Thanksgiving week always takes my family to the beach. We meet up with my husband’s family and it is a time of rest and fellowship. I work with a limited…
Weekly Recap: November 20-26, 2016
Get Messy Creative Team 2017
Remember last week when I talked about disappointment? So what I couldn’t tell you was that I had good news to share as well. It’s official as of Monday, I…
Weekly Recap: November 13-19, 2016
Sunday, November 13, 2016, 316/366 Working on this shawl again. I think I can finish it in another couple of sittings. Monday, November 14, 2016, 317/366 Started a new commissioned…
Dealing with Disappointment
Back in the summer a friend of mine pointed out a grant she was thinking of applying for with the Sustainable Arts Foundation. I had just finished the block of…
Weekly Recap: November 6-12, 2016
Sunday, November 6, 2016, 310/366 A little peek into the way these things work for me. I collage in batches and then once it’s dry paint. Then wait for that…
Spells Journal with Vanessa
One of my favorite parts about the Get Messy Community is the people I’ve met. Vanessa of Dans Mon Crane is one of those awesome people. We were chatting online…
I’m in a Magazine!
Well, er, my work will be. If you’d like to support the production of The Earth Issue of The Archive Collective check it out here. For 2o British Pounds you…
Journal Collaboration: Nature and Space
I was thrilled a few months ago when my friend Katie, from Punk Projects, asked me to do a journal collaboration/swap with her. We cooked up making a square accordion…
Weekly Recap: October 30-November 5, 2016
Sunday, October 30, 2016, 303/366 My daughter was super excited to be featured on this page in my art journal. She is one of the reasons I work so hard…
Grace and Grit
In my work with Global Women, I have encountered first hand what women in other parts of the world have to do to feed their families and to sustain the…
Weekly Recap: October 23-29,2016
Sunday, October 23, 2016, 296/366 THIS HAT WILL BE THE DEATH OF ME. Many sizing problems. Such a pain. Monday, October 24, 2016, 297/366 I love this locker spread in…
Rounding out 2016, Gearing up for 2017
October brings some pretty excellent things my way. My birthday is at the beginning of the month. (Who doesn’t love a good mystery box from Amazon?) I start working on…
Weekly Recap: October 16-22, 2016
Sunday, October 16, 2016, 289/366 This yarn is so squishy and soft and slippery. While those qualities make an excellent finished garment, during the making those qualities are quite maddening….
Weekly Recap: October 9-15, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016, 282/366 So I kept working late on Saturday night participating in the #octgluebookparty16 on Instagram. It was sooo fun! Go look at all the cool stuff…
What am I afraid of?
Last week I got to meet an online friend in person! Molly, from Eat. Craft. Run., and I got a chance to sit down and have coffee for a couple…