It is that time of year when change is evident as a new season arrives.  Where I live it is fall, and looking out the window, I see trees transforming from green to vibrant yellow, oranges and reds, and it is beautiful, but at the same time it reminds me that life is...

I am finding out that approaching what I do with a different twist allows me to see the beauty around me and what I create in a beautiful new light.  This does not mean totally changing what I do, it just means bringing different elements into the picture, for example...

Some of you may not know that my adventures with embroidery began in my forties. My creative stitching journey began in 2004, the only stitching I had done up to this time was hemming, when I finally took the time to explore creative courses at craft and quilt...

Have you ever looked at the sky just before it starts to get dusk and see a beautiful full moon.   There is something captivating about the “day moon” that I find fascinating. As an artist, moments that capture my attention merit being recreated in my art.  A while...

I am welcoming this year as a new beginning, with a renewed sense of awareness of where my artistic journey is leading me.  Last year, I learned the value of asking questions.  Questions help me awaken new paths that await, and don’t allow me to stagnate.  Questions...

Exploration has been a core theme in my art, especially when it comes to exploring the outside world and all it has to offer in inspiring my next creation.  Since I have been in school, exploration is taking me to look on creating art through the lens of technique,...

When I was asked for the first time to create a crazy quilt from my own imagination, the first thing I did was ponder about it. I love the word ponder.  I came across this word in my late twenties while reading and it captured my attention. To ponder means to...

It is always a bit frightening to share a part of who you are as an artist especially when you feel like you are not being the best creative version of yourself self that you can be. I was feeling stuck in a creative slump when I wrote the last newsletter.  As most of...

If you were to ask me how my artistic process is going, I would tell you that I’m currently stuck in what I would describe as a creative slump.   I have not been inspired to create anything that really makes my heart sing.  I have been spending a lot of time pondering...

Have you ever looked at an abundant flower garden and wondered what obstacles were overcome for it to grow and become the luxurious garden that it is?  Sometimes, I find that my focus is on the beauty and I seldom think about the hurdles that might have occurred...

There is something so beautiful about this time of year, as I look out onto the landscape of bare trees with their shapely trunks and crooked limbs, they bring a calm to my hectic days causing me to pause and truly breathe. For me fall comes alive with my...

Do flowers captivate you?  Do they call you to come close and admire them? Do they inspire you to create gardens in your homes just for the joy of it? Or do they inspire you to go and visit places that cultivate their uniqueness, and teach about their importance?   I...

A Koi Pond story Inspiration is just outside your door.  When we moved into our new home, we were excited that the side yard had a small pond at the side of the house.  It needed a bit of fixing up and my husband was up to the task.  Once it was done and filled with...

“Blue Bird in the Garden” is a wonderful depiction of connection.  I create with what I connect with “nature” and this connection encourages my creativity! "Connections” the gift that art bestowed on me.  When I first began to create art, it felt like” I came into...