Spring Art, Pattern and Life
Hello! It’s been over a month since my last update so here’s a colorful update. One quick happy note is my large painting titled, Bloom True, found it’s forever home in Warwick after being spotted at the Genetti Glass Open Studio Sale this April! It’s always a nice surprise when someone connects with something you’ve ...
Spring Mood Board
I am DYING for SPRING. I made this mood board for a project recently. Can you tell I’m color starved??! Will show you some new patterns from it soon…
Pattern Inspiration in my house
Since it’s a hot sunny day, I thought I’d post hot colored items that I currently own and adore:
Inspiration: Hatch Show Print
It’s a beautiful, fresh, sunny morning…the grass is wet from last night’s rain and the world smells sweet! Thought I’d share a little inspiration from this past weekend when we took our first adult vacation in three years to Nashville, TN! My husband has a client who had an art show & 60th bday party ...
My PrintSource NY (Mis)Adventure
I’m home, feet up on couch, resting after my (mis)adventures at PrintSource NY. Almost everything went as planned…my parents came early to watch the kids, hubby dropped me at train in the nick of time, decided to walk the long blocks to Javits Center & found myself wondering why so many (not gay) men were ...
Inspiration: Album Cover
I found this album at my parents and loved the fun colors and hand illustrated wheel. It’s a keeper!
Linocut for Better Days by John Willemse
My very talented cousin, John Willemse, recently released some new music. I was so inspired by his song, Better Days, that I carved the above linocut for it. Please buy the song, Better Days, on iTunes Like him on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/johnwillemse Watch/listen to the video below:
Illustrator inspiration: Leo and Diane Dillon
Ground Zero coffeehouse, Brooklyn New York: 1969 I am amazed at the body of work created by this Illustrator couple, Leo & Diane Dillon. Leo was raised in Brooklyn, and Diane (née Sorber) in the Los Angeles area. They met at the Parsons School of Design in New York City in 1953, some time after ...
frustration::inspiration
Feeling frustration with my art today. I’ve got a lot of tools at my fingertips and had some quality work time yesterday but came out with crap. So I’m feeling bleh and looking for encouragement to keep creating this morning. Here’s a headline that grabbed my attention: An Austrian has become the first woman to ...
