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• My Mother's Story, My Story: Injustice

  I remember sitting in the backseat of the car while Dad drove. Mom was in the front, telling us stories from her childhood. Stories of injustice—injustices... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Repeating Patterns in New Abstract Drawing

  

  In this new abstract drawing, I used a number of repeating patterns. I began with thick vertical lines in blues and lavender, using the large nib of a Zigg... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Paintings on Website

  

  It always feels good to finish a group of abstract paintings and then finally see them on my website. Artists of all kinds--painters, musicians, writers--usuall... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Have We Already Discovered The Treasure?

  (Written at Zee Zahava's Writing Circle.) What if I have already discovered the treasure? It is like a word on the tip of my tongue—almost retrievable. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Art Studio Video from Greater Ithaca Art Trail

  While I was talking to visitors in my studio at the Greater Ithaca Art Trail open studio weekends earlier in October, my assistant filmed some videos. Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• House Cleaning

  Cleaning the house has always been my least favorite chore. When I do it, I often get downright depressed. To keep those feelings at bay, I clean in small... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Finishing A New Commissioned Painting

  

  In the final steps of this new commissioned painting, I drew lines in parchment, alizarin crimson, and prussian blue. I drew lines to outline some of the petal... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Work on New Commissioned Painting

  

  My next step in this commissioned painting was to fill in the flower-petal designs I had drawn in each circle. I first mixed some shades of raspberry and light... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• I Don't Know What to Say

  I was surprised by some of the reactions I got from family and friends after Adrian died. In fact, I am still surprised a year and a half later, because I’m... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Back to Work on Commissioned Painting

  

  After the Art Trail open studio weekends were over, I went back to work on this commissioned painting based on one I did a number of years ago called My Little... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Something To Do

  I’ve always needed something to do. On summer vacations from grade school, I organized projects with my friend Anne. One summer we ran a crafts camp for little... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Art Trail Review

  

  These past two weekends 116 people came to my studio for the Greater Ithaca Art Trail open studios. Visitors included students from Wells College who were takin... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Parenthood Brings Us Together

  When Adrian and I were first dating, my nine-year-old daughter, Blixy, was going through a difficult transition. I had just broken up with Herb, a man we had... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Check Out These Art Trail Artists

  

  Forty-six artists will have their studios open this weekend (October 13 and 14) from 11 to 5 Saturday and Sunday for the Greater Ithaca Art Trail open studios... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Another Colored Ink Drawing Made at Art Trail Weekend

  

  In this drawing I began sketching in some shapes with a pale aqua, using Zigg double-tipped calligraphy pens. Then I made some bold strokes with a deep orange.... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Regrets

  I’ve done many things in my life that I regret, including some that I am ashamed of and would never write about in these pages. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Abstract Drawing

  

  While I was waiting for people to show up for the Greater Ithaca Art Trail open studios event this past weekend, I worked on some abstract drawings. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• 46 Studios Open Today for Greater Ithaca Art Trail

  

  Come to see me and 45 other artists on the Greater Ithaca Art trail. Find maps and information at www.ArtTrail.com. Here's the painting from the Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art Trail Open Studios Start Tomorrow

  

  As the leaves turn to bright orange and red, it is time again for the Greater Ithaca Art Trail open studio weekends. I've been working all week to get my... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Silent Partner

  Talk around the dinner table has been something I’ve valued since I was a little girl trying to get a word in at family dinners with my parents and five... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION