its been a tough week here in the states...      so much conflict, confusion and chaos...           how can we turn the tide...

the noise of public discourse has become loud and destructive... the sound of silence can speak vol...

Yesterday I was able to spend most of the day working in my studio...I was so happy...a place to call my own, where I could work in peace an...

a gray quiet day after a sunny week devoted to much gardening... not my favorite activity but I do enjoy the end results... plenty of new ...

the tools of the trade might be paper, paint and scissors... but without direction and decision, the...

the lilacs are blooming...

the first light of morning...the quiet hush of the house...the warmth of my coffee cup... this is the simplicity of stillness...

I seem to have a pattern here...been posting a creative art photo on Sunday for the last couple of weeks... I guess I should make this a re...

because I enjoy telling stories with pictures...because it's good to be reminded...

whatever it might be, wherever it may lead...however long you can...

Happy Valentine's Day!  Thank you for the love you show my blog by stopping by...hoping you receive some love your way today...

a brave little crocus popped in the garden this week...hopeful that it will soon be joined by others...

Yesterday I actually got out my real camera...as opposed to my phone...and shot some still photos.  I'm on deadline for a magazine artic...

it doesn't take much...as I was rummaging through a stack of papers and ephemera looking for pieces to include in a giant collage I am w...

it seemed like it was just yesterday...it was April...spring buds were blooming, the days were getting longer,  the temperatures warming......

A recent lesson in bestill52, my online creative class with kim klassen , was to take one thing and see how many different ways you could p...

I love old things...and the stories that they tell... Some people see a pile of useless junk...I see a former life, a past event, a fleeti...

lilacs blooming...the air fresh with scent...a breeze lingers and stirs memories... my head in the clouds...like a faded polaroid print, th...

edited with kk texture scripted edges It begins with the sprouts of green among the dead leaves and withered grass from last ...