Author. Artist.
To continue my blog series on women in the arts, I would like to introduce you to Fidelia Bridges (1834-1923) who, after experiencing profound sadness and loneliness in her own young life, brought joy to others with her delicately painted watercolors of nature. In post […]
In honor of Women’s History Month, each of my blogs this month will introduce an artist or writer, mostly from the nineteenth century, all with fascinating stories. I first encountered Hannah Ropes story in researching my book about Kansas Territory. Her story fascinated me and […]
Taupe-colored trees stand in a snow globe landscape of falling snow. Even as I enjoy this view from Treetop Studio this morning, my mind wanders into spring and that time of awakening and newness and possibilities. I am a “possibilities person”, trying not to rule […]
February 2, 2019 “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” – Albert Einstein “Look deep into nature, Last week I had the opportunity to meet with education students from George Mason University and introduce them to nature journaling. Their class, Natural […]
“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher.”– William Wordsworth These words from the poet William Wordsworth, inspired this paper quilt project that represents parts of the natural world that I am especially fond of. I have been fortunate to visit […]
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Today I am working on a journal that will be a record of my time here at the battlefield. For this project, I started with an old book I found in an antique store. It was falling apart, but had good […]
As I reflect on my two weeks at the park, I remember the people, landscape, history, and animals that came together to make the experience so meaningful. Each day the park introduced me to something or someone new – the golden field of buttercups at […]
Monday, May 8, 2017 Mixed media day! I was excited to begin work on a fun new project that combines history and nature with images and words from the battlefield. I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while and was anxious to get all of […]
Thursday, May 4, 2017 It was a bit breezy this afternoon on the terrace of the Visitor Center, but the view is so inspiring for any artist. I am fortunate (as is everyone else here) to join sculptor Cynthia Rusnak who is the other Artist-in-Residence […]
Wednesday, May 10 It is a glorious day in the park today – blue sky, a few white cottony clouds. I would guess the temperature to be about 65 degrees. I hiked up to the Thornberry House today, one of my favorite places here in […]