I thought I was doing myself a favor the other day when I grabbed a pack of beef jerky for lunch instead of caving to something I know is not on my approved list for foods. But…I looked at the package...
This week’s inspiration on Love Art, Happy Life comes from the short-lived artist Egon Schiele. I love the way the guest instructor, Roxanne Coble, gives some context to Schiele and his work through...
This week’s prompts on Journal 52 are Emulate or Duplicate, and I chose to consider Duplicate as my muse. There are multiple reasons for this, both in art and in life. Since I think we can see the role...
After a nice mid-morning snack of leftover pot roast, I found I still had a little over a cup of meat left with no more veggies. Never wanting to waste, I decided to use the meat in a beef and barley soup...
A.D. is likely the best gift-giver on the planet. If we were keeping score on thoughtfulness points, I would lose on the daily. But it is merely days before Christmas! Well, sometimes the joy can come early...
Today will be the inaugural post in a series on creating mud art. I have somehow epically failed and can’t find a single picture of any of the previous artworks I have done in this form. Blurg. In...
Every year, like clockwork, I end up battling beetles. They are the literal scourge of my weeping pussy willow and cherry trees as well as my beautiful roses. I tend to blame the former occupants of our home...
The last weekend in April holds special appeal for me as I have come to enjoy attending the Athens Art Festival. This started a few years back when A.D. was first doing art shows and I accompanied him for all...