I am back from the deep woods of new hampshire. squam art workshops greeted me with happy, familiar faces, warm fires and lulling waters. this week is a week packed with much to do. liz and i have began our chickadee road::studio sessions. the gathering there is already full of amazing souls who are thirsty, [...]

yesterday. a long lazy holiday weekend. filled with silly pixies, a house filled with much chatter, some quiet moments and scents of cookies and rum punch. today. pjs are still worn, bed head looking extra sweet.  i sit soaking it all in. hoping to find my creative vibe, holding on to the silly chatter, moments with friends [...]

This fall we want to explore a new kind of online gathering: The Chickadee Road :: Studio Sessions. For now, Chickadee Road is a virtual space right here, but we dream of a magical place tucked into the woods right by the sea where we could gather with you. The Studio Sessions are four-week online gatherings [...]

lotus no. 1  (series of three, so far) the studio, this week it is on the bigGREEN table, is a busy place. and when we get busy, we can tend to become buried in it. today over at chickadee road, i have a little story about “finding my om”.  ( a look into the process and struggles of [...]

i have a few pinterest boards. i love pinterest. all the color, the prettiness that it shows life holding. but seriously. what good are the boards if you don’t put them into action. for the last couple of weeks i have been giving a couple of pins a whirl in the kitchen. my eats. board [...]

“far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. i may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.”   louisa may alcott .     .     .     .     .     .   [...]

last month liz and i began a new part of the journey. a new little project that really isn’t little at all. chickadee road is a happy spot for kindreds. liz and i each believe that by nurturing our friendships and sharing others stories, that we each get a view into our world that can only make our [...]

have you heard the word is love? It’s so fine, it’s sunshine. ~the beatles. a new piece part of the robot show at the lala gallery in lafayette, indiana. 24×36 mixed media acrylics, silver leaf and graphite. .     .     .     .     .     . the shop is closed [...]

the last few years my life has been filled with new souls that have met me along my own yellow brick road.  each one filling my life with some really amazing color and fluff. and on this path i met liz. i can’t tell you how i am excited today to be able to announce something that has been forming since [...]