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• My 350th Post is an Update on a Post

  

  Investigative Art from April 14, 2010. To refresh your memory this was the piece of art:It was created to honor the memory of the victims of a fire at the... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Cornelius Ponders His Ancestors

  

  This is one of those pieces that took over a year to make. Nothing was bought specifically for this piece. Most items were either found or given to me. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Treasure Valley Artist Alliance "Souvenir"

  

  AnnouncingSouvenirAugust 16, 2013 through September 20, 2013The Creative Access Art Center (CAAC) is a new venue for our TVAA exhibition. This is the same... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Art Journaling While Camping

  

  We have been spending a lot more time in our trailer lately. Between travel days and bike or hike days I do manage to take some time for art days. It helps me... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Secretary Blues

  

  So the other day I had a friend come over and she wanted to see my studio and all my collections etc. She was very interested in all of it and we talked for... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• E is for Eggplant

  

  "E" is for Eggplant 2 1/2" x 4" x 3 1/4" $35 This piece started out with the definition of eggplant from a 4 volume dictionary from 1899 that my daughter gave... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Bike Boise

  

  Here I am in the midst of a lot of ideas going on at once. This post will focus on the one in the middle. The substrate for this piece is a used stretched canva... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Buried Treasure

  

  http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/2013/06/treasure-time.htmlSeth Apter of the Altered Page hosts many projects that bring the mixed media community together. Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Learning to See

  

  This past Saturday I took one of Lisa Cheney's drawing workshops. She is a very accomplished local visual journalist. She has taught at Art Fest, Journal Fest,... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Bambi

  

  There is nothing like selling a couple pieces of art to get motivated to make some more. I sold 2 canvases to a woman from out of state who had bought a piece... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Wod

  

  For any of you that are familiar with Crossfit, you will recognize the WOD stands for "work out of the day" The piece was made as a wedding gift to give to one... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Time to Bring out the Travel Art Kit

  

  I've been on a creative desert these past few months, so it's time to pack the bags... for a road trip with the T@B! Always an important part of my packing is... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Starving Artists in San Antonio

  

  While visiting family in San Antonio my sister suggested we go to the Starving Artist Show at La Villita on the Riverwalk. I was surprised that that term was... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Crafting for Inspiration

  

  While perusing Pinterest for ideas and generally procrastinating from things I need to do in general I found this website that posted a really pretty wreath. No... Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Making Art from Discarded Items

  

  Glass Journey 5" x 7" $75I love it when I can use stuff up and turn it into something I really like. I have had the frame for a few years, I took it out of the... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Working with Encaustic Wax

  

  Yesterday I got to play with one of my favorite mediums. This is actually my third workshop in Encaustic Painting. I have taken each class from a different... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• March Roars in Like a Lion...

  

  ..wonderful evening at the opening of Boise Open Studios Collective show at the Boise State SUB. I have a piece in the show. It will be up until March 25th if... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Gypsy Gallery Pop Up

  

  Gypsy Gallery returns First Thursday, March 7 from 5-10 pm! Our location this time is the beautiful Crystal Ballroom on the second floor of the Hoff Building,... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Glass Beach

  

  This looks like sand on a beach but this is actually trash as art. Glass "pebbles" along with abandoned metals (some with newfound patina) have washed up from a... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS

• Foothills Ride

  

  This story starts with my husband sending out an email to all of his friends telling them they should bid on my bike piece that went to the World Bicycle... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 ARTS & CRAFTS