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 didn’t make known to them.” We would…
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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 pieces that act as rugs for the space. This little house will…
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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 someone’s work,…
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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.”
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 sketching out ideas with paint and ink on fabric…
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