This may seem like an odd combination of things but it is because last summer I gave a summary of a week’s activities and it was a week that we cleaned the carpet. Well, it is carpet cleaning day again so I figured that was a good reason to repeat that format and fortunately itContinue reading “Succotash, Painting, Leisure Activities”
Category Archives: Art
The Chair – a very short illustrated story
I wrote this several years ago for a workshop and recently pulled it out and made some edits. Hope you enjoy it.
The Neighborhood – The Final Version
I have been working on this piece for several years now. For awhile, it lived on a dowel and each house was on a string. But after awhile, that seemed awkward to display. Then I thought about making it a book and made fences to help the houses to connect together and stand up andContinue reading “The Neighborhood – The Final Version”
Local (?) History
Last week we went for a walk on a local greenway that features statues of prominent citizens from the area. While we did not get to see all the statues, the ones we did see were informative and impressive. The one I am choosing to feature here is because, though it is a local figure,Continue reading “Local (?) History”
The Potato ~ Tomato Adventure
For three years I worked on a small commercial farm in North Carolina. The main thing we farmed in the summer were tomatoes. I do not recall how many rows we planted but the rows were between 50 to 100 yards long. Let’s put it this way, there were more than one row! In addition,Continue reading “The Potato ~ Tomato Adventure”
Every Once in Awhile I Like to Paint
Frottage: A Simple Printmaking Technique with a Rich History
Frottage of an image from a storm drain with watercolor on top At some point, you probably took your nice new crayons and started to peel the paper off. Maybe when the tip got dull you did this to expose more of the crayon. Then perhaps you used the side of the crayon to fillContinue reading “Frottage: A Simple Printmaking Technique with a Rich History”
A Few New Linocuts
Cats on the brain. Here are a few new block prints. Some of these I did in early spring and the astronomy one I finished this week. I waited to put them up here and on Etsy until I found a post office I didn’t mind going to!
Featured Guest Artist: Anders Hansen
These drawings by Anders Hansen are from a trip he took to Spain in the fall of 2019. Note: if the images are reading too small on your device you may want to right click on them to enlarge.
How to Enrich your Life
My tenth birthday fell on Passover. I was raised as an Italian Catholic but a friend of mine was Jewish and her family invited me to their Seder that year. I was not sure what that was but my father, who was very big on experiencing other cultures, insisted I attend. So I did. ThoughContinue reading “How to Enrich your Life”
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