Woo Hooo!! It is holiday season and the show circuit has begun. As an Observer, officially, I like to just look and listen. With eyes and ears employed fully, I like to tune in to people looking at my artwork. (scary, I know) I compare it to standing  naked in a very small room (once again, scary, I know). You are vulnerable and brave simultaneously. Do they realize the element of courage that is involved with displaying art to the [...]

Recently, I reconnected with a great friend from the past. When I think about it, I wonder how we became separated in the first place! We bonded over art, things with wings, family, and of course…the color purple. Purple has permeated my life forever. I have always been drawn to its powerful vibration. I have made purple (Amethyst) jewelry, purple dessert plates, purple bowls, purple hippos (yes, hippos), just about anything you can make purple…I may have made it. Apparently, [...]

Yes, planning for the holidays while the heat ripples off of the  pavement is a daunting task. I am busy thinking cool thoughts for inspiration and have been reading up on submitting product for holiday gift guides. They leave me kind of cold. I pride myself on creating daily as a stream of consciousness, not a production line. That is not conducive to getting the masses to buy your stuff. Really? The masses. Is that my audience? My work has [...]

Well, I guess today I learned something about myself.  If you know me and my work, then you know I harbor my fair share of  “wacky cat”.  This is my raw glass work from today. I am pretty sure the border is a secret message in color code. (if you “get” it, please let me know, evidently it is a secret from me too!) Bones are an old favorite of mine and science is a re-occurring theme, but apparently I [...]

The beautiful colors in this fused glass wall medallion make up the intricate design of the Mandala motif, meant to engage the viewer. Your eye perceives the entire piece, but is easily drawn to one layer of color or another and moves through the design and back again. Beautiful, yes. Does it speak to you as a viewer, possibly. Notice that each layer has an intimate relationship with the layer before and after it. The pieces all fit together like [...]

As a Professional Artist, I really enjoy the commission work that comes into my studio. Last week, I was given a task from the Corning Family, formerly of Massachusetts, currently of Florida…a lovely group with whom my family has grown quite friendly. The end product, a beautiful fused glass platter, turned out very well…it incorporated the correct color combination, addressed a theme of community and growth, and came with a brief description and story. Articulating thoughts and ideas into art [...]