We Interrupt this Blog…
In the summer, I strolled around Lauritzen Gardens looking for interesting features and art. It was hotter part of the summer, and many of the usual blooms were already spent.… Read More →
Talking Giraffes
If Giraffes Could Talk is one of my favorite pieces from my 2019 Before We’re Gone works. There’s a lot of layers, lots of texture and most importantly a LOT… Read More →
Yes Virginia, I’m a Bear
Panda Bears. Who doesn’t love them? They are chill, cute and cuddly, and we celebrate the birth of every panda baby around the world. For years, scientists and the general… Read More →
Extremely Rare
On my quest to discover more endangered species, I came across the Hibsicus Woodii. This plant was presumed extinct in 2009, until a drone photographed it in Kauai just this… Read More →
Aloha!
Today I am writing to you from the Garden of the Gods on Maui. Oh wait, that was 2 years ago, I guess better late than never? One of my… Read More →
Mosquito
Although the mosquito is not an endangered species, this piece is based on the following quote, “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try going to bed… Read More →
Innocence II: Their Fate is in Our Hands
This piece is one that has been looming in my mind for awhile, and really started to come through to me after the Santa Fe School shooting in Texas. Until… Read More →
Before We’re Gone: Innocence II
Ever since the school shootings this year, I’ve been haunted by the fact that one of the most endangered species on the planet is the human child. I wanted to… Read More →
Before We’re Gone – On the Way!
The excitement is getting real, it’s not just anxiety anymore! The paintings are at the framer’s. Glass projects are mounted. The book has gone to the publisher. Just 2 weeks… Read More →
Cast Glass Quilts – The Process
A lot of patrons and other artists ask me how I make the glass quilts. As I explain that glass quilt is cast from a real fabric quilt piece, I… Read More →
Dusk and Dawn
We experience day and night as part of a 24 hour cycle. Dawn and Dusk explores the yin and yang of our day – light and dark, warm and cold,… Read More →
Ta-Da… Vinci
After a much more productive Thursday, DaVinci is done! I spent much of the morning finishing up his fur and then pinned him to the design wall to figure out… Read More →