A Glass of Wine
"A Glass of Wine"● "I ENJOY A GLASS OF WINE EACH NIGHT FOR THE HEALTH BENEFITS IT OFFERS.THE OTHER GLASSES ARE FOR MY WITTY CONVERSATION AND FLAWLESS DANCE MOVES."I had a lot of fun with this one. I...
View ArticleQuagga
"Quagga"● A friend, and a very fine artist herself, Colleen Werner, recently commissioned me to create a 'memory piece' to honor her sister Irene. Irene passed away one year ago this month....
View ArticleThe Small Girls
AuroraGwynethLucyRondaSally BlueWanda"The Small Girls"Aurora: Known to her friends as the Goddess of the Morning. She is always bright, hardworking and sometimes intense, but she is always...
View ArticleIsland Time
"Island Time"I've had this small wooden ship in my stash for about a couple of years. When it came into my studio, it did not have any sails and some of the small wooden pegs around the ship were...
View Article"The Things We Left Behind"
"The Things We Left Behind"Mixed media assemblage, a collection of things, flotsum and jetsum of a life lived.Wikipedia describes "jetsam" as things that have been voluntarily cast into the sea by the...
View ArticleBirds on Wheels
"Birds on Wheels"A sweet wall hung piece depicting two birds on wheels. Foundation is a wooden plaque that has been covered in various papers. The wooden birds have been painted with bright acrylic...
View ArticleThe Middle Child
"Middle Child"The experts say that middle children often feel left out and invisible, a contrast from their older and younger siblings. While older children get the benefits of all of the “firsts” a...
View ArticleFirst Kiss
"First Kiss"Another tribute to wine county."We are all mortal, until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. ~ Eduardo GaleanoWine colored scrabble tiles with white letters spell out the quote....
View ArticleDo The Best You Can
"Do The Best You Can"●Dr. Maya Angelou passed away last month. A few weeks before her death, I started working on a scrabble art piece with one of her quotes, a favorite of mine. I finished it last...
View ArticleLiar, Liar - A Buried Treasure . . .
It's buried treasure time again. Seth Apter from The Altered Page is hosting this really fun event again, and I am in! Seth has been carrying on this tradition for the past 5 years, and although I...
View ArticleWhich Way Should I Go . . . ?
"Which Way Should I Go?"● "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" asked Alice."That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat."I don't much care where –"...
View ArticleDo Better . . .
"Do Better"A couple of weeks ago, I posted a piece, titled "Do The Best You Can" on this blog.I was working on it during my 'open studios' weekend, and one of my early visitors said, "please call me...
View ArticlePenelope
"Penelope"●I had a very pleasant visit this afternoon with a new friend named Michelle. Michelle is a student attending Chapman University, in Southern California. I met Michelle a few weeks ago, when...
View ArticleThe Things They Carried . . .
"The Things They Carried" I love collecting old interesting wood pieces. Carved chair parts, vintage frames, drift wood, wood hangers, yard sticks, boxes, . . .The older the better. It does not matter...
View ArticleAlphabet City, New York
Alphabet CityThere is a neighborhood in the Lower East Village of Manhattan that is known as Alphabet City. The neighborhood gets its name from the 4 lettered avenues that run easterly from First...
View ArticleDance Little Dice Man
"Dance Little Dice Man"●A few months ago, I put together an art piece titled "Snake Eyes" using 165 dice, contained under glass between 2 wooden frames. What I really loved about the piece was how the...
View ArticleRocky Jr.
"Rocky, Jr."●I have a fascination with chickens. When I was a kid, we raised chickens, and one of my daily chores was to go into the chicken coop and collect the eggs. I would go into the coop, always...
View ArticleSweet Virgina
"Sweet Virginia"●Thank you for your wine, California Thank you for your sweet and bitter fruits"Sweet Virginia" is the title of a song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, recorded by the Rolling...
View ArticleThe Magic Within
“The Magic Within”●“Everyone has magic inside them, but very few discover itand learn to spend it wisely.” from the movie, "Mirror,...
View ArticleCome To The Edge . . .
"Come To The Edge . . . "Here is another of my 'scrabble' pieces. I have made and sold several variations of this piece before. The quote is still a favorite of mine."Come to the edge", he said.They...
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