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2018 and Ready for All Things New

Well, here we are in 2018.  I personally am glad 2017 is over.  A difficult year of loss and spinning my wheels.  This year, I have written down goals and a game plan for new art, marketing, and projects. To begin, I’ve been updating my Etsy Store with new items.  I’m working on creating scarfs, plates,…

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11 BOOKS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

I love to read, but I don’t always have the time, which means I put other things ahead of said pastime, like painting, or spending time with family. I used to devour the top ten books on the New York Times Bestseller List back in the 90’s. In 1996, I began working full time in education….

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MATS Bootcamp 2017

Lilla Roger’s Make Art That Sells is a wonderful web site that offers courses and events to help illustrators and designers gain experience and develop portfolio pieces. I find her projects to be exciting, on trend, and incredibly helpful. I signed up for Assignment Bootcamp in January and began the course in March. It is…

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Folio Focus Week Eight – Faces

When I hear the word “faces”, I think immediately of a famous person, or an animal’s face.  With last week’s Folio Focus assignment, I decided to do a drawing room scene with four faces, including Gertrude Stein, her companion Alice B. Toklas (the woman behind the famous “brownie” recipe),  and their pets Basket and Pepe.  I…

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Folio Focus 2017 – Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 – Wow, That’s a lot of Weeks!

“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” Lewis Carroll Like the White Rabbit in “Through the Looking Glass”, I am busy with art and illustration all the time, but never seem to catch up.  I am in Week 7 of Folio Focus 2017 by Rise, Shine and Design,  and am still enjoying creating portfolio pieces….

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