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It has been quite a year!
I can't say that "Time flies when you are having fun" because this year was not one I want to repeat. I am filled with hope that this...
A grape?
Yep. A grape. A great big, pretty, red grape from Costco. Hat season began about a month ago and I am busily felting new hats for Fall...
It isn't about grand things. It is about making things grand.
I no longer have the time, or necessarily the means, to dash off to Africa for a few years, zip to Europe for few weeks of galavanting,...
It's alluring.
Show season has closed and it was a joyous and successful one. I am grateful for that because it means I can afford to head into another...
It is showtime!
Fall show season is just about here and it is time to let you know where I will be and when. I am busily sewing this year's animal...
It's a long way from the forest!
This time of year, for me, is the middle of process of creating my dolls. I have to start transforming them from the log that they were...
Put a flower on it!
I have to confess that I am an embellisher. I can't resist the lure of trying to tweak whatever happens to be in front of me. A loaf of...
It's Not All Peaches and Roses!
I usually, like most artists, post photos of the things I feel I have successfully finished. I don't plan to change that! I do share...
Going Home Again
There is a lot that goes into maintaining a level of motivation and inspiration to create art as a living. This year has had a few...
What an honor!
I am celebrating today. I have never been one to chase after accolades, submit my work to magazines, or try to win awards. But, this...
Can you make me this?
Hmmm. I probably can, but this question really tests the foundations of my mission to create one of a kind inspirations. I don't always...
Treasure Hunting!
This week is one of my favorite weeks of the year. The hats have all been wet felted and it is time to sit down for a one on one session...
What's Up With the Seasons?
Quality of life is one of the main reasons I am motivated to earn my keep on this planet as an artist. I grew up in Montana taking for...
Working hard or hardly working?
It's April and I have Spring Brain. I know that the number of low humidity, sunny days are numbered in western Pennsylvania and I find...
Debts of Gratitude.
I am asked a lot about how I got started felting. There are so many answers to that. A lot was happening all at once, but I'll try to...
It's all about smelling those roses!
Being the middle of Hat Season, today was meant to be a blog about how I got started making hats in the first place. I will get to that...
New beginnings!
I have been avoiding writing a blog and even having a website for so many years that I can no longer remember why! What changed? When I...