I heard something so beautiful today that I just had to share it. James Taylor said something to the effect that when creative people are coming out of "impossible internal situations" they make a mark or path. When they are doing this thing , this " daring daylight escape, it looks like art". I know for me... this is where my most important and meaningful subject matter comes from that inspires my work. This is where passion and technique meld into emotion. That is where this piece came from. Somewhere very deep inside.It is titled Off the Deep End.  I also just finished a piece titled Women's work for the exhibit at the Synergy 2 conference in Baltimore this Feb. It turned out to be a little more complicated than I had planned. But that's what happens when you allow your experience to influence your expression. Photo's will be coming soon.

This weekend I watched a movie on the life of Georgia O'keeffe. What an amazing legacy she has left us. In her 98 yrs. she produced work that was so rich, strong and powerful but also subtle and feminine at times. Inspiring to all artists but especially to women she was driven by her passions and undaunted by her challenges. Creating Art can be a lonely profession. Our friend being quiet and solitude forcing out the disquiet shouting of our deepest souls. This is what I feel from her work. To all Artists deep in the zone of creating I salute you and thank you for your commitment and sacrifice to the enrichment of humanity.

Busy,busy caning day! Time to rest the weary hands.

Yes, it's official! My work has been selected for Exhibit in the Finch Gallery at the Art Barn in SLC. I feel very honored and excited for this opportunity. The show will run from November 20 through December 24,2009. More details to come. Stay tuned!

The Art Barn is the home of the Salt Lake City Arts Council.  Located in Reservoir Park, near the University of Utah campus, the Art Barn has served as a community art center since its doors opened in the early 1930s.  The building houses the Finch Lane Gallery,and the Park Gallery.

On a personal note.... I was working on one of  a set of four Mandala's that I have been working on this past month and I needed some photos of authors that have meaning to me. I found these beautiful portraits of two women authors who have influenced my life in a profound way. I read the book  A Room Of One's Own by Virginia Woolf years ago and it helped me take charge of my life and move through a very difficult period of time. The book I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou made me fall in love with story and the magic of a perfectly written sentence. Art is limitless in the influence it has on our lives... I'm so glad it took me in this direction today. Thank you dear ladies...you have so enriched my life.

I took a break today from working on a large wall sculpture to just play around with the Faux Batik technique. It is so much fun. Here I have combined it with other techniques and styles. I'm finding out some important do's and don'ts.

Yea! She's back.....Nouveau Diva She has been on an extended vacation to the Coda exhibit at the Tib Shaw Gallery this spring and summer.  You know some pieces you are just connected to from the start. She has become one of those for me. I think it's her uninhibited sense of self. Welcome home!

The big reveal!! It's finally finished!! The Purple Door Creative Art Studio lives again!!!

The Purple Door remodel continues..... new paint, electrical, flooring, heating, cooling etc....so exciting, it's almost finished!!!! Lots of helpers! Stand by for the big reveal!!

I'm back.Wow! So much fun!! Thanks to all who made the IPCA Chicago retreat so successful. I learned a lot and met some incredibly talented, warm and gracious people. Enjoy some fun photos!!!

I'm packing my bags for Chicago!Three days to go! I can't wait to meet new people and see all the new and incredible things that are up and coming in the polymer clay world. I am most excited to meet Suzanne and Barbara and all the people who make the IPCA such a success.See you all soon....

This is my work surface!! It's NUTS!!! Help!!

Hi Everyone!Sorry it's been so long since you have heard from me but.... I've been working like crazy and having a blast coming up with some new designs and techniques. Here is just a sample. Wahoo!!!! The first picture is of a necklace that I made to wear to an Art Show opening in LA. Boy, was that a great time! The second set of pictures is of a new technique that I call Faux Batik. It is so easy and the result is a real casual kind of hippie look. I love it!!! The next set of pictures is of my Funky Faux Needlepoint medallions. Lets get crazy! See all you fellow clay junkies at the Retreat in Chicago!!!

You know how some days are just perfect and you want to hold on to them forever... well today was one of those days. Spending the day with my darling grandaughter playing with clay and having a great time. Here we are showing off our creations between the giggling.

Hi to all my clay friends from Sundance! Luv ya!

The last three years in Park City has been a blast! Thanks to the Park Silly Staff and a big thanks to all my new clients and friends!