I have been wanting to give away a free Calligra-FUN class so here it is. I will "random. org-it" so if you think you might like ...

I love this Scripture and I love combining calligraphy with backgrounds that I have created. I have not been able to paint very much lately ...

Well, I have finally gotten my Copics on a chart so now I can see what I have. The thing I like about these markers is that you can make a 1...

In our drawing class today we drew this apple still life and I decided to brave it and color them with Copics. Copics are very different fr...

My blog friend, Gina Lee Kim , is giving this painting away! Isn't it just beautiful!? I love her work and I do hope I win this one. She...

Yesterday I had very much indecision finalizing the pieces that would go into this upcoming show at the Women's Center. The pieces that ...

I have been working on some backgrounds on non gessoed canvas. I love how it frays and love the texture although it makes it more difficult ...

For me the Copics seem easy but it's deceiving. You really have to be careful because they layer so well that if you have picked up the ...

Hi Y'all, Well, I bet you could never guess! I am in an airplane on an Air Tran flight heading back to Jacksonville from Atlanta. Ima...

I am beginning a bible study soon on prophesy with a wonderful Bible teacher here named Cindy Zeigler. She is an artist too and makes wonde...

I was reading a blog post that was a link inside someone else's blog which was a link inside that blog etc...( I guess you call this blo...

I haven't used these in a while---I felt like stamping and rummaged into my art stuff and found them. I carved these alphabet stamps sev...

Really, this is the last one I created. I think I have said all I can say about the digi-collages--they're just fun and it kinda like a ...

I have tried to resist... yes, I have... tried and tried with all my might but I guess I have given in to my weakness for trying something ...

I have had a few requests for digital brushes. I know that Donna Downey recommended this one which I love. For the other digital brushes --...

Well, maybe this will be the last one. I think maybe I will see what these look like printed. I think it is a really good practice for maki...

Here is the diaper cake Macaulay and I made. It was really cute. I sure some of you just might guess what those are on the top. Actually Mac...

As you see I am addicted to creating these digi- collages. I only have a few background images that I am pulling from here on my laptop whil...

Here is another one I have created here while baby and mama are taking a little nap. When I make these collages it is totally intuitive and...

This is a collage of my different painted backgrounds with digi stamps and cool erasers and all created in Photoshop. I love making these co...

Well, yes it is just a number isn't it? And I am getting where I think mine will be unlisted also. This is an example of the Italic let...

I really do love to put color on paper then add stuff...and more stuff---and sometimes I over-stuff then have to gesso over the over-stuffed...

I made this little video today while I actually should have been filming Lesson 3 of my online class. I really did want to see how my new li...

This is just a little quote which will be added as an example in the online class. Today I will be filming lesson three--the letterforms. ...

Lesson Two is in the can! Hopefully lesson 3 will be finished up and edited by Saturday. This is been great for me--it's made me pract...

I have been practicing my Italic letterforms so I could teach this online class.  It is very much like a musician practicing a particular pi...

I am trying to use my stuff---got lots of stuff so I decided to do some monoprinting. In years past I have done some monoprinting in Charles...

This original watercolor Poppy paper quilt is actually pretty large and would be 10 x 20 framed--if I framed it. I am getting so many paper ...

This is Carol Sloan's Calligra-Fun letters! How cool is this!!?? I love how my students have taken this fun fun letterform and made it ...

The size is 10 L x 3W x 4H Well, I just had to post this because I just got back from my sewing class and can you believe it...??? I put in ...

Just a couple of little watercolor painting---stitched. Fun! * I love birds. The birds are 5x8 and the tea cups are 41/2 x 6. Also here i...

I have been doing some practicing. This has been scanned and a gradient overlay added in Photoshop. This distorts the integrity of the thick...

Here are two more stencil paintings with calligraphy and stitching. Again, when I spray more paintings I will mask off the black for a clean...

These three panels were cut from a large sheet that I spray painted yesterday. I bought some new paints so I like the brighter colors. There...

These are little 3x3 images of some watercolor pots of flowers I have painted in the past and I was thinking that maybe I can make a series ...

I do know that to be a good teacher of calligraphy I need to be practiced up before I start. It has been interesting for me because my Itali...

Well, I must say that I am a happy mama! Zach, our 26 year old, son just got back from his trip to Peru---the last hurrah before he shaves t...

This one is about 5x5 and it is made from some squares of paper painted with stripes of acrylic.  These are some stitches that I wouldn'...

I had to turn the image so you could see the silver hope. I am making some paper quilts to put in an upcoming show called "Piece By Pie...

Well, if you quilters had seen me put this thing together you would have either laughed or cringed --probably cringed. I had all sorts of p...

More pieces from all my wonderful and talented students!!! This is Debbie . Good job!  :)

If you know me by my blog you have probably figured out that I will surely try anything once and my last several posts have shown that. I sh...

For this post I surely want to give credit where credit is due. The top image you might recognize from my post from yesterday and today I pr...