No Rest For the Weary

The Limited Edition Sketchbook 2012 is complete!  The cover was put on, the box was stuffed (along with my daughter’s sketchbook), the package was addressed and today it was dropped at the post office. Whooohooo!  A tremendous sense of accomplishment was felt when that box left my hand.  I then went...

And In the End…

I wasn’t sure the day would come when I completed the final page in my Sketchbook Project 2012 Limited Edition from Art House Co-op.  I began the project in January and, as often is the case with any piece, I would experience spurts of inspiration that would lead to the creation of several pages at a...

My Fear, My Hope

 I can hardly believe that I am getting to the end of the 2012 Limited Edition Sketchbook project for Art House Co-op.  This week I completed pages 14 and 15.  I have the back and final page to complete as well as the cover.  Then, I will be able to fondly package this project up and mail it to NY. Just...

Grouplove: Never Trust a Happy Song

I can’t get enough of this album or this American Indie rock band.  I have been playing the tracks for hours today as I’ve worked on the computer, on my sketchbook, on painting a frame…  Every song is like candy for my ears and my brain.  My body wants to bob and wiggle and dance.  The...

New Beginnings

I’ve just recently began to keep a written journal again.  I used to keep one faithfully from the time I was 10 years old through college.  However, work, babies and life in general got in the way of carving out the time to just sit and reflect.  Then, a few years ago I chose to put my thoughts and...