A step by step demonstration of a lovely bridge in Venice!

A fun birthday notecard sketch for a good friend. Little sketches like this are fun to do, great to give and a perfect place to experiment!

A fun silk scarf for a birthday present! Scarves are such a great beginner painting project! Anyone, even a child, can paint one and have it look stunning! (Mother's Day, anyone?) Remember, scarves are crumpled when worn. So it's more about the colors you use than the painting skill. For beginners, stick with 3 colors. Use a lot of ...

Here's a video of a fun rooster sketch!

Yesterday was a nice fall day. The light was almost flat (horrible for painting and photos). but it's turning cold and nasty for the next few days. So Edwin and I took advantage of the warm weather and went to Etowah Indian Mounds, outside Cartersville, GA. It's a 54 acre site with 3 dramatic pyramids built ...

Happy Hallow e'en! I've always been against sewing temporary items. If I take time to sew, I want it to be something I'll wear over and over. Or some item I will use for years. Or something I can't find anywhere else. This costume doesn't fit in the first category - we all know kids get 1 ...

I want everyone to know I have an upcoming workshop in Tuscany, at the Watermill at Posara! It's an absolutely gorgeous place to paint! You won't have any trouble coming up with ideas at the amazing locations they take us to. I'll be following my usual workshop schedule, I paint a demonstration in the morning. After lunch, ...

Edwin played with the wheel for the first time. We had a lot of fun! We've always had fun with it, but never been able to do it much because of apartments, moving, tiny child. We're finally in a house where we can have the wheel and the kiln set up. No destroying pieces on their ...