Traveled Paths
"A Path of Beauty" Paths can be found in our homes, in gardens, and in wooded areas. They make it easy for us to get around and have access to the beauty that nature offers us on any given day. A path can show us natures secrets, but only if we take the time to...
Spring Bursting into Bloom
"Bursting into Bloom" One of the things that I enjoy when I watch a movie is the cinematography, the art of photography and visual storytelling, if done creatively can stay with you long after the movie is over. There are scenes in a few movies that have captivated...
A few of My Favorite Things – Seeing with a creative eye
It is finally spring, and in search for inspiration, I roam around my new community, looking for something that catches my creative eye, and will spark my creative juices. I find a garden just around the corner from my home on a busy street at a corner house. I...
Quilting Art magazine
It was early March 2020, and I had just finished taping 3 episodes, demonstrating how I create some of my art, for Quilting Arts TV when Vivika Hansen DeNegre Editor of Quilting Arts Magazine approached me. She asked me if I would consider sharing my art through the...
UFO and Second Chances
"Lily Pad Bliss" Have you ever given up on finishing a piece of art, because you lacked inspiration? Did you place it in the UFO pile (Unfinished Object) or even worse in the trash? Only to later rescue it, and give it a second chance? In doing so, did it become one...
A Touch of Wild just received an Award of Excellence
"Touch of Wild" 2020 Gateway to Art Virtual Exhibition Juror by Brigham Dimick I am so excited to receive an Award of Excellence for my miniature art piece "Touch of Wild" from The Gateway Artist East Guild virtual Exhibition "2020 Gateway Art." To see all the art...
Quilting Arts TV Series 2600 series – Is now available!
"Intro to the Flower Garden QATV Segment" I am so excited to share with you that Quilting Art TV Series 2600, in which I am featured in three...
Sharing my art at Quilting Arts TV
I was so excited to be invited to share my art on Quilting Arts TV with host Susan Brubaker Knapp. I had an exciting time being on set and filming for the 2600 Series to air, later on in the year, on PBS. I will keep you posted on when it will show. In this series I...
Brighten up your winter with a Wild Flowers class – Space still available
February 8, 2020 at the Green Door Art Gallery 21 N Gore Ave Webster Grove, Mo 63119 Wild Flower Silk Ribbon Art Class with Ana Sumner Have you ever wanted to hand stitch with silk ribbon? This is your opportunity to create a greeting card with wild garden flowers. ...
Bulbs of Spring – Upcoming Class
Edwardsville Art Center Silk Ribbon Fiber Art: Bulbs of Spring Saturday, Jan 25, 2020 Hand stitch your own Spring flower garden by learning the processes of create a design, preparing the fabrics, manipulating silk ribbon stitches to make spring flowers, and...
Green Door Art Gallery Pop-Up Art Shop Saturday Nov 30th 11am – 4pm
I love making tiny art, and I am excited to have some of it at the Green Door Art Gallery Pop-Up show. I hope you will be able to come, and find fun unique gifts of original art made from talented creative artists for your family and friends. Look forward to seeing...
Green Door Art Gallery “HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE”
Holiday Open House is tomorrow, Sunday Nov 10, 2019 From 10 am to 4:00 pm (gallery stays open till 5:00) I will be there doing demonstration from 10-1 pm. Green Door Art Gallery at 21 N Gore Ave, Webster Groves, Mo -
Debuting at the International Quilt Festival
I am exctide to be featuring two quilts at the
Honorable Mention
Study "In the Park" by Cezanne Study "In the Park" by Cezanne with Honorable Mention Ribbon I am so excited the my "Study of In the Park" received an Honorable Mention at the Fine Art League of Cary Annual Fabulous Fakes Exhibition! I was given the challenge to create...
Edwardsville Art Center -Silk Ribbon Flower class
Silk Ribbon: Fall Colors Garden Flowers Art I am excited to offer this silk ribbon flower class, it is a fun class where you will learn to make the beautiful flower you see in the gardens as spring comes to an end and Autumn brings color fill gardens. you will learn...