Preview of Etsy Shop Update: Tuesday, December 12 at 10 am PST at http://hearthstonefables.etsy.com Frost has been carpeting the ground every morning, and we've been bringing in cedar & holly from the hillside to deck our halls. We keep our fire going almost daily now, and I've been drying sliced oranges to add bursts …
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Preview of Etsy Shop Update: Saturday, October 14 at 9 am PST at http://hearthstonefables.etsy.com It's a stormy, blustery October day here in the Pacific Northwest as I write this - we lit our first fire of the season in our little wood stove yesterday, and for an Autumnal soul like mine, it felt like a …
"But why should we not have one genuine out-of-door day, a day when we shall see to it that every city child may romp and play in God's green fields, and when we make it a joyous duty to thank the Giver of all, not only for the harvests & for the full granaries as …
A year or two ago at a craft store, I bought a pad of brown-toned paper on a whim. In my acrylic paintings, I've always really enjoyed the process of playing with lighting - especially with glowing faery-orbs providing the illumination - but I wanted a way to sketch the lighting & experiment with it …
Preview of Etsy Shop Update: Saturday, May 27 at 10 am PST at http://hearthstonefables.etsy.com After experiencing one of the longest, rainiest winters in the Pacific Northwest, May is perhaps even more glorious than usual this year. A little collection of springtime-inspired Vignettes and Drawings will be flitting into my Etsy shop this Saturday, and I hope …
Autumn is my favorite time of year. Each season brings its unique charm and inspiration, of course, but my heart tends to leap at a chill in the air, warm scarves, crackling fires, warm apple cider, and all those other comforting autumnal delights. On September 17th, I had the great pleasure of sharing my art at …
Visual arts tend to be solitary pursuits much of the time. While I crave that solitary and meditative quality of painting, I've also found myself being drawn to finding ways to balance it with more forays into art communities. This can be a bit of a challenge, as most artists seem to have their own unique …
Last weekend, we headed to Tacoma for the Spring Fairy Festival - this was our third year vending at it, and our first time setting up shop outdoors. It was quite the adventure, since we arrived in a bit of a downpour of rain...the tent kept us dry, thankfully, but a persistent wind kept blowing through. That's …
