Here is a collection of things that inspires me…keep checking back as I find inspiration EVERYWHERE!
My Kind of Playground
This playground is at one of my favorite sculpture park in Taylors Falls, MN, called Franconia Sculpture Park. They have amazing works of art there and it is my dream to have one of my pieces installed there for a season! I love that kids get to play on this enormous piece of art. If you haven’t ever been there, I highly recommend it!
My Amazing Artist Grandma!
This is my wonderful Grandma Muriel who is a painter, pianist, weaver, and all around amazing human being. She has always been incredibly supportive of me and my love of music, theater, art and cooking. Without her, I wouldn’t have had the courage to pursue my love of all things creative. I love you Gramma! (This is us at the Franconia Sculpture Park!)
Fur Kids
There is nothing quite like a wagging tail or contented purrr to make you feel that, regardless of how your day went, all is right with the world! Here are my inspirational fur kids…my constant studio companions!
This is Minnow. Isn’t he gorgeous? God made him that way to counteract his feline naughty streak! Minnow has been known to submit to wearing a tiny, kitty-sized sombrero on Cinco de Mayo. As a kitten, he rode home in a box carefully strapped to the back of my sweetheart’s motorcycle. He’s never gotten over being a “bad boy,” even though his riding days are over.
This handsome devil is Nightcrawler, otherwise fondly known as Big Boy. A quiet guy except when the cat food dish is empty, Big Boy was a rescue and is slow to warm up to new people. Once he picks you, though–watch out! He is the biggest lover boy of them all! He loves to snuggle into a ball on the corner of my mosaic table to watch me work. I hope to do a portrait of him in glass very soon!
And this is our newest family member–her name is April and she is our beautiful puppy girl! Part Labrador and part something else, her puppy antics keep us laughing–and experiencing the world anew! She just visited me at my sculpting class today at Mosaic on a Stick and loved the ladies there. Yay for dog-friendly businesses! An “in action” shot of April coming soon!
