I bet you didn’t know that potatoes, being of the Nightshade family, produce tomato-like fruit – that’s poisonous! I only found out because I planted some taters I got at the grocery store that were sprouting. The grocery guy told me to be careful, and about the fruities that would come if I allowed the […]
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WILD OLD WOMEN UNLEASHED
Are you a plus-60 years old woman? Do you get ignored in public or at home, just because you have grey hair or walk with a cane? People walk right into me on the street and in stores sometimes! Hello? Am I invisible? Seems so – sure didn’t happen to me when I was a […]
MY FAVE WEAVER
I consider one of my most favorite artists to be the best – THE best – artist of all time. He’s a fabulous weaver. Not just any row-upon-row weaver, but magic images weaver, wizard-like design weaver, iconic story-teller weaver. His name is Maximo Laura. If you have ever seen any of his weavings, you’ll know […]
WHERE DOES ‘GRATITUDE’ COME FROM?
It was only after I spent a few months in Italy carving marble, that it dawned on me out-of-the-blue one day where the word comes from – It comes from the word in Latin meaning ‘grace.’ When I was in sixth grade, Latin classes were mandatory. I pretended to hate it, but truthfully, I was […]
TWISTY CHEETAHS
Did you know that cheetahs have part dog DNA? I wonder who did that – it was a long, long time ago, whoever it was! But it’s why they have such long legs and such a small head in proportion to the body!
SINGING HOME THE FLOWERS
Pain vs. Beauty is a real thing. Life can be so distracting! I have a chronic pain thing that keeps trying to usurp my energy and attention 24/7. Such a bludy PITA. That’s one of the reasons I do so many designs. During the time I’m drawing – it’s like imbibing a whole bottle of […]
I DEPEND ON LOVE
I’m so tired. I work at night, because cool nights are better than 107-degree days. And there is less psychic interruption. But what is really important? But having a backwards sleep cycle wears you out, and I’m worn to the nubs. Esp with all the crap happening in the world that grabs your attention with […]
LET’S HAVE A PICNIC UNDER the TREE of LOV
What are we waiting for? I’ll get the blanket and the food basket, you get the drinks, and I’ll meet you out under the tree! It’s a lovely day, not too hot, not too chilly – just right to sit around and nosh on our favorite sandwiches (and chocolates!), and climb trees and pick flowers […]
PLAYING in the FOREST
I had a dream this morning where all these funny looking folks were out playing in the trees. They were climbing and swinging and diving and flying and just being loud and laughy and silly, being naughty and having way too much fun. Why can’t we do that, too – and way more often? We […]
I LEFT MY HEART HOME
It’s hard for me to to believe, but it’s been almost seven years since I left my home in Hawaii. I miss it terribly. Hawaii is my Heart Home. It’s taken me forever to get over the shock and trauma that happened right before I left — I still haven’t told the story yet, it upsets me […]
TIME TO GET HORIZONTAL
Three goodies for you today! I have so many designs just sitting in little folders on my desktop, each one begging me to let it come to the light and be seen! So today you get not one, not two, but three! Sometimes ya just hafta relax. Or dance. Or sit by the river and […]
ARTISTS ARE the RAFTS
I fully believe that no matter the intensity and depth of the swamp and the mire and the mud and the insanity that we are going through – and probably will go through a lot more of in the coming days – even so, sanity will rise and prevail. I feel if I don’t have […]
FOXY-LOXY GARDEN TASSEL RUG
I want to share this with you right quick – I just ordered one of these magnificent rugs for myself!!! I rarely get to keep my own pieces, so I’m excited! The top image shows a rug made for a bathroom. No tassels, but non-skid bottom, and soft and cushy to walk on! Above is […]
YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
You do! I value YOU, and every one of the people who show up, view, appreciate and buy my work, make comments, send support dollars – it means the world to me! I wish you a very happy after-Christmas/holiday-in-between week, and an amazing, incredible, productive, take-care-of-you, fun, loving new year! You’re just the best! Stay […]
THE END of the DARK FORCES
I had a dream tonight that woke me up and made me come running here into my studio to sit down and write it out. In my dream, all of my light-filled friends and allies in the entire world got together and sent wave after wave of pure love to all the people in thrall […]
BLACK STALLION LOVES BUNNY
I guess I’m just the typical 79-year-old teenager who never got over loving and fantasizing about having horses. . My parents had a boat we got to sail all summer – they said that was enough! No horses! I said, ‘But, but, we have a barn! And I’ll keep the tack in good shape, and […]
POSSIBILITIES
There is so much threatening our freedom right now! So – what to DO??? Happy Thanksgiving Day to all who celebrate, and to all who do not! I choose this image named Possibilities for today because times are scary right now, and instead of decrying all day what’s wrong, what’s wrong, and whining and crying […]
I Refuse to Let Life Crush Me
People are reeling at the chaos created by recent events! We have to manage our minds better! Being with people recently, whether live or on social media, feels like being in an emotional washing machine, tossed around like a piece of old worn out lint. I refuse to be smashed! I shall remain calm. I […]
DON’T GO CRAZY – JUST DRAW!
