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Boy Poems

Posted on March 11, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

I am so busy getting ready for Artfest I haven’t come by here, but suddenly am inspired to share two poems with you.
First Grade
By William Stafford
In the play Amy didn’t want to be
anybody; so she managed the curtain.
Sharon wanted to be Amy. But Sam
wouldn’t let anybody be anybody else—
he said it was wrong. “All right,” [...]

Artfest is a’Comin Up!

Posted on March 2, 2010 - Filed Under 2010 Workshops, Uncategorized | 4 Comments

In three weeks I will be in Port Townsend, Washington at Artfest, where I will be teaching two classes, can you see my name in lights above? This is thrilling for me, both because I think it is a well run, imagination filled event, and because it is on the ocean (I am crazy about [...]

Teeter Totter

Posted on February 25, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment

In the last few weeks I have been up and down so often it feels like the teeter totter I used to ride in Lacy Park. It has been the kind of ride that means I am way heavier than the one facing me, who is up. I am keeping her there. Then suddenly, I [...]

Poetry for Healing

Posted on February 19, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments

On Wednesday of this week, I went to see my friend Nancy in the hospital. Nancy has a brain tumor. It has been a long haul for all of us who call her friend, since the dark day in January that she had a stroke, to now, when we know why. Just this week she [...]

Becoming an Artist

Posted on February 10, 2010 - Filed Under About me, Being an Artist, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

This gal, I call her Grammy, clearly lives in de Nile. Her epidermis had turned to leather, which she continued to bake daily. I drew her on the beach in Mexico a number of years ago, then came home and painted this. What I love about Grammy is that she reminds me that despite being [...]

And the winner is…..

Posted on January 30, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Lynne Sward! Congratulations! I need to track you down for a snail mail address.
Thanks to everyone who participated. I am going to keep doing this, I have a lot to give away, so come on back from time to time.
Also I am working on two interesting workshops. Taos for a week in the beginning of [...]

Art & Soul Virginia: Dream House/Gypsy House

Posted on January 19, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 38 Comments

This week I am one of the featured artists for Art & Soul in Hampton, Virginia, and Glenny is offering a 20% discount on my classes. Click here for that offer.
Leave a comment here under one of the posts for VA, and on the 29th I will pick one to win a big box [...]

Muchas Gracias

Posted on January 15, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments

What about this photo says “thank you”? I am not at all sure, but that is what I want to say, to all the lovelies who responded to my call yesterday.
Thursday morning I sent out an email to Facebook Friends who had taken my classes, and asked them to put a comment if they were [...]

Right out of the Gate

Posted on January 14, 2010 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 2 Comments

2010 is shaping up to be my year, and I am not even a Tiger. My huge insurance deal with the house flood was settled (6 months of stress), my husband has a job he likes, my kids are doing well in school, I am finalizing my book contract with North Light Books, and I [...]

Valley Ridge Art Studio

Posted on December 2, 2009 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

On Monday December 7th, the registration will open for Valley Ridge Art Studio. I hear it can be fast and furious, so mark your calendars! Valley Ridge is in Wisconsin, just outside of Madison, and is one of those places to go to before you die. Seriously, it is a place you spend a weekend [...]