Gadgets for your iPhone

I try not to get sucked into the tech-gadget vortex, but I'll admit it takes a lot of self-restraint.  Here are a few new favorites that...

Free wallpaper designs for your desktop

[image source: shannamurray.typepad.com] Each month, artist Shanna Murray teams up with another creative talent to design a new desktop cal...

Artists I like: Jelle Martens

I don't swoon at the sight of diamonds, even if they are all over the face of a vampire heartthrob.  I am a simple girl, really.  I don...

Creating art from found materials

Whether it's worn clothes, old magazine clippings, discarded security envelops, or yellowed book pages, I seem to come across a lot more...

Different color palettes of art

My daughters are polar opposites, even when it comes to ice cream.  One loves chocolate flavors while the other prefers fruity blends.  When...

Water towers and the urban landscape

Michele Maule, Water Towers, oil Old green water towers are classic features of the Portland landscape.  We actually live just two blocks aw...

Aili Schmeltz' mixed media art, an harmonious display of nature's beauty

I love how Aili uses so many different mediums in her work and manages to make all of the varying elements in one piece come together beauti...

Fractal art, not your mama's color-by-number

A couple of years ago, a fellow Willamette University alum introduced me to Professor Junpei Sekino's mathematical art.  Sekino, the son...