There are some days when things in life seem so shitty that I can’t get my mind bent around a single thing – except drawing. Drawing is my life-saver. Today was one of those days. I’ve been completely occupied with the travesty happening in North Carolina - I got totally sucked in. I try to not do […]
WHY AREN’T THEY BITING?
My newest scarf! It’s 26″ square, rich colors on a lovely pure silk charmeuse – I love it! A friend told me about how he’d gone fishing, and actually watched as the fish gathered around his hook and bait and, laughing all the way to town, didn’t bite all day! He never could figure out […]
What Do You Do to Come Back to Your Sense...
Do you ever start something and end up doing something completely and utterly radically different? I fought it, but that’s what happened today. I started out tonight intending to write a story about a disastrous sailing adventure I had when I was 15. Then I started thinking about how, in the past three or four […]
Can You Really Make Good Money with Your ...
If you are not an artist, stick around, because I’m going to show you how you can help your artist friends. If you ARE an artist – well! See what you can do! A couple months ago, I enrolled in a comprehensive 8-week art business course called Leverage Your Art, taught by 7-figure artist, Stacie […]
Healing/Creating Hands
Source energies curl and furl in my palms. They remain there until I start working on something. Sometimes they churn and make my hands tingle. As soon as I begin to focus, the energy passes through to my fingers. Way back in the 60s when I was a potter living in Hawaii, my logo was […]
Be A Fierce Bear about Your Art
You have to know the value of what you create. To me, whether it’s my visual art or my writing, it is the Divine Voice speaking with my voice and hands. Its value is incalculable. Never let anyone dissuade you from regarding your art as valuable. When my kids were little, they’d join me in […]
Reading Time
My buddies love it when I read to them! We gather together and sit on my bed with piles of snacks, and they help me choose which books to read. We love the Mysterious Island, and all of Nathan Lowell’s sci-fi stories. I have to be careful of Kitty, though — she likes to lean […]
Bully
David came up behind me, grabbed my pail of fish, and before I could stop him, dumped it right on top of my head. He and his buddies squealed with laughter and ran off down the dock. The fishes slid down my back, into my shirt, down onto my lap. I was soaked, head to […]
You Know I Love Cats . . .
A long, long time ago, I had a black cat named Oedipuss. . He used to strut into the room where we were sitting, come stand by our feet, look around, and then oh-so-casually reach up and swat the dangling foot of the one with crossed legs. He’d then shrug like he’d done his dirty […]
“Where Do You Get Your Ideas?”
Have you ever wondered where an artist gets ideas from? I’m asked all the time where my designs, illustrations, paintings and sculpture come from. Well, here’s your answer! The simple answer would be, The Dream World. The more complex answer would be: dreams, flashes of insights, phrases I hear in conversation or on the radio […]
I Put A Spell On You
Do you see the gals weaving their curly wishes into reality, and the kitties and birdies and mice supporting them? This is one of my latest pattern design pieces for fabric and home decor. This, and others in various colors, are now added to my Spoonflower shop, so you can get them on fabric, wrapping […]
SILLY KITTY
Kitty comes from the planet Amberocity. They have the most amazing spiral deserts that intersect with ferocious thick carnivorish jungles. My neighbor’s cat, Kitty, is from that planet. She came here because she was scared of the jungle. And she likes chocolate ice cream, which they don’t have on her planet. She loves to run […]