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May 11, 2021

A Few of My Favorite Things: The Glass Flowers at Harvard

As we head out of one of the strangest and most difficult years in memory, I'm looking forward to being able to be out in the world again and return to some kind of normalcy, whatever that may look like now. One of the first places I want to go is to the Glass Flowers exhibit at Harvard's…
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August 25, 2017

FAQs: My Favorite Materials

I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately (mostly on Instagram) about what kind of materials I use, and because I could go on and on all day about art supplies (art nerd alert!), I thought I’d write a post about it here so I can go into a little more detail. Here are the basics…
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February 06, 2017

New Year, New Series

The past couple of years in my art practice have been a little bit all over the place. From a commission project gone horribly wrong (that took up the better part of 6 months that I would really just like to forget), some commissions that went very right, a coloring book project, to some flirtations with illustration work, and a…
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February 02, 2017

Spotlight: David Bookbinder

For most of 2016, I was hard at work on my first adult coloring book, ‘52 (more) Flower Mandalas’. I met my collaborator, David Bookbinder, through a friend, who knew he was looking for an artist to illustrate his second coloring book project and suggested me. This is not typically the kind of work I do, but when the opportunity…
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October 19, 2016

A Case for the Day Job

The other day I had a doctor appointment at a practice where I am a new patient, so I had to fill out stacks and stacks of paperwork before I could be seen. There is always that line on these forms where it says, ‘occupation’. I always pause at this block, and wonder what I should put&hellip…
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June 17, 2016

MATS Home Decor class

2016 seems to be the year I step out of my comfort zone and try (and learn) new things. In February I took a pattern design workshop, and right now I’m in the final week of a very intense 5-week course focusing on designing products for the home décor market (kind of a life-long dream for me).…
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June 17, 2016

Patterns, Patterns, Patterns!

As you might gather from looking at my work, I love patterns. I’m kind of obsessed with them, actually. My work is heavily influenced by pattern: textile design, patterns in nature, patterns on just about anything. Even in how I decorate my home and how I dress, I can’t resist a good pattern when I see…
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August 23, 2015

New Studio! (sort of)

For the past month or so I've been in the midst of a studio makeover; nothing drastic, just some fresh paint and better, more efficient storage (thanks, IKEA!). This weekend I made the final push and it's finally DONE. There was really nothing wrong with the studio before (at least I thought), but now it's just…
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February 04, 2015

Burn Out

I recently read this blog post by the awesome Meighan O’Toole about being burnt out and disillusioned. I became aware of Meighan through her former blog, My Love For You Is A Stampede of Horses. I was so sad when she stopped this blog, and always wondered why. Here she explains why, in a really articulate…
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June 19, 2014

Pele Prints Trip

I recently returned from my trip to Pele Prints in St. Louis, where I collaborated with Pele founder and master printer Amanda Verbeck to create a series of photo lithographs. This was my first ever (real) printmaking experience, and it was (thanks to Amanda and her team), amazing. Not only is Amanda a true professional, she's also…
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November 20, 2013

What They Don’t Tell You in Art School (or they do, but you don’t listen)

A chance encounter on Facebook this morning led me to this video, which is some thoughts from Ira Glass (of This American Life fame) on creativity (also with some really cool kinetic text!). He’s talking specifically about writing stories, but it doesn’t matter, it relates to any creative work. I was so moved by…
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October 14, 2013

On Sucking

Today I had a bad day in the studio. Well, OK, it wasn’t horrible or anything, and really any day in the studio is a good day. But I had a frustrating day. I’m working on a new series of small full-color paintings on panel for some upcoming holiday small works shows (more on…
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September 16, 2013

Ireland 2013-Part 4

Lately I've been feeling a bit nostalgic for my trip to Ireland in May of this year, so I thought I'd post a few pictures of castles and other mysterious and moss-covered places for you to enjoy. Happy Monday!
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August 08, 2013

Exquisite Beasts and Radiant Creatures

I'm very pleased to tell you about my solo show, Exquisite Beasts and Radiant Creatures, opening this Friday, August 9th, at Walker Contemporary in Waitsfield, VT. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, I will not be able to be at the opening reception, but..we're hoping to do a closing reception later this month, and I will post…
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August 06, 2013

GTS Update, and some news

So I found out late last week that I didn't make it to the second round of the Lilla Rogers's Global Talent Search contest. To be honest, I wasn't really surprised. After I saw all the entries, and especially the ones that made the cut, I see where I went wrong. I'm still…
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July 30, 2013

Ireland 2013-Part 3

So here's another batch of pictures from Ireland, these ones taken at the Cliffs of Moher in the Burren region of County Clare. There really are no words to describe this place, and, I know I've said it before about Ireland, but pictures absolutely do not do it justice. You just can't get a real sense…
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July 09, 2013

Ireland 2013-Part 2

Part 2 of my Ireland adventure! On our way to the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, we stopped in County Antrim to cross the famous Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge. This 66 foot long bridge connects the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede, and hangs 98 feet over the rocks below. From a distance, it looks harmless, but once you…
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July 02, 2013

Ireland 2013-Part I

In early May of this year, I fulfilled a life-long dream and took an amazing and life-changing trip to Ireland. The trip was all the more special because I got to share it with my boyfriend, Shawn, my brother and his wife, and one of my best friends. The five of us trekked (well, OK, bussed) all over…
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June 18, 2013

Small Work

Recently, I've been doing a bunch of small pieces, mostly of small mandala-like shapes, or single images, like a moth or a snail. I started doing them to have some smaller pieces to sell, maybe for someone who doesn't want to invest in a larger piece, but would still like something. They have become one of…
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February 28, 2013

Selling Work

While selling work is one of the more gratifying aspects of being an artist, it can also be a bit anxiety inducing, not knowing where these things that you've labored over for weeks and months are. But every now and then, I get the wonderful opportunity to see exactly where my work ends up. Recently, a lovely…
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