It was another busy beautiful week up here in Anchorage, Alaska. We’ve started walking in the evening. One of the many perks to this is that it puts us on…
It took a few days, but I have recovered from the intensely wonderful experience of the Alaska State Council on the Arts Latitude 2014 Alaska Arts Conference. I wrote about…
It was a down on my knees scrubbing, up on a ladder dusting and everything in between week of cleaning, cleaning and cleaning. Here is my studio last week. And…
I had a hell of a head cold for half of my week. I try never to take my health for granted, and this was a good reminder. Sometimes you’ve…
Everyone does their taxes on a ironing board, right? I am so glad that’s over with for another year. It was great to take three business related trips this year,…
A new method for roasting peppers made me think of about composition. As in the art of arranging flowers, it is harder than it looks to corral those peppers into…
Notice there are no lines on the road. Our harsh winters erase them every year. My first spring in Anchorage I was so confused by this. Where did the lines…
Our youngest son has always loved Legos, Star Wars, World War II, insects, and building materials. Whenever Tripp is particularly proud of one of his installations or creations, he has…
We had a great Spring Break in McCarthy. I beat my family AND Zac Barrett not once but TWICE at Monopoly. I’m one of the 8% who believe that the…
Kato camouflaging himself as an unfinished quilt. Another mid-week snow. Every year, I share with students all the fun things you can do with felted wool as part of Explorations…