When Seattle’s grey days begin to wear on my spirit, and summer seems still far away, I crave sunlight and flowers and open light filled sp...

I'm so happy to see one of our past featured artists, Stacey Yacula of Stacey Yacula Studio featured in this recent issue of Art Doll ...

wild roses, near the beach at Carkeek Park, Seattle Oh, no man knows Through what wild centuries Roves back the rose. ~Walter De La Mare

May opened up her basket, And I looked in to see A sky of blue, The great sun too, Both smiling out at me. May opened up her basket, And o...

red bridge over waterfall, Kubota Gardens, Seattle At the ancient pond a frog plunges into the sound of water ~Basho

Al's plum blossoms, across the street from our house at Greenlake, Seattle It is at the edge of a petal that love waits. ~William Ca...

snowdrops, Discovery Park, Seattle Lone flower, hemmed in with snows and white as they But hardier far, once more I see thee bend Thy fore...

I am pretty excited about the new fabric designs by Tracie Lynn Huskamp of the Red Door Studio . I am fortunate to own 2 originals by Tr...

first bloom of our violets just beginning, our garden at Greenlake, Seattle, Feb 7, 2011 I smelt the violets in her hand and asked, half i...

very first blossoms appearing at Discovery Park, Seattle, Jan 31, 2011 Spring hangs her infant blossoms on the trees, Rock'd in the cr...

bare trees and view of the snowy Olympic Mountains from Discovery Park, Seattle In the depths of winter I finally learned that within me th...

This is the 4th of 5 bracelets I have made in the  Ethereal Bangles online class offered by Kristen Robinson. I've shown 3 previously,...

art quilt post card hand dyed fabric, stamped, painted, stitched, glittered Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them wi...

This is one of my favorite designs from one of my very favorite artists.  I love this necklace because of its clean simplicity and use of n...

...windswept pines on the Pacific coast... The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Some of the many inspirational bits and pieces I collect to bring nature into my studio...