In the Studio

Holiday cheer and family fun. A quirky take on an intimate space typically found in an iconic Irish pub. [...]

Summer's Fading into fall... and this is my FAVORITE time of the year! [...]

Studio news, new work, and the 5 year plan. Sort of... [...]

Quietly moving into 2021... learning to re-group. [...]

Paper notes, meet technology and the Cloud. [...]

Covid-19 flipped everything topsy-turvey, and navigating normal is being redefined. [...]

2019 was FULL of joyful celebrations, exciting plans and goals, and lots of surprises. [...]

Fall is right around the corner, and I am enjoying the cool nights, as the kiln heats up the studio in preparation for the fall shows.   But changes, they are a-coming! As you know, I have been diligently working on my goals, business and strategic plan, and I have hinted at some big changes that are on the horizon. Working with the consultant has led me to a number of epiphanies regarding where the art wants to go, what the artwork is telling me, what the artwork wants to be, and ultimately what makes me want to create. Seriously, I still struggle the [...]

Cold, Snow, and Shows! January and February have FLOWN by, and I write this after I just finished shoveling. Again. But the sun will soon be shining, and I can smell spring in the air (aah-aaah-aaachoooo!) even though there's still feet of snow on the ground. I have been busy in the studio getting ready for my Spring Shows and catching up on the commissions from last year. I have also been working with a business consultant from the St. Thomas Small Business Development Center, and am almost 'finished' with my business plan, as well as working on the strategic plan and action [...]

Reflections on 2018, Gratitude in 2019 January 2018 was pretty normal with reviewing 2017 and beginning to plan for some business growth, but then I landed in the hospital for a week with a severe case of pancreatitis. It is amazing how the body works, and consequently how long it takes to recover from something that requires you to not eat or drink anything in order to ‘fix’ it. While I am physically recovered, the mental stigma and lost time is still following me around as I slowly catch up on delayed projects. Mentally, it is hard for me to reconcile the [...]