My Year of Chasing Color
The color stories in my head aren’t making the leap into my finished sculptures. Not yet, anyway. That is why I decided 2025 would be my year of diving deeper into color.
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My Exploration Era
I’m thinking of this chapter as my Exploration Era—a chance to flirt with different mediums to see where this relationship goes. I thought you might like to come along for the ride.
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How to Make a Star Wars Cake
When my niece and nephew were young, my sister threw them joint birthday parties. Amazingly enough she managed to get the soon-to-be 5-year-old boy and the soon-to-be 8-year-old girl to agree on a Star Wars cake. Want to try your own version? Here’s what you need:
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Knit Happens
The story behind the creation of “Knit Happens” featuring Lucille the not-so-great knitting sheep.
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Colorful study space sets stage for acing exams in my dreams
Last night, I dreamt I was flipping through a magazine and nestled between articles on college enrollment trends was a curious piece summarizing a “research” study that found colorful study spaces led to higher exam scores.
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Making Enchanted Deer Ornaments
Every Christmas season, I handcraft about 20 ornaments to give to my family and friends as gifts. They are a labor of love for sure! This year I choose an “enchanted deer” theme.
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Life with Loki
Let me start by saying that I love this boy dearly, but he is a HANDFUL. My husband picked the name Loki for him and I often wonder if we had named him something calm like Percy if he would be better behaved.
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Pinterest Pressure and Help from a Fav Podcast
My great-niece Scarlett just turned one. Her mom, Jessie, asked if I would make some cupcakes and a small “smash” cake for her birthday party. The theme was “fairytale” — love that theme but … Love and Hate Relationship with Cake Decorating Since my mom’s arthritis got the best of her, I’ve become the family…
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Drunken Chicken: an Origin Story
Drunken Chicken Drunken Chicken is appearing in the Artists in our Midst group show at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona, Pa through December 30, 2022. He was honored with a fourth-place award. I hope you can see this show in person, but in the meantime, I thought you would enjoy reading the…
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A Polymer Clay Purrmaid Figurine
The Purrmaid Project polymer clay figurine modeled after my cat Lucy 3 x 4.5 x 1.5 in Shop This little purrmaid figurine started with a basic form that I sculpted from Super Sculpey. I cured the base in the oven before adding the colored clay so I could work without smooshing the details.
