Challenge

My recent challenge has been to find more meaning in my work...which is the major reason for starting this blog.~ What am I trying to say to the world through each piece? Hmmm... I know that when I create each piece I do enjoy making it and feel something when I do it. But, now I realize that I have to go deeper and figure out what those feelings and those messages to the world are.

One thing that I have known is that life is complicated. (Duh!) It is hard to figure out. When I think I have it figured out it throws a curve ball at me and I am back to square one.

For me life has never been easy. It has rarely ever been smooth and calm to where I can lay back and enjoy the ride. Although I know that there are people who have had hard lives as well, it has often appeared to me that they were able to ride the waves better and with more strength and resilience...and keep their peace of mind and happiness within reach.

Being challenged this way has made me look at each piece I've done and ask myself...why did I do it? Then, what should I call it?

"Some People Are Crooked" Mixed Media/Digital

As you will discover, all of the artwork on this site is either created digitally...or begun by (my) hand with various mixed media...and then scanned in and completed digitally. Therefore, every piece was done by hand, with creativity and design.

So, I encourage people to remember that digital art is real art. Being created this way only means that the artist used the computer as one of their tools.

"Beautiful Day" Water color original was damaged and then later destroyed in a flood...but thankfully I had some quality prints made before it was completely destroyed and so I was able to repair it digitally.

Intricacy and Depth ~ Mixed Media/Digital Artwork

"The Beauty Inside" (above) "Showing My Worth" (right) Mixed Media/Digital. Printed on art quality paper or canvas using archival inks. Please inquire about sizes and pricing @ 612-224-1689

"Beauty On a Chain" Mixed Media/Digital. Printed on art quality paper or canvas using archival inks. Please inquire about sizes and pricing @ 612-224-1689

"Showing My Worth" Mixed Media/Digital. Printed on art quality paper using archival inks. Please inquire about sizes and pricing @ 612-224-1689

"Let Us See The Beauty" Mixed Media/Digital. Printed on art quality paper using archival inks. Please inquire about sizes and pricing @ 612-224-1689

Typography ~ "belles lettres"

Upper case - "belles lettres". Lower case also available. Pen & Ink/Digital. Printed on art quality papers using archival inks. Please inquire about sizes and pricing. 612-224-1689 The following word is an example of what can be created from the belles lettres (lower case belles lettres not shown)