When we built our house, I had no idea that I would one day have a business requiring a large space for all my sewing equipment, including seven sewing machines and a 5′ x 12′ work table. I had planned to do my sewing in a little 10′ x 12′ room off the kitchen, and, […]
Month: June 2011
Summer in the Rockies
We had a fantastic time in Colorado last week! My sister, my niece, my mom, and I spent six wonderful days exploring the area around Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. This was a homecoming for me – I attended Colorado College, in Colorado Springs, from 1971-1975. The week was filled with lots of reminiscing about […]
Headin’ West
I’ll be away on vacation for the next week in beautiful … COLORADO! Stop back by after 6/21 – I have a lot of new stuff to post about that I just didn’t have time to write up before I left. For now, I’m off for a week of hiking, relaxing, painting, and soaking up […]
Step-by-Step Watercolor Painting: “May Morning”
If you have followed my blog for long, you know that most of my watercolor paintings are done in my sketchbooks. I like the continuity of seeing them all together, a record of my life experiences. I never remove pages from my sketchbooks, even if I’m not happy with my work. I figure it’s part […]