Chelsea

Happy Early Valentine’s Day

Since this year’s Valentine’s Day cards are already in the mail, I decided to upload this early. This year I decided to do several variations on the print. One set was my multi-cultural set with different shades of browns for the paper. I used a variation of hues for the ink – red, magenta, andContinue reading “Happy Early Valentine’s Day”

Diana Photographs

I love my newest toy – the Diana camera, a medium format camera. This little gem takes the most dreamy photographs and the effects are timeless. I had it in Iowa over Christmas and then took it to Minneapolis for a couple days. There was a steep learning curve though, expose longer than you thinkContinue reading “Diana Photographs”

something old something new

My latest Martha had a wonderful idea that I decided to try out this past weekend and with 4 days off from work I had plenty of time to catch up on reading and my crafts. I ran to the local craft store and picked up some felting needles, roving wool, and a piece ofContinue reading “something old something new”

Roo

Roo, oil pastel on paper, 8×10″, 2009. Mandy’s birthday present is finally completed. This is a drawing of her dog, Roo dressed as a present. I love this angle/pose because she looks regal.

gallery picture

I completely forgot to post this picture of me in front of my collage at the showing I had this fall at UNCG. The gallery space was lovely and it was wonderful to see my colleague’s work. What was most interesting to me, was to see what media each of us work with. I amContinue reading “gallery picture”

happy fat squirrel

Squirrel, oil pastel on paper, 9 x 12″, 2009. This drawing was Mary Elise’s birthday card/present this year. She mentioned a while back wanting an original CBH artwork, and since we both share a love for squirrels, I thought I would make her a squirrel. Mary Elise, I think first fell in love with theContinue reading “happy fat squirrel”

National Boards

I found out yesterday morning that I passed my National Boards! I had been waiting to post anything about this process until I knew for sure whether or not I passed. 1 out of 3 teachers passes this process the first time. The other 2 out of 3 have to retake. The process consists ofContinue reading “National Boards”

Annie’s birthday drawing

This is Annie’s birthday drawing. She has a birthday the day before me and is a co-worker of mine. Her dog Dixie, is one of the few dogs Brownie will tolerate. This is Dixie in her chair at work, she is looking more calm than normal in this image. Dixie, oil pastel on paper, 9Continue reading “Annie’s birthday drawing”

Art Show flier

The front of the postcard for the upcoming art educators’ show. The back of the postcard.

Cat in Window

Tsali in the Window, collage & mixed media on paper, 18 x 24″, 2009. This is my newest complete piece of artwork. I just dropped it off this afternoon for the K-12 Art Educators: Passion & Knowledge show. The show will be at the Gatewood Gallery at the University of North Carolina Greensboro from OctoberContinue reading “Cat in Window”