As I shared a few weeks ago, I have a fun trip coming up this fall! I’m going to France and Italy with my mom for a part person, part business trip. I am so excited about just being there and taking in all of the beauty. I am also looking forward to painting and sketching in parts of the … Read More
no-sew custom dinner napkins & fabric launch
After years of design work, coordinating, learning, waiting, and creating, my fabric line is finally going to be available for sale (find a store HERE), so this week kicks off the official launch of Bunnies, Birds & Blooms by Free Spirit Fabrics. I have partnered with some talented creators and Instagrammers to show off the fabrics. They are amazing quilters. … Read More
Tuscany, Paris, & Junk Bonanza
I have a couple of very exciting trips and events coming up this year that I wanted to share, in case you’re able to join me. The first one is a biggie. A few months ago, I received an e-mail from one of my MMS Milk Paint retailers, Dana, of Le Beau Chateau. She is a seasoned world traveler and … Read More
the process of designing textiles
In case you missed the happy news, Free Spirit Fabrics, the maker of my fabric line, was bought out by Jaftex and saved! That means Bunnies, Birds & Blooms will be available for sale and I’m finishing up my second collection! Since I’m in the throes of color ways, I thought it would be a good time to share my … Read More
words that rocked | podcasts & books for creatives
It’s hard to follow-up a heart-on-my-sleeve kind of post like the one I wrote yesterday. I am still reading through the comments, savoring each one like the little gem that it is. Some have already made me teary in our camaraderie and others have given me more to ponder as I strive to bring my creative retreat home and hang … Read More
Want to paint 100 stills with me?
Before I lose you altogether, at least hear me out, okay? Painting is a learned skill, meaning you can learn to do it and get better and better as you practice. Even just a couple of years ago, if you had asked me to paint an apple on a canvas with oil paints, I would’ve laughed and told you I … Read More
100 oil stills | no 1-20
If you follow my on Instagram, you know I have started my next art challenge! I am much more focused when I have a challenge before me, so when the 100 meadows project ended, I needed a new one. I initially thought I would paint faces/portraits, but I realized I would be painting off of photographs again and, after painting … Read More
the new easel | small things become bigger things
I have had mixed feelings about selling my paintings from the 100 Meadows Project. I knew I would be embarrassed by some of them. Many of them. Would I regret sending them out into the world? Would I regret that my “practice” is hung on someone’s wall? I haven’t found a definitive answer to that question, but, while I may … Read More
