Encountering the Art My art History professor ended the class with, “you now know more about fresco than you will ever care to know.” But not me, I have been thinking about frescoes for days. While watching the PBS special … Read More
The Trail I Followed to Discover the Meaning of the Underground Railroad Quilts I found Phyllis Stephens a wonderful contemporary quilter whose work is like a painting. Following links, I happened upon a video of a lecture she had done. … Read More
When the Lord put something in you it’s hard to ignore because it will keep surfacing again and again. For me that something is being an artist. A Change In my early 20s I quit my nursing job, one I … Read More
The Assignment The Evaluation In class, when it is finally my time for a personal evaluation of the progress of my drawing, I begin, “Let me tell you what I’m trying to do. I’ve taken my drawing and blown it … Read More
The tag line for my blog is “Yes, I have something to say”! So yes, these are my thoughts on creative borrowing. How to let the creative process guide you as you are influenced by other people’s art. Influenced by … Read More
The Cherry Blossom Watercolor Collection started with a ruined painting. But by working through the creative process, the art work is happily up in my shop and on Etsy this week. I recently wrote a blog about creating original art. … Read More
The Value of Literature My Encounter with the Book A close friend of mine introduced me to this book at a critical point in my life, where I too was encountering a piece of artwork that would change the course … Read More
Connecting to art as a child The National Museum in Washington DC is expansive, room after room meant for exhibitions, and when you are a 12- year’s old child, it is enormous. For me as a young girl from Ohio, … Read More
