Posted in Books I'm Reading, Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2008 No Comments »
We are finding ourselves housebound with the snow & ice that have hit the pacific northwest. Yesterday my daughter & I cleaned & organized the spice & baking cupboard! It was sorely needed, hadn’t been emptied since we moved in 19 years ago this month. We consolidated spices that were duplicates, threw out old or [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, Fun with Art on Dec 6th, 2008 No Comments »
This first week of December is full to bursting with social engagements. For an artist, who usually spends most of her time alone in the studio, it is a welcome chance to connect with friends and fellow artists. The day after Thanksgiving, we started right in…. cut the Christmas tree & decorated with the kids, [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading on Oct 2nd, 2008 2 Comments »
One of the only nice things about being laid up after surgery is the chance to do more reading. While I was in the hospital I had a chance to finish Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson. It was the type of book that rarely comes along for me. Usually I find myself racig through [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, Fun with Art, Uncategorized on Aug 28th, 2008 4 Comments »
Ok.. picking up where I left off last night. Several people have asked what happened with the Salem Hospital commission. Well, the bad news is they chose another artist, Alison O’Donoghue . When I read all those descriptors, though, hers was the work I thought of. The good news is, they paid me to do the [...]
Posted in Books I'm Reading, Critique, Uncategorized on Jul 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
I’m planning a trip to Olympia to visit fellow ‘Splash’ critique group artist Kathy Bethurum. She’s hosting us all at her waterfront home for an overnight art retreat. Thinking about this trip to Puget Sound has made me remember the book The Highest Tide by Jim Lynch. I loved his descriptions of living on the [...]
