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Wayfarer Tarot Residency
Dropping back into this project that my friend Stacy Salpietro-Babb and I last worked on almost two years ago was hard at first. We had...
Jun 21, 20241 min read


Hiking with Salamanders
During my stay at Lacawac Sanctuary, I took a morning walk through cool misty woods and made some new friends. I tried so hard not to...
May 14, 20241 min read


Artist Residency at Lacawac
Today I arrived for a short (just a week long) residency at Lacawac Sanctuary in Pennsylvania. I have the chance to let my actions catch...
May 5, 20241 min read


Adding Red Clover, a Dragonfly, and a Butterfly Carrying Blessings
I'm so excited to share some of this process of adding to a varnished painting. It was a fun challenge and I'm going to try it with more...
Apr 13, 20241 min read


Print on Demand
I have a Wix website. Making a website with this company is really easy. While you can start with a template you are not stuck with it,...
Apr 10, 20241 min read


Signed Print Collection
I started making prints last year when I decided to try out participating in art fairs. Most of the advice to new artists I found online...
Apr 2, 20242 min read


A Painting for Early Spring
Daffodil, Crocus, acorns, a bird's nest, pine, Rhododendron leaves, and some kind of fluffy fungus make the ingredients for this 20" oil...
Mar 29, 20242 min read


The Pink House of Plum Island: What is it's History? Can it be Saved?
According to the organization Support the Pink House, the Pink House of Plum Island (which you must drive past on your way to the nature...
Mar 28, 20242 min read


An Almost Viral Reel of Wonderful Herbs
This is the only reel I have made that has come close to going viral. I made it while I was still in the middle of painting it, and I...
Mar 27, 20242 min read


Art Festival Season Starts
There are so many details to keep straight and important things I really shouldn't forget (square readers are rather important!). But I'm...
Mar 20, 20241 min read


New Artist Statement
Sometimes when I apply for something new, I rewrite my artist statement on the spot. I think of new ways to describe what I want people...
Feb 11, 20242 min read


A Deeper Dive about Plant Folklore and Herbal Medicine in my Paintings
My current paintings reflect my own fascination with herbal medicine and our ancestors' relationship to wild plants and cultivated herbs...
Jan 29, 20242 min read


My Dream Come True: Anthropologie is Selling Prints of my Painting!
I'm one of many artists whose work is available as a framed print from Anthropologie. But maybe I'm the most excited of them all! My two...
Aug 2, 20231 min read


Selling Large Originals on Etsy?
Ultimately I want to have my work where it will be seen by people who love nature, and are interested in herbalism, and wild plants. I...
Jul 13, 20231 min read


Working on a New Painting
I'm so excited when I'm working on a new painting. It makes me wish that I had no other responsibilities, that I could just be in this...
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Small Works
July 7th from 5 - 8 is the opening reception for my featured artist exhibit at Harmony Collective in Brattleboro. This will feature 40...
Jun 28, 20231 min read


Sign up for Newsletter for Seasonal Gifts (and see what's new!)
Collaborating with my friend Stacy Salpietro Babb (co-creator with me of the Wayfarer Tarot) is a delightful part of what I do. Together...
May 16, 20231 min read


April Catch-Up
I had such an amazing time at Paradise City Art Festival. I sold paintings! I talked to people about my art for three whole days! I...
Apr 9, 20231 min read


Art Festival Days Away
It is a snowy day here in Vermont as I write to you. But I feel the woods waking up anyway. There is a difference in the light and there...
Mar 14, 20232 min read


New Work - and New Paintings too!
Twelve 24" oil paintings completed in the last year are in the grid above. Add to these twenty small paintings that I completed for the...
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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