Month: January 2014

  • Gothic Kiss

    Sometimes, ideas need to percolate. Gothic Kiss is one of those projects, that I lovely refer to as a “zombie project.”  These are projects that feel like I’ve left them for dead, but eventually they come back to life. In a good way, of course! I found this vintage photo on a now defunct blog […]

  • healing stones project

    healing rocks

      healing stones Healing Stones Project Idea: Little things, like stones and a couple of Sharpie markers, can make a big difference. Many years ago when I was working working as an assistant creative director at Penn State,  we were suffering through a really depressing winter.  Too much work, not enough sun–sound familiar? We were also […]

  • Creativity Booster

    Creative Spiritual Joyful Mantra

    This tile is a little something that I created a few years back as a creativity booster to remind me of how I want to live each day. I keep it on a shelf in my office, but truth be told, I haven’t really looked at it in quite some time. Why? Because I am […]

  • Free Polymer Clay Tutorial Inclusions Using Eye Pencils

    Fun stuff to put in polymer I put together this free polymer clay tutorial using eye-pencil shavings as inclusions. Consider this a thank you to everyone who voted in the December Polymer Clay Artist’s Guild of Etsy monthly challenge focusing on recycled projects. Free Tutorial: Eye Pencil Shavings Inclusions Step 1: Grab some sharpener shavings […]

  • 2014: Stories in Art

    Sea pod experiment

    Many artists pick out a focal word to begin a new year. Last year my art resolution word was “create.” That meant giving myself permission to experiment without always worrying about the sales side. This year, the word I am infusing into my creative process is “story.” I will continue to explore the freedom of […]