Zodiac Mandala Series
If you follow me on social media, you know that this zodiac mandala project has been in the works for a while now. Back in college, for my Advanced Illustration class, we had an assignment where we had to … Continued
Winter Solstice Mandala {in celebration of}
Sunday December 21st marks the Winter Solstice, the first official day of Winter in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest night of the year. A time to reflect, recharge, and renew. I have always, in the past, been a warm … Continued
Quilt Mandala {new artwork}
This ended up being really different that what I normally do, and I like that. The funny thing is, that looking at it now, I’m not even 100% sure how I ended up here. All I know is that I … Continued
Happy Summer Solstice! (new artwork!)
Living in the suburbs of Chicago, as I do, we suffer through some brutal winters. Snow piles up to your waist, frozen fingers, minus twenty degree wind chills, cold that feels like it simply sucks the air out of your … Continued
New Artwork {Space Mandala}
I’m a person who goes through phases. I find something that works, I hit my groove, and I settle myself into a nice comfortable rut. At once point in high school I went through a two bowls of cereal for … Continued
More Hummingbird Artwork {purple and magenta…per the usual}
Remember when I said that if I didn’t make a conscious effort everything I created would end up in shades of blue and purple? This is what I was talking about. Actually, someone saw my other hummingbird image on my … Continued
Blue Owl {progression photos}
I promised some progression pictures of my blue owl, and then once I actually checked my phone it turns out I didn’t take nearly as many as I though. Bummer. I also thought I had another stash of progress photos … Continued
New Acrylic Owl Painting
This acrylic owl painting was quite a while in the making. I created a different version of it in Photoshop (original here) about a year ago, and I thought it would be fun to re-create in paint. After all, acrylics … Continued
Kaleidoscope Art and Root Canals {new artwork}
Well, my birthday is next Monday, and my gift from the universe turns out to be a root canal. As sarcastic as that sounds, it really does feel like a gift, because yesterday I was knocked on my ass by … Continued
Animated Kaleidoscope {new artwork in the shop}
Hello people of the interwebs! It feels like forever since I’ve been in this space. It really has been a crazy last few weeks. Between my daughter going back to school and all the shopping that goes along with … Continued
Jewel Tone Kaleidoscope Art {and burning feet}
Ahhh…..air conditioning. Let me preface this by saying, I am NOT an air conditioning sorta girl. If I was the only one who lived in this house it would probably never get used. Artificial, cold, recirculated air when it’s beautiful … Continued