How To Celebrate The Holidays Like A Texan
Holiday greetings from Texas to all y’all. I’m anticipating some celebrating, aren’t you?
Where Old Typewriters Go to Die
Why do writers have such a love-hate relationship with their writing devices?
The Hippest Holiday Art Fair in Town
Find out why the Austin American-Statesman calls the Blue Genie Art Bazaar “simply the hippest holiday art fair in town.”
Shopping Local With The Locals
There’s more than mere fun and festivities involved when you shop local.
The Power of the Flower . . . and the Pie
There’s a powerful connection between print making and pie baking before the holidays.
Are You Captive to Clutter?
Here’s my recipe for getting a grip on your chaos-driven, clutter-filled life.
Unfolding in Luxury
Enjoy an image that unfolds in slow, sensual luxury, from my Naturescapes collection.
Just One Word on Wordless Wednesday
What more can you say but yellow? Turns out, there’s a lot more. But it’s Wordless Wednesday.
Collecting Eye Candy for Inspiration—and Fun
Collecting eye candy is a snap for most visual types. And it’s a harmless way to find inspiration for your own work.
How Collecting Art Is Also Collecting Stories—Yours
What does a photograph mean to me? To you? Photographs, like all art, elicit our emotions and our reactions, and the connections that we make with them. What touches me […]
The Naturescapes Shop Is Open for Art Collectors
Whether you’ve already got a serious art habit, or you’re just starting to collect art, take a stroll through my new Naturescapes Shop.
Why I Can’t Resist a Window
Windows and doors are irresistible to me. They offer enough symbolism to crank up anyone’s creative engine.
How to Talk to a Photographer Like She’s an Artist
Photographers, like painters, present their vision of what they see to the world. Like painters, they’re artists. Talk with them about their art the same way.
Yummy Enough to Eat, But Far Better to Collect
Artist Lynn Bridge creates mosaic plates in her Austin, Texas studio, complete with eating utensils. But you don’t eat the food on these plates, because they’re collectible art.
Are Shelfies The New Selfies?
A shelfie seems like a generous way to share your library of ideas, instead of your silly selfie face. Shelfies also reveal how unique you think your intellect is, but they can show how deep is your soul.
