“Making your unknown known is the important thing–and keeping the unknown always beyond you.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe The island appears to float in this print entitled Veil. This woodblock print Veil, is the second in my series of Mashagama Lake, in Ontario, where my husband and I enjoy paddling together in our canoe. My husband […]
Continue Reading...The American novelist Saul Bellow once asked, “What is art but a way of seeing?” There is so much to look at all the time, but what does it mean to really “see”? 5 Ways to See the World, is my list of “seeing tips” that have guided me in making my woodblock prints. If […]
Continue Reading...Creativity is important in solving the most complicated problems, no matter the medium or subject. Creativity is what keeps humankind moving forward. Want to know what fosters creativity? In this blog post, I’ll share a list of 6 fundamentals that have worked for me. These fundamentals, in a sweeping way, are the building blocks to how […]
Continue Reading...From 2011 to 2014, I changed course to work in a new medium. Though nature still plays a large role in my film Becoming Made, the primary story is of my own creative journey and of what I needed to learn most. The Journey It all started in the spring of 2011, when I began experimenting with […]
Continue Reading...You can take the girl out of the country . . . Hello! This is the inaugural post to my woodblock blog. I’d like to start with a brief introduction about my roots. As a child on our family farm in Michigan, I felt a magnetic pull to the earth beneath my feet. For many generations, my […]
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