I have finally got some creative juices flowing again. I have mostly been working on scrapbooking lately, but for some reason my scans are all coming out overexposed, so I need to find a new way to post pics.

Ethan and I were lucky enough to have a day to ourselves to do whatever we wanted (thanks Lisa!) so we decided to go to NYC to check out the American Folk Art Museum. I had never been there before and I loved it! Ethan was esepcially interested in seeing Henry Darger's work. Coincidentally, it was right next to MoMA, and it was their free Friday night, so we got to go there as well. We saw an interactive piece that was about screaming into a microphone, which honestly got really old really fast, since you could hear people screaming though the whole museum. We also got to see a special Matisse exhibit though, which was much more interesting to us.



I'm happy that Sunday scrap nights with Lisa are coming back with the new school year, and that I'll have lots of time to get inspiration and just hang out with my bff, even if it is only through the computer.

Wow I have been out of commission for a while! I had no idea how long it had been since I'd posted. I've been keeping very busy with things like Girl Scouts, teaching, and homeschooling for the last couple months. I finished up scouting last Saturday, and teaching today (homeschooling never stops!) so I feel several projects coming on! In the meantime, the big news at my house is that my husband has officially converted to Christianity and was baptized at our church on Pentecost. Also, he released his first CD of the Month for May which was awesome! I will post an art journal page and a couple scrapbook pages soon! Hope everyone is enjoying their last few days of Spring and looking forward to summer!

I went into a house of mirrors for the first time four years ago and was thoroughly enchanted with the possibilities for portraits. My family and I went to the Museum of Science on Friday, and I got to take some wacky and wonderful ones. I am already thinking about different ways to incorporate some of these photos of me into my artwork.

My family got great news yesterday - my husband has been extended through the summer at his job! This is big news because we both get laid off for summer, and we were very concerned about finding summer employment this year. We're ready to book our summer trip - we want to go back to Sandwich this year, for some camping and swimming . In celebration, I'm sharing the ATCs I painted last year while we were there. I can't wait to have the sand in my toes again, and to float down the canals on noodles with Esme at Boardwalk Beach!

I've been wanting to start an art journal for a long time, and a couple days ago I finally took the plunge. This is the first page and doodle and Zentangle inspired. and was done with Sharpie and watercolor pencils I'm finding that right I'm loving the combination of purple and yellow together. I think I want to redecorate my bedroom!

Our awesome friend, Matt Wilga, has just released his first single, There I Go. In celebration of his accomplishment and getting to see him play live in Amherst, we stamped these shirts to wear to the show. Being a crafter is extra handy for things like these - I already had these huge Heidi Swapp stamps (which I love) and some black Crafter's ink by Colorbox. I'm not sure the show was strictly appropriate for our daughter, given the other acts and the lateness of the hour, but she is a big fan so we didn't want her to have to miss it. He dedicated a song to her and gave her the set list.

I am part of a group of women making projects based on the book The Artistic Mother, and step one is to make background papers for our projects.


I started with pages from an old book of quotes that I acquired for such purposes. I used purple acrylic paints, water, and foam brushes to add color and patterns to the pages.


I was feeling rather crabapple and unmotivated today, but luckily I'd already made plans to get together with my cool friend Jennifer today, so I packed up a bunch of stamps, ink pads, paints, etc. and headed over to her house. She has the coolest scrapbooking room I've ever spent time in! She did an awesome job setting it up and has even helped me with mine.


When I try to get creative with my friends I usually spend more time yakking than working, but today I actually finished all my papers! It was easy, not having to worry about the final product yet. In fact, it was very freeing!