The Backporch Artessa

 Hello my darlings!  I've been away a long while.  I apologize.  Last summer, I had a series of strokes that seriously affected my visio...

I really miss Cloth Paper Scissors Magazine.  The editors and other staff members I dealt with were always the epitome of professionalism.  ...

Hello my lovely fellow human beans!  Quite awhile ago, I decided to "blog without obligation."  I didn't want to put stuff out...

I have been obsessed with florals lately!  All the clothes I am attracted too seem to have floral motifs and the paintings that catch my ey...

Hello Lovlies!     It's been a long strange trip since my last posting! Mike and I have moved away from the farm, first to an apar...

In keeping with the whole "don't wait- do it now" theme, some friends and Mike and I have committed to spending one night a mo...

Happy New Year! Last year, I spent quite a bit of time soul searching, and re-focusing exactly where I want to go in my art life. I h...