Sebastian turns 10 with Ollie
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Ollie. As always, all words and opinions are honest and my own. When we adopted Sebastian from a cat rescue farm (yes, a cat rescue farm) in 2016, he was a young pup at 18 months old. He’s grown up with our boys and brought us so much joy […]
#indexcardartpoject 2025 | free oil painting video tutorial | card “c”
For those who have been waiting for another paint-a-long video, this post is for you! I am going to film painting a few of my index cards since they are great little studies for beginners, those new to oil paints, or those who want to do a little painting exercise with me. For this card, […]
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 […]