snail mail

these postcards are going out today to two far away creative soul sisters

bound for North Carolina

flying to Mississippi

what a difference a day makes

Beech Hill 

tuesday

wednesday

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I've started teaching my visual journalling class to ten lovely women on Friday mornings.   Today I spent the day in my own studio using the processes we've covered so far for a little show and tell on how to put it all together:  gouache, tape transfer, gelatin prints, diy rubber stamps, collage, lettering, stamped tape, and indulged in some yet to be taught: "gold" leafing, fabric tape, marbled paper...It was a good way to spend the day as fat raindrops fell on the studio skylights.

my dry spell is over

no real excuse for the hiatus in completing anything; but it felt good to get there this morning.

10x10" acrylic and gouache on panel

found treasure

road side find:

sturdy old table with a history of its own has been invited to my studio and is the perfect support for  journalling

be a part of something big

I am excited to be a part of the Sketchbook Project 2013, and my nifty little book arrived today in the mail!  Its not too late to order one for yourself.

getting ready...

for a trip out to the "other" Portland for a visit and a family wedding

to teach a visual journalling class this October at the
Farnsworth Art Museum

to start knitting again in the cooler months ahead

getting down to business in my studio

summer was...

fresh vegetables and flowers from the garden

laundry on the line

new puppies to train

reading in the afternoons

baking a wedding cake

visiting with friends and family

hiking coast lines

sailing the bay

a happy daughter at camp

swimming in the lake

driving to bike races

working adventures for my son

and thinking about my lonely studio and looking forward to fall

hello June!

The skies are still rainy-grey and cold in Maine, 

but

here is what's blooming today

from the garden

from the studio

8x8"

Last night on my drive home,

Sunset over Lake Megunticook

I had to stop.