Export to PDF | Export to DOCI do not like sand in my bed. I do like crisp clean sheets, multiple throw pillows, and a dust ruffle. All of these items must perfectly coordinate with both with the comforter, and (obviously) with each other. To make my world complete there should also be an afghan that offers not only […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCSnapshots from my reentry into sanity, as three years of retail frenzy comes to an end… Today is Day 25 since we closed up my store. What seemed like a straightforward idea, has actually turned out to be much cloudier than I would ever have imagined. I don’t think I realized how wound up I […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCIs it just me, or has this been an extra cranky winter? If you too are longing for spring, let my newest painting called “Salt March Peace” remind you of what is yet to come. To read more about why I titled this painting “Salt Marsh Peace,” visit my online gallery […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCI love turning over to the next page in a calendar. Sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye to a month… But I’m pretty happy to say hello to February — anticipating an upcoming vacation, three sweet new young helpers at my store, and the coming of spring. Here in my town, […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOC“Breathe In” was one of two therapy pieces I worked on this past fall. The setting is inspired by the Low Country of South Carolina — a place of breathtaking beauty that often brings a sense of peace to my soul. Here are some photos I took that show this oil painting […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCA year of beautiful flowers for 2015… Several months ago, I decided I had run out of time to create a 2015 calendar. But then I visited my brother and his family in Wisconsin over the weekend, and saw my 2014 calendar hanging on his refrigerator. That is what finally inspired me […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCA Single Sunflower… “Sunflower #3 Needs a Home” Here is a new Sunflower calendar you can use to brighten up your desk this month. This painting is actually still available for purchase and is hanging in the gallery at my store called “Sunflower.” Now that I think about it — it’s the ONLY Sunflower I have ever painted […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe creative spirit within me loves to have something new to look at. Here’s a free and simple way to freshen up your desk for the new month. Clean off workspace (Be ruthless in throwing things away.) Clean off computer desktop (This is more complicated. My quick & easy “system” is to […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe first of FIVE Sunflowers. Sometimes I get a little carried away with an idea. While some people might think it’s a good idea to paint “a” sunflower, for some reason I felt the need to paint FIVE. Those who know me well, will heartily agree that this is pretty much the story of my […]
Export to PDF | Export to DOCWe have a new store called Sunflower. Just like the sunflower in the painting, I’m not quite ready to show it off. Our Sunflower store opened on July 10th, and it has been quite busy with shoppers, considering how we haven’t really shared much about it. Really nothing other than […]
