Sunday, April 12, 2020

Waiting Deligently for Spring

It's February and Spring is coming soon!...at least I hope!

Winter in Minnesota is, well you know, just too darn cold!

BUT, that is also a great time to create more art. I mean that as not that I have more time in the winter, but well yes, I do. Summer is shows, shows and more shows. This year's agenda for 2020 shows so far will be..

June Dorset Minnesota date TBD

July Nisswa MN date TBD

July 18th Moose Lake MN

August 8th Hackensack Moose Lake


I teach year round and I LOVE it. The most beautiful part of creating art


WAIT!!!!!!!

I started to write this in February then all hell broke loose!

I will say I had a lot with the new year and so much to focus on so I will admit, writing here went on the wayside.

Coronavirus came to the U.S. Uncertainty now with the upcoming shows this year. Not only that. I am President of the Brainerd Area Art Guild in Brainerd MN. We had our first gathering in February and now that is on hold.

Sooooooo, I found in this grey-ist of time of winter leaving to spring, to all the brown icky lawns with doggy do-do always has an effect on me anyway. Now we are quarantined so stuck at home, which being an introvert I find quite delightful. But I need color.

I have always been drawn to neutrals and on the flip side color, but never before have I felt the need for color.

I found being hunkered down in home I have been seeing color in such a different, profound way like never before. I have been reaching more to my insane collection of fabrics, wool and beads that I started creating more with these elements. My Mother Earth Totems I have been working on for quite some time started very neutral but lately have been incorporating more color.


Lately my totems have become more "colorful" which is crazy for me but I cannot deny I need this at this time of refuge using what I have on hand. My latest is to me quite colorful, though some may find I have always been here all along.



I will be adding more work of lately that I have been finding "uplifting" in my next post. As far as upcoming shows, I will be posting updates.