Bizarrely, my son Skyler, my husband Chris, and Skyler’s best friend Nigel were all born on November ninth, with Skyler and Nigel a mere 10 hours apart in age. Normally, we would all celebrate together, with me frantically cooking and baking in the leaner years, and all of us blowing it out at our favorite…
Ever since lockdown and spending more time in the studio, I’ve been able to begin my days planning, sketching, and journaling with intention. It’s a way to ease into the day, stay on track, and feel pleased when it’s time to stop working. I find I’m able to stay focused, keep anxiety at bay, and…
Yesterday a Silver Medal and a big official certificate literally showed up in my mailbox. My ground breaking picture book Giving Voice won another award! A Silver E-Literature Award for the Best Multi Media eBook. In case you’ve somehow missed it, Giving Voice is my award winning, genre-busting, picture book that brings beauty and thought…
I sincerely hope you and the people you care most about are safe and well wherever you may be. There are lots of posts and newsletters going around acknowledging what a difficult time this is. I’d call it crazy, potentially terrifying, highly stressful, and chaotic for most people around the planet. But hey, I’m never…
I have a reputation for making lots of art and getting absurd amounts of things done. I’m super organized and mostly on top of things. That woman behind the curtain, however, might be a bit more chaotic that I let on. In an effort to curb the stress I’ve been working at not being such…
I have an all out obsession with peacock feathers. Their rich hues and exotic feel first captured my attention in the mall store World Bazar when I was a child in the 70’s. For decades I never did anything about this obsession mostly because “serious art students” should never take inspiration in anything so cliche….
When it comes to birthdays and holidays, it’s a toss up whether my husband is happier to give me complete surprises or whether he likes having me pick out exactly what I want. He jokes that he’s lucky because, being married to a tool junkie, he gets out of the no-plugs-on-presents-for-your-wife rule. – For our…
