four things | twenty
I had to take yesterday a bit easier after working on glue removal with my mom on Tuesday. It’s not that it’s physically demanding, but the process requires a repetitive motion while kneeling on the floor. That means everything hurts after you work on it for an hour or two! Your hands, shoulders, knees, back, […]
how to remove carpet glue from concrete | part 2
I have had a lot of long, drawn-out projects in my DIY career, but I think removing the carpet glue from the concrete floor in the basement might take the cake. I haven’t been working on it consistently or faithfully. Instead, I will push now and then to make more progress but then I get […]
Index Card Art Project 2025 | Inspiration & References
For those joining me in the #indexcardartproject (or those who are just interested in following along), I decided to walk through my inspiration for this project along with some of the reference photos I’m using. I’m going to stick with landscapes as I did for the previous two Index Card Art Projects, primarily because I […]
how to clean up artists’ oil paint
I wanted to work with oils for a long time, probably years. I set out looking for different kinds of paints to try, to experiment with. As intrigued as I was with oils, I was also terrified of them. What about the fumes, the clean-up, and the slow drying time? I had used oil products […]
four things | nineteen
Four things – little tidbits about nature, a beautiful human story from a surprising place, true words about hope, and annoying projects… what I’m reading I’m still finishing up a few of the longer books I’m reading, but I’m interspersing a few quotes a day from the little book, What I Know About Nature. It’s […]
How I plan my days…
I’m often asked how I plan out my days to balance work, home, life, and creativity and, over the years, I’ve written posts about what I’m doing in that particular season of life. As I grow (and yes, age) and as my business evolves, so does the way I plan my days. There were many […]
collecting history | fossils
Spring break for our boys is less than three weeks away and that means we’re heading back to Isle of Palms to spend a week in the sunshine with the sand between our toes, and enjoying the company of extended family. It also means I’ll be back on the hunt for shells, one of my […]
Join us for the #indexcardartproject 2025
As I shared last week, I decided to do another Index Card Art Project and you’re invited to paint along! I did one in 2019 with two of my art buddies from Instagram – Michelle Wooderson and Paige from Open Field Mercantile. We started our oil painting journeys together and have stayed in touch and […]