We’re coming up to our next 5-day Live Online Class, running the first week of March. We’re limiting attendance to eight students but there are still spots open. Thinking ahead … Read More
Buongiorno! It’s been almost a month since my first class teaching in Italy and I’m just now getting the chance to process this great experience. I joked with my students … Read More
If you ever went to summer camp, you’ll remember the feelings you experienced at the end of camp when suddenly you had to leave all the friends you made and … Read More
The messy-scary stage happens, but it doesn’t last. The worst of it occurs in the first couple days of a class, when projects haven’t had time to “flesh out” yet. … Read More
Three weeks ago was a first—when my first two-week class began. Not just two weeks of teaching, but teaching the same students for two weeks. I’ve been looking forward to … Read More
This weekend is the unofficial end of summer in Maine. Labor Day weekend. The kids back in school. Days get noticeably shorter. Also, it’s the time in past years when … Read More
As the Dog Days of Summer continue, we’re going to chill out with some cool critters such as LeahGrace Kayler’s tranquil zebras, above. See more peaceable beings—a languid roseate spoonbill, … Read More
It’s the Dog (and Goat and Pig) Days of Summer! We’ll begin this first post of August 2025, with Shadow (above)—a wild and perky small dog with a big personality—a … Read More
Here’s a recap of last week’s Part 1: Woodland Ridge Retreat class in Downsville, WI. First of all, there’s my class of fun, lovely, and very fun women, pictured outside … Read More
It finally happened, I became one with the fabric I use in my collage art. The paparazzi were present when I got to breakfast one of our class mornings—dressed in … Read More