I didn’t get the chance to do a book review at the end of last year because I was nine months pregnant and in agony of waiting to give birth. I was distracted. So this year I present my combined 2023 and 2024 book list – 62 Books in total. Gone are the days when I could read 78 books …
The Value and Importance of Collecting Original Artwork
Collecting original artwork is a rewarding pursuit that transcends mere decoration. I’ve made it my own personal goal of filling my home with only original artwork from living artists. Collecting original art offers a multitude of benefits, from personal enrichment and aesthetic pleasure to financial investment and cultural preservation. Here we’ll explore the value and importance of collecting original artwork, …
Momma
Pierced by love, bound for life. My pregnancy was debilitating. I could barely function as a human being. Now – my baby is six months old and while I feel physically and mentally recovered – time is my biggest challenge. All of these paintings have been made with my baby on my lap or her strapped to my chest or …
How to Stretch a Canvas
So you want to stretch your own art canvas? Maybe you want to learn this skill, work on a painting size not sold in stores, or maybe you want to use unconventional materials. Whatever your reason for wanting to learn how to stretch a canvas this article is the one to help you do it. Here is the list of …
The Artist Business Plan
Over the last several years of coaching other artists and creatives in their careers the same struggles, fears, and unknowns come up again and again. My mission and goal with The Artist Business Plan is to give artists a tool to help themselves launch their art careers. The Artist Business Plan is a customizable 21 page document that has hundreds …
2022 Book Round Up
The books I read in 2022, the ones I loved and the ones I loved less. If you’re new here the rating system is as follows. 5 stars is a must read. 4 star is highly reccomend. 3 stars is overall positive, you can take or leave. 2 stars is overall not necessary. 1 star is a do not recommend. …
Mini Series: “For Color’s Sake”
The mini-series, “For Color’s Sake” plays off my previous series, “Synesthetic Bodies”. In these works the paintings extend beyond the border of the paper, as though the color is jumping off the paper into our world. These three dimensional pieces are a playful reminder to think outside the boundaries we put ourselves in and allow ourselves to enjoy color for …
Art Residency at Chateau Orquevaux
I’m honored to have been an artist in residence at Chateau Orquevaux from April 29-May 27 of 2022. This post will be mostly a photo diary with some small explanations of each photo. The experience itself was too vast and too deep to fully put into words. Part of the reason I’ve put off writing this blog post is because …
A Little More
I made this series while in residence at Chateau Orquevaux in France. To see some behind the scenes of this residency experience, click here. This is the story behind the works I made there. I called this series “A Little More.” This series lives in conversation with my 2020 series “There Will Be More”. You see, I was supposed to …
France Residency
I am participating in a month-long residency in France for the month of May. I applied to this residency in 2019 and was accepted to their 2020 program. Due to the pandemic the residency was postponed twice. I’m excited to finally participate in the residency in May of 2022. I want to share this experience with my friends and collectors …