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Over the coming few days I’m going to make a case for the dragonfly as a model for modern behavior. I am utterly taken with all the lessons the dragonfly holds for me and I hope you will find some inspiration in them. Throughout centuries and across cultures, the dragonfly has been used as a…

I will be in the historic barn with other working artists demonstrating a wide variety of art techniques.   Share the opportunity for a fun day with your friends in Washington State!  It’s lovely on Whidbey Island this time of year!  

before you:  promise. behind you: presence. beneath you: integrity. around you: source. within you: joy. may what you see be what you wish.  may what you know serve you well.  may what you sing bring kindness to others. may all you give bring mercy in a circle back to you. and may you be confident…

I can date my life by where I was in various Shuttle launches.  The wonder with which they were greeted in my childhood has chilled somewhat for the generation that has seen so many technological advances.  I hear many people wonder about the importance of the Space Program when there are so many financial needs…

  My experiment using Carmen Torbus’s book, THE ARTIST UNIQUE, has turned into a wonderful experience.   I used her book, internet resources, and the advice of friends to explore this entirely new medium.  I invited a good friend of mine to experiment with me.  She had the materials and equipment on hand, but had…

Today I’ll share the rest of my interview with Carmen Torbus, author/editor of THE ARTIST UNIQUE.    I am providing another perspective through the view and questions of my friend and fellow artist, Christine Mason Miller.  Her interview with Carmen can be found here:     http://christinemasonmiller.com/2011/07/05/interview-with-carmen-torbus/   Mary Anne:  When did you connect to your passion…

I marveled aloud as I worked on my party favor for our Independence Day gathering.  I am quite fond of learning details of the lives of our founders…and I pondered that I was using essentially the same tools and methods to create my gift that Paul Revere used in his shop. I usually write a…

All through high school I wrote in my journal, “I want to be an artist.” I kept writing it through my first several jobs after high school  Somewhere in the midst of becoming the Director of Public Relations at a private high school and coordinating all the graphics and newsletter and visual lay out work…

I’ve addressed the unseen nature of the “curve.”  Now I’ll share about the learning part.  What Jenn did with her content on polymer clay and what Carmen did by offering it in a beautiful book was to get me curious.  Inspired.  Empowered.  The experiments each were important to my learning and each effort had different…

There is a period of time for everyone that is called the learning curve.  Curve.  You can’t see around the edge of a curve, but you do know something is there.  Something just waiting for you to round that bend. So it went on my journey of exploring Polymer Clay.  After the lump incident I…
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