Summer Fun

Busy summer schedule ahead! Art festivals, classes, and so much fun ahead! 

I'm working on new designs and larger pieces and it is all very fun indeed!

New events are constantly being added to my calendar so check my social media accounts for updates if you're in the Twin Cities metro area.

 

 

MOTHer's day

butterflies usually get all the love but i have a fondness for moths as well... less glamorous but equally dutiful pollinators and sometimes furry...and associated more with moonlight in my mind than the bright sunshine so... I'm debuting some of my recent moth images at an art event over mother's day weekend at the Minneapolis sculpture garden...should be a cool venue for an art show May 11-12, 2024

 

 

Cattitude...

some recent cat images...  i know people think cats are a little cliche at times but i think they're fun...

i've been working out some ideas in multiple print methods and appreciating each technique for what it offers... i still crave the act painting though so i am pretty sure that needs to happen soon.... i have to prepare myself for feeling awkward at it once i do start, but hopefully it is like riding a bike and will eventually flow like it used to ... it has been at least 12 years since i really created a body of large paintings so i am definitely in need of that fix... but for now here are some cats. enjoy.

 

Valloween

 There has been a growing interest in dark romance or Valloween it seems... which I am definitely on board with. I mean, what is more scary that being vulnerable with someone emotionally, am I right?

These are a few spooky love vibes I sold as cards this year. Enjoy.

TRUTH OR DARE

 

I've been playing with a few versions of this winged creature, seen holding a heart, asking questions, just visiting in the night.....both in screen prints and block prints. I would love to paint them on a larger scale so that might be a future project if time/space permit. I have been thinking about spooky childhood games like light as a feather and party games like truth or dare and how I've kept these principal themes into adulthood.  

Are you going to be brave and dare? Are you going to be brave and hear the truth? Are you going to just hide in darkness?  I'm working through some stuff but it is coming out cute and I'm grateful for that. I really like these designs and look forward to wearing a truth or dare tshirt myself.  A lot of these pieces I plan to sell at the upcoming Oddities and Curiosities Expo in Minneapolis in May 2024.

 

Sketchbook Pages

 just some little ideas that i'm liking right now

Nature Inspired: Fall

 

Some recent pieces inspired by fall leaves... I've been doing a lot of hiking, as usual, and the colors this fall have been exceptional... these pieces, while subdued in palette, I think have a good vibe that gives the feeling of layers of leaves on trees and that have fallen...  plus some of my favorite critters worked their way in too, of course...