It’s been a little too long since I last posted, but it’s for many good reasons. It’s been a great combo of overworked and underpaid I’m the Creative Director of a community mural project here in Ames and what started out as a “easy project”, is now a massive project involving 8 organizations, the Public [...]

Sometimes taking the day off is the best way to refresh and get new ideas. “Well yeah,” you are saying. Like everything else in life, easier said than done. Yesterday I came to the point where I had to decide between going to my painting class or writing a post. (The weekend was insane. As [...]

Okay, so I said from the beginning that drawing every day was my #1 goal and posting said drawings each day was goal #2. Well, I stuck with the #1 and kept drawing even though I wasn’t posting them. Sorry for the mass post here, but it’s with good reason. I started and finished and [...]

Hey, today is day 20 with no misses. I’m on the cusp of three weeks. I think I can keep this up no problem. I cleaned up my home studio area this morning and started work on Beef it’s what’s for dinner (food chain series) piece again. I love that steer and it’s about time [...]

Well, today, I’m totally sick. And in a way it’s kind of fun because I’m going to drink tea, lay on the couch, and draw. I think that’s a good combo. I don’t have anyway to take pictures or scan what I’m drawing, so I’ll post a two for one Daily Drawing days 4 & [...]

I am loving my new peg board! I finally got a drywall screw mount and have finished rehanging all my tools. Ah, it makes me so happy! All that lovely tape, scissors, rulers, and other little tools. Ahhh… and  a few momentoes: the Editor’s Choice ribbon from the Maker Faire this past summer, a sewn [...]

Shortly after returning from San Francisco, I posted about my realization I am not a fiber artist. Being tossed back into real life and real deadlines didn’t allow for much restructuring and prioritizing. It wasn’t until this past month that I felt like I was “caught up” and back into a good routine. I made a [...]

How does one prepare for the unpredictable nature of 4-6 year olds? By being as prepared as possible I suppose! I am going to teach foundation drawing and painting starting next week. It’s 1 class a week for 4 weeks straight, a break, then and new group of kids of the same age. I went and talked [...]

Awhile ago – I’m not sure when, maybe last week even – I told you how my friend Christina and I were starting to meet up each week to paint. Well after two sessions we finished our first studies (whether we were done or not) because our avocado rotted. Haha. I think they turned out [...]