A Painted Garden

Creative Exploration

  • There’s a Gem In Every Project

    Ana & George was my first book project. For a short time, it was published but I stopped selling it because it was too much of a work in progress. The story began with a destined-to-be queen bee. Bellisia wanted… Continue reading

  • Let’s Yellow Collage Flower

    What project did I wrip the leaves from? The texture in these leaves is just too beautiful to throw away. Let’s is a mood. It’s exactly what I was feeling. I started this project by cutting a flower shape and… Continue reading

  • Trust and love the Process

    There I was admiring EttaVee’s strokes of bright colors. Her words resonated. I too am looking through my work and posting designs in my shop. And I realized that I don’t appreciate my work enough. I have and like painting… Continue reading

  • Pink and sparkle flowers for a blanket

    One of the quotes for my collage flowers is as follows: It’s the small ideas that lead to the biggest blooms. What happens in the middle is endurance, love and spirit. I’ve been sketching with pencil and paper. Now I’m… Continue reading

  • One brush blue flowers

    I forgot to upload the photo to yesterday’s post. Fixed it. I’ve been arriving at my art sessions with an idea. Then I start creating. There’s no is this going to sell? Will I write about this project? All I… Continue reading

  • Have you read this book

    Different Is Beautiful is one of my favorite projects. This book is part of my childhood. I just read it. I’m going through all of my art and archiving the good stuff. This book is good. If you need a… Continue reading