today. join me over at SEEK YOUR COURSE for a bit of happy! a little printable affirmation to add a bit of shine to your week. hop on over and get yours! .     .     .     .     .     . the feast retreat pretty much rocked in [...]

odd how the creative power at once brings the whole universe to order. virginia woolf  . yesterday i made my way to the big city over the hill. a full day planned. i have long been wanting to get my art on ceramics. my dad throws and we have talked about it, but he is [...]

creating layers of color as you skim them along the page.   i am so happy to be part of the new SOMERSET APPRENTICE!  and just in case you are skimming the shelves of the B&N, if you flip to pages 98 and 99 you just might find me right there in the happy colorful [...]

all you need is love. moleskine.  i am so happy to be sharing space with liz lamoreux. today she is sharing 5 {really} good things and offering a change to win one of my hand illustrated moleskine journals!  all you have to do is leave a comment on her blog and to be sure to [...]

i never thought it was such a bad little tree. it’s not bad at all, really. maybe it just needs a little love. ~linus van pelt. hello over there!!!! so tell me how are things going? over here i am busy. busy. busy. i don’t even have a tree up yet. well i do have a [...]

shop – TAG – sale. Just in time for christmas i have marked down several originals. come on over and pick one up! this way———>>>>>to the SHOP! (click on the originals section – sale ends sunday!)

new journal pages. inspired. i have been working on many journal pages lately. creating a new practice over here of painting daily. last week mindy lacefield and i taught three days of painting, along with liz lamoreux adding in her way with words. watching each chick get into this amazing groove, was pure happy, to [...]

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go, you go, my dear) ~e.e. cummings tomorrow i head east. to a land where my life began opening 5 years ago. where i came upon happy souls who have lit my journey with little lanterns, [...]

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 [...]

this monday brings deep grays and little (but mighty) drops of rain that are hitting the roof, but providing a calming rythmn that begins the day here. the studio is filled with happy possibilities and i know i need to get up there. but this warm cup of joe has me resting the bum on [...]