NEW – North Shore Bear Artwork – Behind the scenes

bear artwork on drawing board

Introducing my newest colored pencil commission, North Shore Bear artwork.  This piece was done in colored pencils. It is a very large 32″ tall x 40″ wide piece. It was done on a black, mat board. In this video I share a bit about the process, you can see it being created, and learn about…

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Mr. Rogers portrait done in colored pencils

photo compared to drawing

I poured my heart into this new portrait of Mr. Rogers, this one took me around 12-14 hours.  The portrait is a little larger than my other colored pencil portraits (around 11″x14″).  I love being able to capture more detail in these larger sizes than I can in the smaller 5″x7″ size. I made this…

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New barnwood trays made from salvaged St. Croix Valley barnwood

Looking for something a little extra special?  Perfect for entertaining and also to use to keep things off the countertops.  I’ve created these trays using salvaged barnwood from right here in the St. Croix River Valley.  Features foot barnwood stips on the bottom, each is sealed and has 2 handles the the handles being counter…

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Living Alive Aware and Awake – interview with Mary Welch – Creating an Inspired life radio

  This week over on True2YouRadio.com  join me for a soulful discussion with author, facilitator and coach Mary Welch as she shares how she is creating an inspired life and how she helps others to be Alive, Aware and Awake.   You can go here to the main page to see what is playing now…

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Interview with Pam Dusbabek – Creating an Inspired Life radio

  This week on my True2youradio show: Interview with Pam Dusbabek of Heart of Life documentary photography She’s the one who took this fun fall photo: Entrepreneur and photographer Pam Dusbabek discusses the journey to finding her authentic and inspired path of documentary photography.  This great show is not just for photographers, people of all…

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We did it!

I want to sit in this moment and just feel the thankfulness and gratitude for each and every one of you!   I have officially SOLD OUT of bracelets for the Harmony Tour that I’m going on!  There are 330+ women who are around the country and the world who are wearing bracelets to support…

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Pet Portrait Flash Sale

Monday, August 11th  –  Monday, August 18th! Treat yourself and/or your loved ones to an amazing custom painting of your pet!  Show off your pet’s personality and uniqueness with a custom painting of them.   This is a fantastic way to honor a pet that has passed.  (If you’d like the name added or years,…

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New Gallery Window Front

I had the pleasure this week of setting up my Music, Wine and Soul Artwork in the prime window front display at the Susan Hensel Gallery here in Minneapolis.  We snapped a few pictures that I wanted to share with you.   The top left painting:  For Me – Guitar   There are no crowds, no…

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Thrifty Thursday – How to make big bucks at your next yard sale

  Garage sales and yard sales are in full swing this time of year.   A few weeks ago we made over $1400 at our yard sale.  It was amazing!  Even better was that it was all donated towards my trip to Israel and Palestine in the fall.   Unfortunately just a week later I watched…

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Art in the Making – Tulip Blossoms

Years ago after going through the experience of an ectopic pregnancy I got a glimpse into the pain many women (and men) go through when mourning and healing through a miscarriage. I’ve connected with many women since then who have experienced this, this video today is for each of you and your little angels waiting…

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