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New article: Shield Yourself

The newest issue of Somerset Studio is on shelves now – and also available online. I don’t have my copy yet but look forward to seeing all the ever-inspiring submissions. For my article I worked on wood substrates in the shape of shields to invent family crests or coat of arms from favorite papers, trims and findings. I have a second series in the works on my studio table that are in a different palette – all grays, whites, and silvers. I will photograph and post as soon as they are done.

Here’s a sneak peek of my column – which includes some blank templates as a workshop page for you to build your own with paper. It’s a fun little exercise in composition – easily fabricated from your stash of scraps.

August 9, 2025
New Article: Wax On, Wax Off

My copy should be here any day as the new Somerset Studio is on the shelves at your local bookstore now! Luckily my editor Christen shares with me a preview so I can make the sneak peek for my blog. Here’s the latest….my attempts with wax and dye….and a workshop page with labels should you try your own experiments and want to record like I did. You can read the full article in the summer issue.

May 5, 2025
New article – Golden Girls

I just got my copy of the Spring Somerset Studio. It's a rainy day (was supposed to be snow) but it is the perfect afternoon to pour some coffee and start reading. My article features the beautiful female reliquary busts from The Met & Cloisters. I also have a second article – a public service announcement to pay attention to your vision – more specifically, your eye health. It was complete serendipity to pull out my files/sketches/notes to learn that it is the 25th anniversary of my Vision stamp. HCIT?

Here's the sneak peeks:

February 6, 2025
New article – King Arthur

This just in – Somerset Studio arrived and my column is about King Arthur. I also offer a cut and fold paper shrine as a workshop page.

Here's a sneak peek:

Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2024
New article – Banking Scents

The Autumn issue of Somerset Studio just arrived. My column is an article about scent/fragrance/smells and how I use them to create associations with creativity. Here's a sneak peek, which includes a workshop page I offer with labels for your scents. I also show below a snippet with a collection of wax with a label from a favorite candle gifted from my dear friend Lisa Hoffman. It's a treasure to have a friend who gets you, which she does…and we have similar taste in what we like to smell. Hope you've been enjoying the summer!

July 29, 2024
New article – putting kcups to work in Repurposing Pods

Ooooh this was fun! I'd been wanting to find an artful way to use the disposable pods and once I got started with these pieces it was non-stop fun. Took a lot of work but it was worth it. Magazine on the shelves May 1st, or you can order at Stampington.com

Here's a sneak peek:

April 25, 2024
New year + new article: In the Shadows

Happy New Year! Hope your holidays were grand.

This just arrived – the Spring issue of Somerset Studio. Feels like I've waited a long time to see these boxes in print since I worked on them in July and August last year. They were so much fun. I began with the idea of making just one, but soon it morphed into a series of four. Totally inspired by one of my faves: Louise Nevelson. As I write in the article, my first exposure to her work was more than fifty years ago when I was not even ten years old. She clearly has had a lasting impression on my and often influences my work. I will plug in a few older pieces, from 2001 and 2013. You'll also see me standing in front of one of her immense sculptures in the Newark Museum of Art. That photo gives you the idea of the scale she worked at – filling entire walls.

Here's a sneak peek at the article – soon to be in bookstores on February 1st, and always available to order at Stampington.com

After I made my first cardboard sculpture I went to make many more, then segued into cardboard journals, and taught many classes for both. Just love making use of readily available and non-precious materials. Making something from nothing. That's what I'm doing today – you'll see what I'm up to in the next article.

Thanks for stopping by! Again, have a happy 2024!

January 23, 2024
New article: Window of Opportunity

This just in – the Winter issue of Somerset Studio with my article featuring an altered window frame. If you subscribe then you should have it soon – will be on the store shelves Nov 1st. One of my favorite mantras is "make it your own" which is why I gave that name to my column. This entire project is an example of that very concept. Here's a sneak peek:

And a paste-up of some materials used with the before and after views. Another terrific issue from Stampington!

October 18, 2023
HandCrafted Part 2 – new article

As a follow up to my last article, this one illustrates my dimensional explorations with arm reliquaries. The issue just arrived and should be on the store shelves by August 1st, or already in your mailbox if you're a subscriber. This was SO much fun – definitely a case where you just can't stop. In addition to the twenty-something shown in the article, I have handfuls more. Below you'll see the sneak peek of the article, plus details of the tallest one I made, and another filled with sea glass that is part of my summer tablescape. I feel so lucky to have an editor that allowed me to really investigate this subject, and present across two of my columns.

July 26, 2023
HandCrafted Part 1 – new article

The May issue of Somerset Studio has arrived in my mailbox and it's ready on your local bookstore shelves as well. I've had the unique privilege to be able to address this subject in two parts. I've been studying, then playing with arm reliquaries. Part 1 explains how I often begin with paper, and how that exploration became its own thing. In addition to the article there is a template page and an artist paper page. My intention was always to work dimensionally…so you'll see a sneak peek and then those results will appearing in the August issue.

May 7, 2023