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Honeysuckle Ink

For ink making in 2021, I wanted to experiment with plants and other materials I hadn’t tried before, one of which was honeysuckle berry. These cheery red berries show up in July and are everywhere on the borders of the woods and fields near where we live in upstate NY. I was so busy with summer events and life that I decided to freeze the … Continue reading Honeysuckle Ink

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The Laundry Project .2

One day last fall I went to go visit Hannie and we were talking about her photographs of the laundry lines in Naples Italy. The conversation turned to a very excited discussion about how much we both really love laundry on the line, the smell of laundry after a day outside and laundry lines with all white sheets blowing in the wind.   A collaboration was … Continue reading The Laundry Project .2

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Creative Spaces

This past month I was asked by a friend to come and help her reorganize her studio. The space is a beautiful loft built over her garage with large windows and wood beam floors. What I found in it was a place that had all the materials and mediums and ” stuff” she uses for all her passions which included jewelry making, lampshade making, embroidery, … Continue reading Creative Spaces

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