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. 

Time to Breathe

Wow! Summer is my favorite season of all but I am definitely ready to unwind, get back into my rythms and be HOME sweet HOME

 

 Here is our cozy new abode! Nestled in the woods amongst the lumbering bears and speckled fawns, I could not possibly love our home more.  John and I have been so busy from dawn to dusk painting, cleaning and unpacking - hence my lack of posts as of late.

 One of the first things I did (besides unpacking the kitchen and our bedroom) was set up my new studio! 

I took the before picture after we had added a coat of primer. I don't know if you can see in the first picture but this room had giant red and black squares teamed with black windows, it took 3 coats of paint (4 if you include priming) to paint this room! Removing the basketball hoop was quite a job as well, I still have to touch up the spot is was with some more paint.

I love how the Ecru paint came out, it has a soft glow without being over powering. 75% of this studio is from antique shops, maybe 10% is Ikea and the rest is "hand me downs" or gifts.

Now back to painting, which I have been itching to return to! 

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