Sleightholm Folk Art

Tag: new england

  • Summer Has Come

     Beautiful garden and house at Old Sturbrdige Village in Mass.     Well, summer is most definitely here! It has me dreaming of New England and salt box houses, airy light rooms, and beautiful bunting. Out here on the prairie it is hot, but there are adventures back east to look forward to.   I am…

  • Folk Art Landscapes

        Some of my most recent folk art pieces are these fun 12×12″ landscape pieces, made just in time for the warm summer months. I had so much fun painting these iconic American themes— and was inspired to paint one focusing on the ocean and New England island life, and another an old fashioned…

  • Tasha Tuesday: Handcrafting:: Antiques:: and New Art

       This weekend I got the chance to indulge my inner-Tasha Tudor and create beautiful thing among amazing antiques. How lucky was I, to get to set up on the porch at Blue Heron with my spinning wheel and spin in the shade, with so many gorgeous old things nearby.  I have such a weakness…