State of the Bird: Starting the Year Edition

Trying to keep my new resolution to update more regularly, and… already January has passed me by! So I’ll start now instead. 🙂 This is going to be a year of transition on many fronts. My husband is going back to college full-time to finish his degree —...

2014: Year In Review

This has really been a year of ups and downs. I called 2013 transformative, and it was. 2014 was… illuminating. In the spring, I had 7 paintings in a group show at Art Access Gallery called “Strong Women”; in May, I had two pieces accepted in the...

State of the Bird: Long Convalescence and Your Art

You just can’t avoid getting sick. It happens. But what happens to the art when you get sick? I came down with my pulmonary embolism in mid-July, just as I was waiting to hear from one gallery about whether or not they’d represent me, and waiting to hear...

State of the Bird: Bouncing Back

Lots of things percolating in my mind. 2 months (!) of convalescence have really taken their toll on me, and now… I’m trying to balance the need to Do Things with the need to take care of myself, and not do too much before I’m ready. In other words,...

Tired-Of-Resting Sketch Fest

SKETCH FEST CLOSED! Thanks to @gifty826, @ellenmillion and @AlphaRaposa for your prompts! I’ll be sketching in Manga Studio until 12noon MDST today. I WILL TAKE SKETCH PROMPTS! If you’d like me to sketch a particular thing, let me know here or on Twitter...