In my artwork, I’m often torn. I reach the point where I need to make a decision, a turning point that will take the piece in a new direction. I see so many possibilities and I cannot choose. So I stop, hoping that in the morning one will call me more than the other. This is the major cause of …
Inspired by Carl Sagan’s quote, “We are all made of stardust,” and by the beautiful work of photographer Marissa Katarina Bergmann, I decided to try my hand at creating a “stardust portrait.” The concept for this style of portrait is to emphasize the natural beauty of freckled skin and its similarities to a field of stars. After all, we truly …
This week I’ve been having a blast playing with words and making fine art! Here are a few of my creations:”Men Are From Mars,” as anyone who has ever dated one surely knows. The backdrop for this quote is the actual surface of Planet Mars, as seen from the Phoenix Mars Lander. And the below artwork contains a nebula photographed …
Sweet! It’s nice to check my inbox and see an uplifting message amidst all of my junk mail. This morning I learned that two of my images tied for third place in a competition at Fine Art America. How cool! Without further ado, here they are: The theme of the competition was “Swirls and Twirls.” My favorite piece by a …
These formerly unfinished-objects are UFO’s no more! I finally finished two of my three-plus fabric postcards for the Cloth Paper Scissors fabric postcard challenge and got them in the mail today. On time. Early, even! The top one has one of my “wee planets” printed on white muslin and stitched to this fun, fuzzy fabric from my stash. It reminds …