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8 years of anticipation…

I LOVE my new Beetle!  I have wanted a red bug for more than 8 years.  Before I got my last car – a practical silver, Honda Accord – I wanted a bug. (Don’t get me wrong, loved the Honda, but not like I love my bug!)  My husband at the time said “No way” [...]

Summer in the Northwest...

…doesn’t actually start until July 5th.  It’s common lore and very often feels like a fact!

I remember the first year I lived in the Northwest – way, way back in 1994, we were wearing long sleeves and celebrating the 4th of July indoors – it was cold and pouring rain outside.  This was a far [...]

Who Inspires Me? Paul Brent

It’s been a little over a year since I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know artist Paul Brent. On the day this post goes “live”, I will be exhibiting at the SURTEX show in New York a few rows over from Paul and his art.  I took his class the first year I exhibited [...]

The story of my new crown...

Yesterday I had to get a crown on my tooth.

It’s my second and I have to say, not my favorite part of getting older! But at least I have a dentist I trust implicitly and who has a sense of humor. If you are stuck in the chair for 2 hours, you might as well [...]

A personal story of motherhood and camping

My son just spent a week as an “Outdoor School Camp Counselor”.  He came home one day (he’s in 10th grade), put a paper in front of me and said, “I’m going to do this.  I get to miss school for a week – but I make up the work, teachers have to sign off [...]

If you are an artist, have you heard about ArtBistro.com?

ArtBistro.com is a Monster.com community and a pretty cool place for artists. I’m not sure how I stumbled upon it but I’ve been receiving their eNewsletters since October and last week, was asked to become a contributing author. (Yeah!)

If you aren’t familiar with Monster.com – it is a huge online job resource website [...]

Inspiration for a Friday…

One of my teachers and mentors, Alex Mandossian, turned me on to this video and I want to share it with you.

While I will be celebrating the 7th anniversary of my divorce this coming summer, it was not a “quick fix” but a hard and heart-felt decision.  I think that is the only part of [...]

What do you know about your credit score?

This isn’t art related but so important – I’ve decided to post the information on all my blogs.

A few weeks ago, while I was in San Francisco learning about teleseminars, I had the chance to meet and hear from people in different industries. One person who spoke, Philip Tirone, ahd some interesting and disturbing [...]

May you find your Pot of Gold this St. Patrick’s Day!

Top o’ the mornin’ to ya!

This Irish girl (well – 1/2 Irish!) wishes you a very Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I will have the extreme pleasure of interviewing one of my art licensing heros tonight – Mary Engelbreit – as part of my Art Licensing Info Monthly Ask Call program.  I’d say I’ve struck GOLD!

If [...]

Turning old gold into cash…

It all started with a conversation with my sister last Wednesday afternoon…

she told me how she and her mother-in-law were wondering just how much you could get selling old gold.  (I imagine they saw one of those commercials on tv but I’m not positive.)  So my sister decides to gather up her old bracelets, necklaces, [...]