I’m so excited to share the projects I’ve been working on this year. I have a bunch of new work such as handmade books, original artwork (including my collage mandalas and murmuration series) and new embroidered brooches and adulting merit badges. Here’s a sneak peak: And I’ll be joining several other local artists. Please stop… Continue reading Art Yard Sale This Saturday
The Art for Self-Care retreat at Big Raven Farm is less than two weeks away and there are only a few spots left. If you’ve been looking at the information, but still have some questions about what is included, what we’ll be doing or what to expect, hopefully this will help. When is the retreat? October 10… Continue reading Only a few spots left!
I have been away from social media for a long time, much longer than I had anticipated. I took a break in 2020, not necessarily because of the pandemic, although that didn’t help, but because of a family emergency. At that time, I quit creating. My brain was overwhelmed with unimaginable fear, pain and worry… Continue reading Self-Care is Not Just a Buzzword
Each month, Briana Goetzen (of Orange Spiral Arts and my co-facilitator at the Minnesota Visual Journal Collective) and I post the meeting topic and supply list to the group's Facebook page for that month's meeting. However, for some unknown reason, our group has been disabled and we no longer have access to the posts or… Continue reading MN Visual Journal Collective – September Meeting
I've heard the phrase "the universe works in mysterious way" more times than I can count, but the past several years have been extremely difficult and my belief in mystery and hope have been wavering. Last year I was teaching through a local art center and was finally finding my voice as both an artist… Continue reading You’re Invited to Starcell Studio!
Last weekend, my family visited a pumpkin farm north of Minneapolis, MN. It felt so good to escape the noisy city for a while and explore fields filled with pumpkins of all shapes and sizes. They had specialty pumpkins and gourds growing alongside the carving pumpkins so, as we trudged through the tangled vines, we… Continue reading The Beauty of Letting Go
I am so excited to share that I will be back at Big Raven Farm hosting the Fall Reawakening: Creative Mixed-Media Art Journaling retreat October 14-17, 2021. Join me for four days of inspiration, mixed-media play and artistic exploration at this idyllic 10-acre retreat center in Spring Grove, MN. During the retreat you will have… Continue reading Registration is now open for Fall Reawakening!
The Reawakening: Creative Mixed-Media Art Journaling retreat is coming up soon and Joleen Emery (of Big Raven Farm) and I would like to make sure that you get all of your questions answered before registration closes. So, we're hosting a virtual tour of Big Raven Farm over Zoom! Join us next Tuesday evening for a… Continue reading Take an Online Tour of Big Raven Farm
I am so excited to share that I will be teaching at the Reawakening: Creative mixed-Media Art Journaling retreat at Big Raven Farm in Spring Grove, MN on July 29-August 1, 2021! Have you pushed the pause button on your creative spirit? Do you sometimes feel like you don’t know where to start? Is the… Continue reading Join me for an art retreat!
For an explanation of my 2021 daily project, click here. Week Two: cards 11-19 I have now completed the first 19 cards of the month/year and a new revelation has come to light: my feelings are very hard to sit with on a daily basis. Let me explain. I have always been very aware of… Continue reading 2021 Daily Project – Week 2 Recap: Sitting with Feelings
The Found Art Walk 