Thank you Midnight Medicine for playing amazing music! You can read about the creation of this collection on my blog here. In addition to selling individual butterfly canvases from this collection I would also happily sell a whole frame. Send me a message if that speaks to you and we can work something out. There is one opportunity left to see the Kaleidoscope Collection at Still Cellars. The Tasting Room will be Open Friday, August 16 @ 4:00 pm – 8:30 pm. Check it Out! 1115

Kaleidoscope Collection: The Kaleidoscope Collection is my contribution to the miniatures genre of art making. Each mini canvas houses a tiny butterfly print, one-of-a-kind just like a real butterfly, created using a monotype process called Gelli-printing. Each one is a little tidbit of artistic magnificence that you can tuck away on those odd walls in your home that are hard to decorate. I have seen them housed on altars, placed in cars, made into magnets, and hidden in nook

You know what makes me happy? Mini art. Little tidbits of artistic magnificence that you can tuck away on those on walls in your home that are hard to decorate. Delicate watercolors and little Milagros and shrines and exquisite oil paintings. I love that stuff! And now I have my own collection of little delicate masterpieces to share with all of you! It all started with the acquisition of my cherished butterfly punch. I loved the little butterfly prints so much I wanted to sh

If you follow my instagram I’m sure you’ve seen a myriad of pictures showcasing my newest, most favorite toy in my studio: my butterfly paper punch! I bought it on clearance at Michaels and it is by far one of the most satisfying art gadgets I’ve ever purchased. The punch has three different shapes built in and with very little effort I can generate hundreds of beautiful one of a kind works of art. Inspired by my purchase I quickly generated a pile of painted papers using sla

Butterfly in the Garden Print over Gelli Print Circle Recently I have been working on a series of hanging gelli print “scrolls.” I started the series while visiting my husband who was working in Chicago for a month last year. While there, I was itching to paint and ended up impulse buying a big round gelli plate, acrylic paints, and a roll of paper. Gelli Plates are an extremely fun and versatile form of monoprinting. You simply apply some acrylic paint to the plate and then

On Saturday night I had the honor of performing at and donating to Flow for Aleppo.  I danced with my belly dancing troupe, The Tribal Misfits, and donated a print to the event’s silent auction. Flow for Aleppo is a fundraising event bringing together Denver artists, poets, musicians, dancers, and foodies for one night only to raise funds for Hand in Hand for Syria. The print I donated was originally created during a 30 days of painting challenge I began in 2014. The somber c

Day 14: Morning Memories Day 15: Flee the Scene Day 16: Cloud Garden Day 17: Crumbling #Butterfly #Pedestal

Series 1: Locks and Gardens Series 2: Black Rainbow Series 3: Summer Love Diptych Series 4: Garden Secrets #Printmaking #Series #Flower #Butterfly #keys

That sort of sums up how I feel about this whole endeavor. I painted on paper, fabric, and a little bit on the canvas. Afterwards I layered all the various pieces I created along with stamps and some more paint to come up with this final assemblage. #30DayPaintingChallenge #Butterfly #Collage

Some times when you play with a new art medium you love what you create simply because its so fun and new. Other times you create something that you absolutely hate. I rarely create a piece of art that I can’t find any redeeming quality in but this small piece managed to do it. This was created using Wonder Under Fusible Web, which is a cool mesh that melts and sticks to things when you iron it. I was working with a group of friends and we had a lot of options. I made two rig