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Kid in a Candy Store
Of all the things I’ve inherited from my father– the brown eyes, the curly hair….probably the most prominent thing I’ve inherited from him (and now passed to my daughter), is a passion for chocolate. We crave it. We adore it. We pout a little…
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Home Grown Crafts
Last summer, which was the season it was so hot none of my vegetables even produced, I did make one good harvest– gourds! Evidently these hardy dipping gourds weren’t deterred by the scorching temperatures and grew up the fence, and then over it, making perfect green gourds wherever it could. When the…
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An Old Fashioned Family Portrait
One thing I really love about doing commission work is getting to know the people and families I’m making the art for. It is a unique task and lots of fun to try to figure out how best to go about making something special and meaningful to someone I usually have never met.…