creating, teaching, and travel. I am also developing some exciting [...]
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