Desert by Train

Moving though the landscape aboard the Southwest Chief train route summer 2012.

Morning Study: Storage Work Prints

Back to Work

I got married last month to John Grant! Preparing for a marriage is almost as challenging as preparing for an exhibit. We had a celebration at the house and my studio was buried by many miscellaneous objects. I'm beginning to reveal and recreate the surface of my drawing table.

My next project is to create a miniature book for the Virginia Arts of the Book Center annual collaborative project. The current title of my piece is A Map To. Also, I'm in the process of creating a summer program for 25 young people at Computers4Kids. Below are a few morning studies.

A new look at my collection of train photos.

Sorting through pieces for A Map To.

A Playful Afternoon

A chat with Logan Sachon about money

I had the privilege of photographing Logan Sachon of The Billfold website for The University of Virginia Alumni Magazine last winter.  We got to talking and she asked if she could interview me about working freelance.  Click here to read more about how I blend my photography services, teaching, and art making to make a living.

Morning Meditation

Morning Meditation

Study

Morning Meditation

Morning Meditation

Scree Study

During Christmas holiday 2012, I asked Facebook friends their favorite word. My friends came through with a list of over 50 words. Scree, a new word to me listed by John L. Havekamp, grabbed my attention. The word shifts my mind to a bird screaming, but it's meaning has nothing to do with a screaming bird. My first encounter with the definition of this word was as a child walking around Shenandoah Lake, trying not to slip on the unstable ground.

Scree- an accumulation of loose stones or rocky debris lying on a slope or at the base of a hill or cliff.