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"Just keep swimming"
I have been caught up in my other roles of mother, friend, alumni, pre-menopausal woman (ok so that's not really a role it's more like a reality but an obstacle just the same!)This time of year is just...
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Greetings from Coney Island...and other adventures of a trusting soul...
So - did you know that there is a West 24th Street in Coney Island, NY AND the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, NYC ? You'll need to know that if, like me, you put as much trust in your GPS as I tend...
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Do something!
Action is the antidote to despair. - Joan Baez My father had a saying, "Do something, even if it turns out to be wrong." I didn't quite understand this idea until I was an adult. At some point I...
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July News
July Bird6" x 6" x 2"Acrylic and mixed mediaon wood panel2012Happy July! I've been a bit remiss in my blog schedule this past few weeks and I apologize. I guess the summer schedule of forgetting what...
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Summer's progress
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability - Sam KeenHere's a confession I've made many times: I struggle in the summer. I struggle with grief that bubbles up from memories of summer's past and...
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50/50
Fifty down, Fifty to go!"100 Squares Project"each square is 5" x 5" On January 1, 2012 I made a goal of producing 100 5" x 5" quick, sketch-like pieces by December 31, 2012. I am pretty much right on...
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Step into my time machine ( a tutorial on using brown paper lawn bags in...
"What if we had the chance to do it all again..."24" x 24"Acrylic and mixed media on brown paper mounted on2006 I was recently contacted by a gentleman who saw the piece above on my website and was...
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Don't be fooled again
"There are such people and ya can'na kill 'em" - Mary Ellen Wilson (my English great grandmother)I write this post today with a heavy heart teetering close to anger and utter frustration. I hope it...
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Harvest
August, with its clouds of scented blooms, August, with its great stacks of giant clouds, August, with corn plants standing like rows of soldiers, August, with watermelons, full and heavy, dozing in...
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Artist Date: Mass MOCA
I took a day away from the studio and took my kids to visit the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in North Adams, MA. I had never been there and now I wonder why. It's a short, lovely...
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Fishes
"Delaware"24" x 24" x 2"Acrylic, vintage papers, colored pencil, ink and graphiteon wood panel8/2012 Just finished this newest piece in a series of fish I am working on. My intention with this...
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School Days
my brother Tommy, me and best friend Meganfirst day of First grade circa 1969 As budget cuts all over the country force school systems to cut arts from their curricula I have been thinking about my...
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Craving Clarity
100 Squares Project #605" x 5"Acrylic, colored pencil, beeswax and oil on gesso board8/2012 Sometimes when I stand in a museum gallery at a solo exhibit of an accomplished artist I find myself...
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Triptych
"Norma Triptych"5" x 15" x 1/2"Acrylic, watercolor, tissue paper, vintage paper and inkon wood panels2012
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"Take this Meditation and Call Me in the Morning"
Phygment StudioBeginning stages of new "Rhino" pieceTo be two panels: 30"x 30" and 24" x 30" I am coming off the frenetic pace of summer and several big projects (get to that later). I have been making...
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If not YOU, then WHO?
"Adagio"6"x6"x2" gallery profile wood panelacrylic, watercolor, colored pencil, vintage paper2012Available in my Etsy ShopIt's a busy week for me with family visiting from out of town so not to abandon...
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Mixed media: Experiment with Embroidery
For months now I have been trying to figure out a way to incorporate embroidery into my mixed media work. I have been researching on Pinterest and have purchased several inspirational books on the...
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Kermit the Frog
I continue to consider decisions for this emerging, "Rhino" piece. I am working on fine tuning my embroidery skills. Yesterday I decided to tackle the palette of the piece. Although orange has been my...
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The Cost of Wings
Joannah Mae at age fourJo at age 16I am preparing for a trip with my daughter Joannah to visit a few colleges next week. I am fully in awe that she is almost eighteen and unfolding into a mature woman...
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Impermanence
Me and my Grandmother, "Nanny" on Long Beach Island, NJcirca 1968 I live in Central Massachusetts. I was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey and spent many summer vacations on the Jersey...
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Bird Whimsy Calendar
I am excited to announce my first time all new "Bird Whimsy" desk calendar!I am an optimist and believe the world will not end on my birthday this year and that we will all need to celebrate the year...
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Mark Making
detail from "Rhino"work in progressink pen, graphite and acrylicI am a pen hoarder...ok and pencils too. I'm an artist, I am allowed to have obsessions with my tools, right? right?There are hundreds...
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Happy Thankful Season!
November Calendar BirdAcrylic, vintage papers, watercolor, ink and beeswaxon wood panel2012available: In my Etsy Shop I am taking this week away from my studio to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Family...
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Let the Magic begin!
Ready or not...."Let the Magic Begin!"card sets and prints in two sizesavailable in my Etsy shopHere he comes!
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Just Breathe
Packing up for local Art Shows and trying to remember to breathe! Happy Shopping everyone!
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