Who can sleep the night before a surgery? I sure can’t. Weeks ago I was playing around with some paper scraps trying to make a custom baby announcement. I love this piece of text I found in one of my art mags… I had some vellum paper, clip art flowers, […]
Mixed-Media Art
I’ve Always Loved This Name
Can you guess what it is? I love it so much I strung it on some baby blue thread… And then I beaded it onto a little tag…. And then I quilled it… And stamped it… And wrote it with pressed leaves and flowers… And embroidered it… And drew […]
Banner Envy
I’ve been looking at blog banners today, or I guess I should say this morning, since it’s 1 a.m. Wow!! Some of them are so fun and creative! I love the metallic shimmer this one has, the rich elegance of this one, the warm photography of this one, and the […]
Wax Paper Bird-seed Packets
My kids and I watched “Mary Poppins” recently and even my 3-year-old has been walking around the house singing, “Feeeed the birds, toppins a bag…toppins…toppins…” With this in mind I created these little bird-seed packets. They are made of pieces of wax paper, folded and taped along the edges with double-stick […]
Robert Frost Mixed-Media Piece–Somerset Studio Gallery 2010
I was surprised and delighted to see a piece of my art in this publication. I submitted this piece for consideration 2 years ago~ Right in the middle, on page 104… I’m thankful to have been published in Somerset Gallery. It is an honor and a privilege to be […]
How I Learned to Play the Bagpipes–Part 3 of 3
In my last post, I finally had my very own set of bagpipes! I continued with my private lessons, working harder than ever to learn how to achieve steady blowing pressure, consistent arm pressure on the bag, and correct fingering as I played the melody on the chanter. Whew! Can you chew gum, […]
“How I Learned to Play the Bagpipes”-Part 2 of 3
When I ended my last post, I was finally ready to start making some phone calls. I had done some initial internet research in Step One and learned a lot, but I kept reading the same admonition over and over again from different experts: To learn to play the bagpipes correctly, you need a good instructor… Step […]
“How I Learned to Play the Bagpipes”-A Mixed-Media Book, Part 1 of 3
Yep. I play the bagpipes. The story of how it all came about is recorded in a small, green book I made… With St. Patrick’s day right around the corner, I thought I’d snap a few pictures and share this story with you… One day, in early summer of 2003, I was driving […]