First Thursday event in London

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my week

it's been 15 years since we've brought a puppy home she's a lot like our first dog- so very sweet . . . but a tad more fearless ...

hello london!

I'm excited to announce that my art will be part of a group show at a new London gallery called Lilk .  For the last few weeks, I've...

supporting the arts at a local school

Last year, I helped launch an arts fair at our neighborhood elementary school, and somehow I ended up chairing the event this year.  (Note t...

swap-a-thon goodies

Last month, five names were fished out of a bowl as part of an annual swap-a-thon on Habit of Art.  I sent my art to five readers, and, in ...

Swapathon- your stuff for my art

running low on tea and yarn Welcome to the third Swapathon event on my blog! This is where I trade my art for something you have or make.  A...

My paintings on Buy Some Damn Art

I'm excited to announce that I'm the featured artist this week on Buy Some Damn Art!  Six new originals are available for purchase h...

my week

dusk in portland backyard 25 feet of backbreaking work // now onto our next project - painting our house black! So we bought a used car, bui...

pottery habit

I don't condone hoarding unless it involves beautiful pottery. . . a rule I established in my household just today.  And it certainly do...

Art Sale!

The first day of May holds a lot of childhood memories.  I would make paper baskets and fill them with flowers from our garden.  Then I woul...

This week: not eating paint chips yet

I can see how artists can go mad working on their art day and night for long stretches of time.  At one point this week, my husband said to ...

my week

The theme this week was, appropriately so, new things.  New hobby, new food, new show, and new project. I got a gift card to Powell's Bo...

my week

it's beginning to look a lot like christmas . . . pulled out the felt tree skirt that i made two years ago we got our tree [harvested j...