“use your space in a brave, warrior girl way. it is your path. embrace it.” -me.    

november is just around the corner. YES. i am already focusing on the fall. many happy things coming up and one that i am most excited about is a collaborative show with my dearie 9-h, aka. nina cunningham. a brief note on nina and all that she brings. color (very important in fine character) she [...]

“sun is shining. weather is sweet. make you wanna move your dancing feet.”    ~bob marley summertime is present and accounted for here in the land of corn. sunday has brought a bit of a break from the squelching high temps. ( note: i am not complaining, i would take high temps any day over [...]

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 [...]

“they’ve got way more to worry about than me, he said, so I’m going to let them & we finished our beer & agreed the world needed more expansive souls like ourselves.” ~story people.  when i think about it.. the studio is moving. new originals on the way, a show in june, finishing up my [...]

the shop has a few new bits of fun! rings, magnets and pin-back buttons! a perfect way to add a little umph to your fridge, hat or even plain white tee. come on over and see!           

the studio is a busy place. finally getting back into a groove with my paints and brushes. i had a visitor this weekend. knowing that others are willing to take time to come and sit with me is the best feeling evah! we took a little time to brainstorm, to chat and even toodled around [...]

each day. we wake. throwing our feet over the side of the bed. feet touching the chilled floors. each day. in that moment we choose. our mood. our road. we decide what we are going to inhale each day. during a recent meeting of the minds with nona. i was running thru different daily scenarios. [...]

  it’s monday. i am over here juicing for breakfast. working on new paintings. trying out the oils. trying to remember to take a spt each day. and breathing deep and taking it all in. so tell me. what are you up to? come on – tell me. .  .  .  .  .  .  . [...]

oh my goodness it has been a day around here! i had such grand intentions with this post and started last nite but for some reason i couldn’t get my images to load, at last! they are loaded. i finally have been able to breath a bit and take a little time to share something [...]