Things have been really busy around here. I've been working a lot and entertaining, as well as hosting friends and family for visits...all of which keeps things very busy. It is a great blessing and leaves me very fulfilled although a little too drained to be very creative. One thing I have done in between the business is decorate my art work space and corner. I am doing a lot of brainstorming about decorations for our new home that we are moving into next month. As a result, it has excited me to see the evolving artistic passions spilling out from my interest in homemaking. I might be shooting too high, but I am determined to learn all things sewing in addition to my other media. I would love to upholster, paint and antique furniture, work on wall murals, make all our house linens and more to sell, and much more. Fortunately, I had a great sewing lesson this week from my mom, who is an incredible seamstress, quilter and artist herself. I am thrilled about having a larger studio in our new house, and can't wait to set it up to be even more inspiring and conducive to lots of creating!

I am beginning a new series on vintage windows like you see in the picture below. I have had many requests for them, so I can't wait to begin working on them!

A peek into some of my "art-ventures" of late

A little collection of things here...I've been having a lot of fun experimenting with ink prints.

Also, a pillow I made with two different types of fabrics. I just love how it turned out.

 This is one of my image transfer collage paintings. It is partly an image I took with my camera during the fall, with papers and paint added to created a completely new look. This actually went through many stages. At one point, I utterly hated it and put in the back of my studio closet for a few weeks! But in the end, it turned out..I didn't know what to expect, but I enjoyed the whole process and what it became. It is much better to behold with the naked eye, as there is a significant amount of layering and textures that a hard to capture in a photograph. Nonetheless, here it it is...