Behind the Art

2022 Renewed Views' Recap!

Recapping my latest Artventure around the sun!

Inktober 2021

This past Inktober, I completed 16 of 31prompts. I had paused daily drawing on this annual October challenge to complete another annual...

Flower Hour Replay

I recently had the opportunity to share an hour with some wonderful ladies to discuss the fundamentals heARTwork! Here is a replay of that s

Fall 2021 Artventures

I'm entering a busier time again! Here are some upcoming events: 1. I AM Voices Flower Hours 2. Zen Tangle Art Time 3. Scarecrows on the Squ

Past Traumas Present Problems

There is a deeply held feeling that if I allow myself to feel safe or at ease, a shoe is about to drop. The older I get the more I recognize

2019 Review - Theatrical Work

I hope you enjoy this look back on some of the work I got to do with The Flowertown Players. Revisit the set of Suessical the Musical...

Summerville Needs More Trash Talk!

They covered 92 miles of road and picked up 24.75 tons of litter! In March, volunteers pulled over 4 tons of litter from the Ashley River...

Back Alley Studio Art

When we visit the theatre for a while we can be transported from morning to night. We can imagine exploring a pyramid or zooming into outer

Snakes, birds & anonymous online stalkers.

Ya'll, I don't like snakes. I do enjoy researching antiquity. Many of the oldest rituals of mankind invoke serpent imagery. Far from...

Undrowning - Wave 4

Wave 4 - Wearing Water. The 4th wave in this series from 2012. The subject now has power over the flood waters that previously...

Art + Work + Living Painting Challenge

Participated in a 5 Day Painting challenge put forth by Mary Gilkerson who runs a Facebook Community for artists called Art + Work +...

Inktober 2018

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Undrowning - Wave 3

This is blog 3 of 6 discussing an art series I started in 2012. Read parts 1 and 2 and here. I completed Wave 3, The Healing Wave just a...

Undrowning - Wave 2

This is blog 2 of 6 discussing an art series I started in 2012. Read part 1 here. I completed Wave 2, Drowning just a few days after the...

Undrowning - Wave 1

This is my first blog on the updated site! I'll be using the new blog to connect with you in a more meaningful way by sharing the stories...