Last Monday was the start to the Happy Water Color Course and I had to wait to dig in until the weekend. Technically, I had time, but we know I vegetated in front of the television instead of being creative...
Week 18 of Journal 52 asked us to be inspired by purple in honor of Prince. It’s not that I didn’t really like Prince or think that he didn’t deserve honors, but I felt awkward about it and...
So the other day when I was finishing off the first batch of my Icicle Pickles, which I must say are a-freakin’-mazing, I had about a pint of the syrupy pickle juice left over…all hot and ready to...
This week’s Journal 52 prompts were reflective of ‘That Thing You Love’ or That Thing You Hate’. Since I have a natural bent toward the negative and work very hard to ensure positivity...
This week’s inspiration comes from the work of Beatriz Milhazes, a Brazilian artist born in 1960. Her work is characterized by strong shapes from nature and bright colors. She is associated most highly...
There is a much larger story surrounding my endeavor to make homemade tomato paste. This story will be told at a later date. Today, I will just share my triumph of will and patience that led to this culinary...
The second canvas I used to practice my abstract art was awful. I didn’t like it at all. The colors were blah and I was not pleased. So, after seeing several YouTube artists ‘just paint over...
The last day of the Mud Art process is really the last days and are repetitive but simple. You can continue your work in just a few minutes each day and be treated to an awesome piece of art at the end of your...