Going through some stuff today, I found a poem I wrote when I was 12. I am so blessed with the wonderful life I have now! But my poem reminded me that this can be a difficult time of year for many families. I wish I could spread out my arms and hug all of those childre...

I decided to ask my 2 year old granddaughter Emma to help me decorate my Christmas tree this year. She was so excited!  I let her choose from the large selection of baubles I have. (And I do have a lot!) The first color she chose was purple which of course made me smil...

Well I have been working on my website for a while now. I still don't know what I am doing, but I am slowly learning.

I have my own domain now which is cool. How I actually get it out there, I'm not sure yet. And I thought adding Pay Pal to my site was going to be a sim...

To celebrate my birthday and wedding anniversary, I have decided to try something new: a "Pay What You Will" Facebook event. I am hosting this event starting today, May 15th until May 25th.

Each day I will be adding a different piece of original artwork up for sale. I w...

(Colored by Lesley Kelly)

I was inspired to try drawing with sharpies after admiring the work of other sharpie artists and zentangle artists from around the world. If you look this type of art work up on google, you will be amazed by what you find! Sharpies can be used...

The first video I am going to share is from the band Persist.

They are one of my favorite bands,

and I don't just say that because the drummer Jerry Stro is my husband.

Give them a listen.

You may just  love them too!

Visit them at:  

www.thebandpersist.com

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Today, I am working on my new website. It's pretty exciting thinking I will actually be on the internet and people will come to my site and see my art work. And maybe even buy something! I will finally be able to call myself a 'professional 'artist. I could even become...