I'm so thrilled to announce my very first fiction book, The Space Between Dreaming, is out now!Here's a synopsis:Grace and Jane both crave family but for much different reasons. Grace longs for the child she was never able to conceive and Jane for the new family she will have once she marries her [Read More]
Sale in the Shop
I'm celebrating the release of my first novel with a sale on art. (Cuz you know, art and writing are connected for me. And for many of you!)I'll share more about the book soon but in the meantime, get 20% off functional pieces (totes, pillows, decks, etc.) and original paintings. Just use [Read More]
Celebrating
Today's post for #21daysinmyartworld is about celebration. Specifically, celebrating something you created or that otherwise came about through your art.Just the ability to make art has always been a blessing to me. Long before I did this for a job. I felt I was able to connect with God and my [Read More]
The Lord Is Truly Our Shepherd
If you've ever wondered "where God is" (and who hasn't thought this at times in our lives?) you might find this Aleph Beta podcast encouraging. It goes into the verse where God first introduces himself to Moses, saying: "I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as Kel-Shakai, but My name of YHVH, I [Read More]
Smallest Painting
Today's prompt for #21daysinmyartworld is about my smallest painting. I'll admit, I don't like working small. I like canvases that I can stand up to and stretch to fill with paint. But recently I completed this dollhouse turned into a minature art gallery, with tiny paintings and hand-stitched [Read More]
How I Name My Paintings
I'm on Day 15 of #21daysinmyartworld (although at some point I got the days mixed up - go figure!) but today's prompt is "How I Title My Paintings."Is that interesting to people? Would you buy a painting if you liked the title but not the image? I have found that if I'm on the fence about purchasing [Read More]
Exodus
A special thank you to the Art Bar (MKE) for being such a wonderful supporter of artists. They sold some of my works at their annual holiday sale, and as my husby picked up the rest someone stopped him and bought this original on the way out to the car! This painting is titled "Exodus." [Read More]
Little Beaded Houses
Latest WIP. I've been getting involved with stitching the last few months, especially slow stitched art pieces and journals. With these, I combine paint, beads, paper, fabric, and of course, lace. (A constant in my art pieces 
)At night, I typically sketch in my art journal but lately I've been [Read More]
Reflecting Back on 2022
For years and years I did a yearly wrap up here, which was a way for me to reflect and take note on highlights (and maybe, lowlights) from the previous year. I did several of these and then hit 2020 and I wrote a final wrap up post titled, "Good Riddance, 2020." It was a challenging year for a lot [Read More]
Happy National Cupcake Day
Did you know that today is #NationalCupcakeDay ? 
I couldn't let the day pass without mentioning my new family card game. I am an artist, baker, and geek, and you know when you combine those you are going to get something like Cupcake Commotion!We had a blast test-playing this game for months until [Read More]
