two of the best shows on TV
I have mentioned both of these series in past Favorites Posts as well as on the TCe podcast. And I can’t count the number of times I have brought them up in conversations with other people, specifically when talking about art or adjacent subjects like finding your creative voice. I have watched all available seasons […]
caring for wood floors in a kitchen
I’ve been asked a few times over the years about having wood floors in the kitchen, so I thought I would share my experience as well as how I care for them. We inherited wood floors in the kitchen of our previous home in Minnesota, but I selected wood floors for our current home when […]
better & done
What started as “feeling under the weather” and having a bit of a sore throat early last week turned into being flat-out sick mid-week. So instead of photographing things I’ve worked on, painting in my studio, and getting things ticked off the to-do list, I was blowing my nose raw and redecorating my nightstand with […]
put a rabbit painting on it
I have learned over working on many rooms in the homes we’ve lived in through the years that there are always little loose ends that languish until you get sick of looking at them. For me, it’s often installing shoe molding or touching up trim for some reason. I was pretty good at keeping a […]
studio moments
I spent some time last week moving the new bookcases in (you can read about that HERE) and getting the studio tidied up and I realized I hadn’t shown my studio in a while. Last year, I tried out a few different arrangements (mostly swapping the desk and easel) and this is where it has […]
art books | new releases in 2024
Well, now that I have more shelf space in the studio, I can buy more books! I say that partially in jest, but my book-loving mind does think that way to an extent. There is a practical, organized side of me, though, that understands limits are good and things are only valuable if I can […]
antique cane stand & collection
I blame the cane collection on my six months in a boot when my foot was broken in 2022. I bought a couple of them to actually use when I was getting used to walking on both feet again, but I bought most of them because I thought they were little works of art. Some […]
more studio bookcases
Almost a year ago, I decided I really needed to address the stacks of books that had been moved from room to room since our move. I had dreams of built-in library shelves in the dining room, but it became clear that project wasn’t going to happen anytime soon. Even if we were ready to […]