Necklaces, Pins, and Other Pretties, Part 1
I’m so excited to finally debut my line of miniature burned wood engravings this week at the Illinois Artisan Program’s Jewelry Art Spree! Each necklace and pin is an original, one-of-a-kind mini artwork, with its unique design burned into wood, painted...
Rooted Still
I guess my mind is on poetry right now. As I was working on this piece*, I came across this beautiful poem, Woman Looking Up Into A Plum Tree, by Melanie McCabe and it resonated so much with me: Strung with whistle bones, frail reeds fledged, a bird can fly or fold...
I Am Beating All My Wings
Remember my burned-but-unpainted hummingbird piece that I was working on for the Southern Illinois Artisans Shop? I put it aside while I worked on other pieces because I knew the bird didn’t quite feel finished yet. A few days later, I went back in and burned...
The Devil’s in the Details
After I posted the ink drawing that I’m working on yesterday, I started thinking about how obsessive detailing isn’t really a new thing for me. When I look back at old drawings, art projects and textile designs, a pattern emerges. Literally! My work has...
Etsy Treasury: Natural Beauty
I was featured in an Etsy Treasury for the first time today! Click here to view Natural Beauty by Michele Soares of the Michelebuttons...About Me
I create burned wood engravings that combine my love of the textures and patterns found in nature with a deep interest in the unconscious world of dreams, symbols and mythic folklore.
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