Why Not Take It Outside?

The truth: Some days my studio provides the perfect environment to create, some days it does not. I don’t know what it is but at times my own studio mess completely stresses me out and other times it brings freedom to create and even feeds me ideas. “My...

Needing Each Other’s Eyes

Welcoming and embracing critique is part of maturing as an artist. Once I graduated from school, the instruction I depended on to move forward fell silent and I was left to navigate the transition into the “real” world on my own. This loss of input and...

Getting Past The Blank Canvas

Oh, the intimidation of a stark white canvas staring back at me. It’s the dreaded face-off. I have been doing art for well over 20 years and the initial feeling when starting a piece is still the same. I have a love/hate relationship with a white canvas. Love;...