A New Leaf & Becoming
March 20th, 2021A New Leaf Today is the first day of Spring 2021. So much has happened since last spring. Our world is changing, “turning over new leaves”. New leadership bringing welcomed changes, new healings with vaccines, new light as spring begins. But there is still much darkness with 2.8 million Covid deaths, new Covid strains, inequality, […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
February 13th, 2018Happy Valentine’s Day
Mandala Bowls – The Earth & Fire of Healing
November 18th, 2016I recently created a set of pottery bowls inspired by the beauty of a glaze called Malcolm Davis Shino. Clay and pottery transformed and healed the life of Malcolm Davis after a time of great political turmoil in which he was intimately involved
Hands In Clay – Hands in Soil
March 11th, 2016There is a calling from soil that brings gardener’s hands into the dirt to grow a garden. There is a calling from clay that brings potter’s and clay artist’s hands into the dirt to transform it into objects that become part of daily life. I can’t resist both callings, so when my hands aren’t digging in garden soil, they are in the clay studio playing and creating with clay …
Shrinky Dinks Mandalas
July 22nd, 2015I love creating mandalas on paper, but I also love putting these images on other surfaces. Shrinky Dinks are a plastic that shrinks to 1/3 its original size when it is “baked” in the oven
Playing In Clay & Centering
June 29th, 2015I can’t keep my hands out of the dirt, whether gardens or clay. The clay sings and talks to my hands. I am centered when I play with clay.
Mandala of Light
December 20th, 2014As I write this , it is almost 24 hours before the winter Solstice at 5:03 pm in St. Louis. When the Solstice takes place the axis of the earth is tilted so the north pole is furthest from the sun. Daylight is shortest for the year on this day. The journey to more light begins after this moment.
Arts & Crafts Creativity – Small Business Saturday
November 23rd, 2014Last summer I started making a dinnerware set for ten. I had made a few pieces of slab built rustic pottery decades ago. Little did I know I would be part of an Arts & Craft sale on Small Business Saturday, November 29th from 10 -4, 2814 Sutton Blvd Maplewood, MO 63143 at my friend Kelly’s Living Arts Studio in Maplewood, Missouri.
In the Mood for 2014 – May Your Dreams Come True
January 5th, 2014I take liberty in using the word “mood” to share what I feel about 2014 being a great year and by sharing an experience that reflects that feeling. I got to visit the fabric store MOOD in New York City
Bringing Birds and other Creatures to Life with Needle Wool Felting
April 27th, 2013Recently my dear friend Sharon, who lives in Kent England, came to visit. She brought along her skills in felt puppet making,
