the forest floor
In the summer of 2022, I began a community mural project with Woodland Centers, a mental health facility based in Willmar, MN. They wanted to animate a retaining wall and […]
In the summer of 2022, I began a community mural project with Woodland Centers, a mental health facility based in Willmar, MN. They wanted to animate a retaining wall and […]
A while back, when I was hanging with my idols (previous blog post), Mary Wohnoutka and Sandy Saulsbury, this is what we thought up: A huge fish mural on a […]
I am lucky because on any given day I could run into one of these gals at an event, a meeting or walking down the street. They are Mary and […]
We are back at our weekly practice after a refreshing holiday break, and I tell ya — it feels great! I have a new attitude, more energy and some clever […]
I’ve just posted my Monday and Tuesday offerings for the month of January and I find myself excited for the continued practice and intentional camaraderie of these evenings. I’d never […]
We worked in washes this week, with trees as our subject matter. We are learning about watercolor and gouache on Mondays, ink and watercolor on Tuesdays. We are warming up, […]
This past November was a tough one for me and many others. But on Monday and Tuesday evenings, I was able to escape into a session of mixing color or […]
The greenwater cohort has been taking advantage of a string of lovely Tuesdays to sit outside with some distance between us. We have been learning to use some of the […]
My friend, Hazel, came to help me create a sidewalk mandala in front of greenwater. We kept our distance by working opposite each other in a kind of dance around […]
Here’s the thing about us as adults and parents: We have no problem prioritizing arts learning for children and young people, but we rarely make time for those expressions for […]