The Last of the Hand-Bound Journals..

For many years I have been taking neglected, unloved, antique books and giving them new life. Having grown up in a family who frequently hunted for treasures in antique malls and flea markets (undoubtedly owning more objects that would qualify as antique than new), I  still love ‘the hunt’.  I’ll admit that when I was…

Breaking out the Embroidery Floss

I seem to be taking a little break from oil painting.  Since I have hung the show, I have really enjoyed not painting for a while.  I’m sure this is perfectly natural and will not last forever.  I have a few ideas stewing but I’m content to let them bubble away on the back burner…

March and April in New Orleans, Longmont, CO, and Asheville, NC

I’ve been doing a lot of travelling in March and April.  I took a trip to New Orleans for the first time with an old friend of mine, and went to Colorado (also for the first time) to visit some college friends living in Longmont outside Boulder/Denver. One of the highlights was working on a mural…