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Clay Wednesday
Today was a good day to make another one of my pear faces. They have progressively gotten bigger as I make them- I think this is the biggest one yet. I just love making these guys. I’m a bit obsessed.… Continue reading
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Frozen
I am so tired it was hard to keep my eyes open long enough to get the effect I wanted with today’s artwork. I am cold this evening in spite of the relatively warmer temperatures this week. I blame the… Continue reading
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Windy day
As the wind is howling and my chimes are singing, I decided to work some more on my crab friend from yesterday. After I finished my quick sketch I looked up some blue crab pictures and found that I did… Continue reading
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Crabby
I had some great ideas bouncing around in my head earlier today, but I didn’t write them down in my notebook or on my phone app so now they are eluding me. I think my coughing is jostling my brain… Continue reading
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My Team
Today was the Gallery Talk for the My Team exhibition with the Grosse Pointe Artists Association. My three pieces in the show are conveniently displayed next to each other. It is a great show with some pretty amazing artwork. It… Continue reading
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Filtered Light Friday
Today I am feeling much better than yesterday, but my asthma is still super sensitive to the cold air. And second hand cigarette smoke does me in. I’m so tired of coughing. My phone randomly shows me pictures that I’ve… Continue reading
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Feeling yucky
This morning after taking my son to the school bus, I thought it would be a good idea to shovel the inch of snow that had fallen overnight. It was pretty light fluffy stuff so not terrible to clear, so… Continue reading
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Sleepy Pear People
Wednesday means pottery studio and my pear people were ready to come home today. I love how they turned out, and think I’ll be entering them into the upcoming portrait show at the Posterity Gallery. Just need to decide if… Continue reading
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Self portrait on a cold day
Today I wanted to work on a self portrait with my new Derwent Inktense pencil in Payne’s Grey. This will eventually be painted over with watercolor and the inktense will activate and be permanent when it dries. As I add… Continue reading
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Summer Dreams
Today is another frigid day and so I was looking for warmth and summer vibes in today’s art. First stop- my sunflower pictures from this past summer at the community garden. I can’t help but feel a little warmer when… Continue reading









