What happens when 18 people pray for 18 days? (highlights from Piccolo Spoleto 2012)

Export to PDF | Export to DOC Does prayer make a difference? It sure did for me. Even as I write this, someone I love is smack dab in the midst of a major life crisis, but I’ve watched in awe over the last month as our powerful God has continued to specifically answer the […]

Goodbye, Hydrangeas…

Export to PDF | Export to DOCCharleston here we come! I am not thrilled about leaving my hydrangea behind. It is in full bloom right now, and by the time I return from my time exhibiting at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, it will probably be spent and faded. There are some other things I’m not […]

The cutest cottage on Sullivan’s Island

Export to PDF | Export to DOCThe owner of this adorable home located on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, let my husband Tim and I stay here for a night during the 2011 Piccolo Spoleto Festival. This was not a friend or relative, or even an acquaintance who loaned us her home. She was just a generous woman, […]

For Collie Lovers Only (I love Lucy!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCToday is our dog Lucy’s birthday! So today’s blog post is dedicated to her first year of life. Lucy is the second Collie we’ve had, and she came from a breeder near Nashville called “Totally Devoted Collies.” There aren’t too many collies to be found in South Carolina, so […]

12 Ways to use your Creativity in 2012

Export to PDF | Export to DOC1.) Make a new wreath for your front door You would not believe how often I hear the phrase “I wish I were an artist.” This always makes me sad, because in my mind, anyone who spends time using their creativity IS an artist. So in the spirit of […]

Turning Pumpkins into Snowmen

Export to PDF | Export to DOCEvery now and then there are days that I am particularly happy to be ME. On the day I finished this little pumpkin into snowman project, I was so completely pleased with myself — for two reasons. 1. I dreamed up this super cute, super simple way to use […]

Greenville’s First Friday is tonight!

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIt’s a great night to be in downtown Greenville! Come visit me at 201 Studios tonight from 6-9pm. You can bring your kids and have their silhouette created in just 5 minutes, shop for Christmas gifts and stocking-stuffers, try on jewelry, hear live music, learn about Greenville’s train station, see […]

11.11.11 (even better than I could have imagined!)

Export to PDF | Export to DOCIf you know me at all, you may have noticed that I’ve been pretty excited, anticipating 11.11.11. That’s because back in 2003, I realized that the calendar would be a perfectly symmetrical date on my 41st birthday. Since then, I have spent the last eight years reminding my husband […]

Some questions just aren’t that easy to answer…

Export to PDF | Export to DOCLast Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we had a total of 602 visitors at 201 Studios. The reason for all the traffic? Greenville’s Premier Art Event of the year — Open Studios— was taking place. “Was it a success?” That is an interesting question. I guess the best answer to […]

“living in a van, down by the river!”

Export to PDF | Export to DOCOK, so maybe this isn’t the setting Chris Farley had in mind when he talked about living in a van down by the river. In contrast, I would actually LOVE living down by THIS RIVER (preferably in a luxury condo — not a van.) The location of this oil […]