I was going to write a long post about my counterspell work this morning –but I didn’t/couldn’t. I have been trying to figure out how to include others in this project but it’s going to take a little time for me to get my ducks in a row. Gatherings? Mailings? Art installation? I just don’t…

Urban creek gleanings being cleaned up and sorted for counterspell assemblage work. I have a table full of treasures. Now I am gathering pretty embroidery floss and wire…

This post was edited to adjust my plans and my attitude. I woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday. Apologies for my grumbling. I’ll be keeping the light on in this space and spinning my nutty yarns and talking about art making and music and books and movies if you want to…

If you are familiar with my art, you know mushrooms and lichen and beetles often show up in my work. They are symbols for positive change. In nature, they are the responsible for breaking down the deadwood of the forest and ameliorating the soil microclimate so seeds can sprout and grow new living things. I…

To be continued… I am sharing these as I learn to make, edit and upload them so bear with me. I may make mistakes. I am having fun though. I’m enjoying learning something new!

Oh, humans. Who threw a chair in the water and thought it would disappear? It has been unseasonably warm this week so I decided to go down to the creek behind my house to pick up some trash and see if I could glean some goodies to use in the studio from the creek bed.…

One of the newer monster television series that I’ve watched recently is The Last of Us. It’s a series inspired by the video game of the same name, that I must say up front I know nothing about. My kids didn’t play this game and I am not a gamer. I have just read about…

During the early days of the pandemic, my father passed away (not from Covid). I hadn’t seen him for several weeks because of the pandemic. He had several health issues and we were afraid we’d infect him so my family stayed away from my parent’s house to make sure he stayed safe– but we lost…

This is an animated piece I made inspired by Connie Converse’s Song “I Have Considered the Lilies”. I have several paper sculptures in the works but current events have me discombobulated and the warm weather has me daydreaming about gardens and spring cleaning. This song has been in my head all day and while I…

I have loved ghost and monster stories since I was a kid. I even enjoy certain horror genres in film–but not all. I am not a fan of slasher horror and folk horror scares the bejesus out of me but there are certain gothic, supernatural and monster movies that I really love because they reveal…