Covered In Paint

Although J.R.'s audition was the best, everyone said it was his popularity that landed him the lead in the school play. On opening night, J.R.'s amazing performance provedhe was the best choice for the part. * * * * * The Process of Creating J.R. I'm going to be creating a bunch of r...

I began my art career in the design and illustration side of the keepsake journal business in 2000, mostly selling through reps at markets throughout the country. With the start up of Two Over Coffee, LLC in 2004 I was able to continue offering special journals as well as other pr...

Everywhere I go I see color, pattern, and texture that I can incorporate into my work. I have a large collection of photos I've taken over the last couple of years that I use for design reference, and I thought I would share some of my reference library with you. Below is a small sampling of t...

I read somewhere that déjà vu is the universe's way of telling you to pay attention. Like a completion of a timeline and something important is about to happen - mile markers in the timeline of our lives. Something is going to be shown to you that could be life changin...

I ran across this photo the other day while tripping down memory lane. I am the tall one on the far right and the other two girls were my closest childhood friends. Angela was my best friend and is in the middle. Dixie, my cousin but more like a sister, is on the f...

"Fading"(A page from my art journal) I often wonder how personal a blog should be and if anyone even wants to read those kinds of stories. I rather like it when I find a blog that has a bit of a human touch to it (maybe I'm in the minority here). There are many things that happen to m...

I decided since it's a new year it's time for a new blog background so I spent yesterday working on that and playing in my art supplies, trying not to think about my holiday vacation quickly coming to an end. I have to admit that I had a hard time switching gears this morning. I woke up and really ...

Yea! The Stylish Blogger award has made it to my blog and I am happy to accept it from this wonderful person. Check out her blog when you get a chance. Being mentioned in her list made my day! Thank you Janet. One of the things about me (extra bonus to the 7 things I will be telling you a...

Little Bit of Sunshine(To see more detail click on images to enlarge) Years ago I, along with a group of friends, would head to IHOP every Monday night to work on our scrapbooks. We laughingly called our little club ICROP and would drag in all of our bags and boxes and set up in a large private d...