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Sneak Preview, Upcoming Show & More!

May 31, 2021 – 11:02 pm

Here’s a sneak preview of my new tunnel book! Since I’ve been focusing on wall pieces for the past few years, I’m out of practice, especially with the tricky part of figuring out the placement and spacing of the tabs! They hold the panels in place and don’t show from the front. I’m also planning to add some text to the accordion sides. This is what they look like now:

I’m very excited to be one of the featured artists for The Art of Healing Exposition at Vanderbilt! The work will be be on display from September 2021 – December 2022, so there’ll be plenty of time to see it! It’ll also be online. I’ll have more details next month.
And here’s a fascinating book that connects to the theme of this show:

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Mystery Technique #103

May 20, 2021 – 9:39 pm

Here’s another closeup of my Web of Interbeing. Curious about the techniques used here? You can learn more next month if you’ve signed up for email updates!

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #102:

The wrinkled plastic technique works so well as a first layer for textures! You can see that here:

I used the ends of these styrofoam pieces as stamping tools to vary the texture and add depth:

Here’s the final result again:

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Harvest

April 30, 2021 – 10:18 pm

Exciting news! I’m now a Certified Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy! One of our last assignments was a Harvest Project. You can see a closeup of mine above. Our task was to demonstrate what we’ve “harvested” from the 6-month training in our own way.
It was so inspiring to hear about all the projects during our final call! Some people created visual art or wrote poems or a song; others described more long-term projects, such as writing a children’s book or bringing the practice to marginalized groups like the blind or incarcerated. My piece is called Among the Trees:

The tiger swallowtail symbolizes the transformative nature of this training, which has deepened relationships that began in childhood. If you look closely, you can see some of the heart shapes I’ve hidden in the branches: