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See the Beauty: An Ink-and-Watercolor Floral That Pulled Me Back Into Drawing
June 23, 2026
A pretty ink-and-watercolor floral from a Maren (@marenaART) tutorial — pencil, then ink, then washes of color. It got me drawing again, and somewhere along the way it told me to "see the beauty."
32 Years and a Hot Box: Our Anniversary Glass Blowing Adventure
June 18, 2026
For our 32nd anniversary we spent a weekend in Chattanooga and tried our hand at glass blowing with Chris Mosey at Ignis Glass Studio. Bowls of crushed color, a very hot furnace, and two molten globes to take home.
Loosening Up: A Sunset, Two Birds, and Remembering Which End of the Brush to Hold
June 18, 2026
My first watercolor back at the table — a sunset with birds on a power line. Low on detail, high on blending and washes, and exactly the gentle place to start. Thank you, Andrea Nelson, for not letting me overthink it.
Why I’m Coming Back to Art After Putting It on Hold for So Long
April 23, 2026
I’ve been thinking about this for a while—coming back to something I haven’t made space for in a long time.