Wow!

My goodness, I am so behind in the blogosphere, if you are still out there thank you!

I am literally one day away from our "due date" and wow, this time of preparing to become a mother has been a whirlwind, but a really magical wind to be swept up in! John and I are so so excited to meet our little one!! Even though this whole process of procreation has been going on for hundreds of thousands of years I still feel totally shocked every step of the way towards motherhood.  From the first kick to the incredible transformation my body had gone through I am completely blown away by the magic of opening myself up to bringing a new life to earth.  The nursery is prepared, the cloth diapers and clothes are all washed, folded and put away and now I just cannot wait to meet our baby!  

I have so much that I want to share, some new paintings I really love that I am anxious to get photographed and ready for new prints and also some new originals for my shop too! Thank you so much to everyone who made it out the "The Future is Female" show! What a fun night and thank you for all of your kind words and support and for making it such a success! I really loved meeting so many new and interesting people and sharing my art!!

I will be back as soon as I can with more to share, it may take me a bit to find my stride with my new little baby and balencing it all but I can't stay away from my paint brushes for long so please check back soon for more. Also baby news!

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Thank you Dtown!

 

I am so very excited and honored by the recent most publication of Dtown Magazine in which I was the featutred artist! I could not possibly be happier with the article or beautiful presentation! Here is a link to the Dtown website so you can take a peek!

 

My upcoming show at "Our Garage Space" has been rescheduled to April 7th from 6- 10! Our Garage Space is located at 43 N. Sitgreaves street in Easton, PA.  Our Garage Space is a super cool gallery with great art, people, music and there will even be a fashion show! If you are there say Hi! I hope you can make it!

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The Four Directions

"When They Gather"

20". 15.5"

"When They Gather" is my latest piece, and I fills my heart to look at it.  This piece revels a stone unturned in my art, a softness that calls to my inner child's eye. Mystery, magic, unseen worlds and nooks and crannies for the eyes to crawl through. I remember staring for hours at my favorite picture books like Heckety Peg and The Stinky Cheese Man being completely engulfed by the allusive and complete worlds brought to life with the pencils and brushes of masterful artists.

 I also find it interesting how expanded the view is in this piece.  The figure is not alone but is surrounded by attentive friends and a enchanted landscape.  Perhaps this is a direct correlation with my own expansion of space in leaving NYC and moving out to the woods of PA.  

I did not come to this canvas with a strong concept in mind, as I am finding is a much more authentic and sincere way of creating.  The only concept I intertwined into " When They Gather" is the Natvie American tradion of calling in the four directions to create a circle of protection and guidance in times of ceremony, healing and mediation. In Zuni tradition:

the Bear represents the West

the Wolf is the East

The Badger is the South

 Mt Lion is the North

Eagle is Higher Realms

Mole is Lower Realms 

Each animal has it's own essence that is called upon when the direction is called. You may be familiar with the four directions from the Native American Medicine Wheel The directions are also intertwined with the elements as well.  For more information on Zuni animal sprits a great book is Zuni Fetishes

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I am so very excited because I have a show coming up March 31st April 7th at "Our Garage Space" in Easton, PA.  I hope that if you are in the area you can make it! Now back to painting for me, I have had baby on the brain and my unpainted sketches are pilling up!

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A very very special suprize!

I know it has been a while since my last post and I hope you will excuse me.  I like you to meet the little culprit who has been taking my focus as of late

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 Da naaaa!!!!!

Eek! This is our first ultrasound and here our little one is only 13.5 weeks ( I am now 17 wks) and he or she is already the sweetest little peanut baby I have ever seen! 

It feels very good to be back in my little corner of cyber space and I promise now that I have turned the corner out of the first trimester morning sickness (all day sickness) I will be back soon with new art!

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Scenes of Summer

As summer bursts into the flames of autumn, I am feeling just like a cake ready to come out of the oven.  I go through so much transformation in the heat of summer, by the end of it I am filled to the brim and ready to digest ...

Here are a few images of a summer past.

painted toes and scratchy, saggy lounge chairs.

 Barbecues, summer cottages, chilled white wine, sunburns.

Black Eyed Susans hoarding the sun.

Stillness ...

A boat ride around the island we stay.

 

The sun will still dance, in it's thickening sky...

.... Till next years bloom, my beloved season of light.