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Drawing Water
Join us on Sunday, February 13th for this 3-hour online drawing workshop!
REGISTER DEADLINE FEBRUARY 7th
Mixed Media Watercolor Workshop
Join us on Sunday, February 27th for this 3-hour online painting workshop!
Registration Deadline February 16th
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Journal
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December 27, 2021
A New View 2022
Here we are closing in on the end of 2021 and once again waiting to see what the new year holds in store for each and all of us. After another year marked by the pandemic, political strife, social upheaval, and environmental disasters, it is sometimes difficult to find positive guideposts to cling on to. We search with guarded optimism, knowing instinctively that they are out there, but somehow they just keep getting harder and harder to see.
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August 30, 2021
Summer Roundup
As we come to the end of August, there is that familiar feeling in the air -- the one that reminds us that the summer went by way too quickly and those back-to-school-days are right around the corner. It is reassuring that despite all the disruption from the pandemic, our calendars, schedules, rituals, and rites of passage keep moving us ahead. Even with the strange pandemic fog that we've been collectively suspended in for over a year and a half, the anticipation of seasonal change continues to keep us on track and offer new possibilities for growth and discovery.
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July 27, 2021
The Sketchbook Habit
There is something quite enticing about a new sketchbook. From the moment it opens, a whole new world awaits to be discovered. The blank pages suggest such promise and opportunity for visual exploration and creative play. Many pages -- many attempts -- many hours -- many thoughts.
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May 20, 2021
Collagraph Printing
I have been experimenting with the art of collagraphy, or prints made with hand-made textured plates, for many years. The thing that draws me to this type of printmaking process is the simple construction of the plate. I use foam core board as my base and attach pieces of nature, recycled odds and ends, and small metal objects to my plate with acrylic matte medium.
