Posted in creative process on Aug 31st, 2009 No Comments »
I made my second trip in 2 days to Salem today to deliver forgotten items and a huge futon to daughter Amelia. Her room is looking so cute! I brought her a poster from my husband’s uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary party… Uncle Bill & Aunt Carol add a certain ‘retro’ feel to the room Came [...]
Posted in creative process, Uncategorized on Aug 29th, 2009 3 Comments »
Today was the first of many moving days for our family this fall. We collected a trailer load of furniture & home goods for my daughter’s first place in Corvallis. I’ve been busy this week re-furbishing an antique sewing machine cabinet for her to use as a desk. Many hours of sanding, priming and painting [...]
Posted in creative process, Critique, Recently Viewed Art on Aug 20th, 2009 6 Comments »
Last weekend my sister and I spent some time with our friend Michele who was house-sitting near Otis, Oregon. It was the ultimate girls’ weekend… laughter, wine, great food, peace & quiet…. We hiked what I would consider the ultimate Oregon coast hike: Cascade Head. I’ve lived in Oregon all my life, and never knew [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2009 2 Comments »
I finally got some of the photos from our trip to Idaho uploaded. Thanks Dana & Kayla for sharing photos with us! I have had problems recently with uploading more than a few photos per post, so decided to do a “slide” presentation from the trip. Mouse over the photos for the captions, to move [...]
Posted in Art Classes, My Work on Display on Aug 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
I can’t believe that the summer is almost over! I’m wearing multiple hats these days… getting ready to Move the kids back to college Move us to our new home (hopefully) Display my work at the West Linn Arts Festival September 12 & 13 (don’t forget my postcard offer!) Teach 2 workshops this fall Put our [...]
Posted in Art Marketing on Aug 13th, 2009 1 Comment »
Mary Lou Zeek has done it again! This year Niche Magazine bestowed two awards on her gallery: Top Retailer (in the COUNTRY!) and Best Gallery Event 2009. Mary Lou traveled to Philedelphia to accept the awards. See more about her trip, including some great photos, on the gallery blog here. If you have a chance, [...]
Posted in blogging on Aug 10th, 2009 2 Comments »
I have been playing with my blog this morning, trying to get it set up to play youtube videos on posts. I was inspired by Casey Klahn’s posts of music to go along with his artwork on his blog The Colorist (one of my favorites). I am always intrigued by what other artists include in [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 8th, 2009 4 Comments »
I’ve been out of touch for so long that one of my friends thought I’d been in a serious accident! No… just been on vacation! First of all, here is the photo of my favorite orchid, which is now almost through blooming I love this one because of it’s spectacular and unusual lemony fragrance. I [...]
