I looked over at the transparencies drying on my bed and saw a quilt.  Not that I'd ever make one out of transparencies, but the repetition of the pattern on each page and the muted colors just jumped out at me as a lovely addition to my bedroom. It cries for color. We have yet to paint it. I don't mind white walls, but […]

  Just a quick note to share my goodie box. A package arrived on Friday and I just got around to opening it up this morning. It's my set of Claudine Hellmuth's new STUDIO line  of artist paints, brushes and canvas. Look at those yummy colors, with names like  Altered Orange, Dab of Yellow and Touch of Red. We will be […]

This past week month has been crazy. I still cannot fathom how my life gets busier instead of calmer. What am I doing wrong? Right now the only me time I am getting is my 3 hour oasis in my abstract painting class each Sunday. This is my painting from last Sunday. But the time […]

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Quilting Arts Workshop has uploaded previews of their new DVDs onto You Tube.  I guess I am culturally current now if I am on You Tube – twice even. The other one, on Lutradur, can be seen here. The quality on the actual DVDs is much better than what is on You Tube. There is an option below the You Tube screen […]

  In my last post I said I'd post "tomorrow". Never say "tomorrow" when you are as busy a woman as I am. These days just whisk on by and before you know it, a week has passed. Children bearing grandchildren come, daughters have birthday parties and houses need that final cleanout before settlement. Yes! we […]

  I have never considered making digital art real art. Although it most certainly is, I just need to have that hands on, paint under my nails or fabric and thread running through my fingers to feel like I'm really making something. But sit me at my computer with a few (or 100) photos and Photoshop […]

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  I can't compete with my marathoners.(Daughter Sara and her husband Jeff, with my son Brian on the rightafter running a 1/2 Marathon Sunday morning)   Nor can I keep pace with my field hockey playerKelly (right) ready to strike on Monday   I feel like I've been on the run all year. What I am […]

  What is this? Keep reading… I am beginning to feel like I have my life back again. I've unpacked the studio, done some art, listed some Ebay items, squeezed in some blog posts, and most of all, breathed a big sigh of relief that the craziness is over. I hope I am not speaking […]

  We joke about R&R abound here because those are also the initials of our real estate company, Riley & Riley Associates. But when I refer to R&R, I always mean the other kind – rest and recouperation aka relaxation and recreation.  I have been in dire need of some. My absence from this blog is evidence that my time is […]

Some lessons learned when moving: 1. The packing and the moving are easy compared to the unpacking.2. Setting up a new house isn't just about where to put the furniture.3. Verizon is just too big and incompetent to install a simple phone jack. We chose Verizon FIOS as the latest/greatest internet/TV/phone service for the new house, […]