Sunday toe painting 5.11.14
Mothers Day morning the kids and I indulged in some Sunday Toe Painting with pears.
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Mothers Day morning the kids and I indulged in some Sunday Toe Painting with pears.
My good friend, Doug Neill, is a sketchnoter, educator, illustrator and writer who teaches people how to create their own visual vocabulary and sketch out their ideas by hand. He just launched a new program called Verbal to Visual. I’m thrilled to be Doug’s first guest where we talk about TEDx, my background as an […]
It’s hard to believe that last year, I was on stage as the third Artist in Residence at TEDx ConcordiaU Portland, presenting my talk and artwork. This year’s Artist in Residence (left) is painter and storyteller, Jolie Guillebeau. Earlier this year she completed a massive project where she made 1000 paintings over a four-year period […]
I learned something new today. Actually a bunch of new things as I’ve been exploring permanent public art. For the last five years I’ve worked on temporary installations which I enjoy immensely. There’s something special about creating and installing a piece that has a short life span. Now, I feel ready to create more permanent […]
It’s hard to believe that TEDxConcordiaUPortland was over six months ago now. I’m still enjoying the personal insights and growth from the event. One of the highlights of my experience is receiving all of the incredible emails and messages as people continue to encounter my piece, Untangled, that I created for the event and my […]
For the past several months, I’ve been participating in the Artist as Educator training program at the Portland Children’s Museum. As part of the current Curious George exhibit, artists from the program were asked to demonstrate their art form in The Studio this past weekend. I decided to demo encaustic (painting with molten wax). This […]
Today, I had the honor of helping my friend and artist extraordinaire, Tamara English, install her exhibition “The Universal Book Of Hours.” The show is comprised of thirteen oil paintings depicting the schedule of daily contemplations from Medieval books of hours and the schedule of prayer that is one of the tenets of Islam. This […]
Salsa Garden | 6″ x 6″| encaustic + oil pastel | 2009 | $150 Last month, I met Karon Leigh from Tucson, AZ. Karon found my work on Lisa Sisley-Blinn’s
I met an amazing artist last month named Beth Hemmila who owns Hint Jewelry. Her intention is to create beauty through pure craftsmanship and simplicity of design where adornment connects disparate people through common stories. Her work is impeccable as you can see in the photograph below. You can see more of her work on […]
My dear friend, Prema, came over this morning with her beautiful daughter, River. As always, she surprised me with another exquisite gift. Every gift she has ever given me has held deep meaning and has been eloquently presented. This is my gift for my 45th birthday: I call it my Potential Bowl. It’s everything my […]