Up and Running.

Response
44" x 30"
mixed media
in progress

Response 2
44" x 30"
mixed media
in progress

I am fascinated about how one responds - how response might be embedded in intuitive action without our awareness, or how understanding comes after and because of action. Sometimes we listen to the call for a very long time before we respond and other times, the call is still sounding and we are out of our chairs and running fast.

Call and Response

response
44" x 30"
mixed media
in progress

I am feeling my way back into the studio - enjoying gathering some new materials, rediscovering old ones, and combining different approaches.  Sketching, writing, thinking, sitting.  Florence and the Machine was loud today and there may have been some spontaneous dancing with brushes in hand!  This painting still has a longer path to take and I am so excited to help it find its way.

Happy Newest Year!

This has been one of the longest breaks from the studio that I have taken in quite some time.  What makes a giant break happen? Well, for me it was a filling up of my life with all good things that I am filled with gratitude to report.  I accepted a position as a Visual Arts teacher in a private middle school, ran a marathon, had a one-woman show, turned 45, traveled to Cambodia, Arizona and Florida - and now I am welcoming the New Year with a gentle look back and much excitement to move forward.  

Welcome to 2013. 

Back to the studio.

Street view of my show

On the way back to mainland Cambodia from Rabbit Island

Flying above the shores that raised me

Holiday Elfin Magic

 A few years ago, my family decided that we should all start making our gifts for one another.  Granted, my family is decidedly heavy with professional artists, so in deference to the engineers among us, we did not make this a hard and fast rule.  Even as years have passed and some of us have reverted to buying gifts again, I loved the opportunity to mediate on whom I was giving to as I crafted this or that and have made it my own tradition.  Here are a few examples of the Elfin Goodness that the holidays brought forth.  Holiday cards, adornment, and whimsical creations.  Making things is magic with love.