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The Seeker is SOLD! Happy to know it has gone off into the world to grace someone’s space. #assemblageart #assemblagelovers #robschoutengallery #recycledart #upcycledart #foundobjectart
An early draft of a new piece “Elephant Oracle.” Elephants have been my favorite animal since childhood- not sure why it has taken me so long to do something with this old marionette head that has been knocking around the studio for years
My mother’s deck garden is peaking! I love these red and white flowers in the pot with painted red and white flowers! Artistry comes in many forms ❤️🌺🌞
The Open Studio Tour is happening this weekend on Whidbey Island and I always feel a little left out when I’m not on it 🫤 Next year! In the meantime if you are touring studios you can stop in at the Rob Schouten Gallery in Langley and check ou
Check out my NEW course launching in September! The culture of productivity that has dominated American life since the Industrial Age is crashing - but the ethos of productivity still pervades our thinking about our worth and purpose and even our se
It’s a Song 🎵 was such a puzzle to figure out! I liked the circle moving through the squares but it felt completely static until I added the layer of blue paper, painted the little dots and alternated between clustering the bits of ephemera o
Repair Mission found a new home today! SOLD. How lovely. #assemblageart #assemblageartist #heart #diver
I’m so excited to have 10 new pieces on view at the @robschoutengallery! The First Saturday Art Walk in Langley tomorrow night is a great place to see them live - and they’ll be up on the gallery website soon. In the meantime- here&rsquo
Just arrived at the studio after a less-than-mediocre morning to find this exciting stash of goodies from an anonymous gifter! What a lift! Thank you studio elves 🧝‍♀️ 🧝‍♂️ - you the best! #goodjunk #assemblageart #studiotreasures
The Forbidden Ride. Not quite done but getting there! A little light meditation on sexual dynamics in the days before contraception and abortion rights. You know - the old days. 🤬 #assemblage #assemblageart #noyoumaynot #goodgirls #bansoffourbodie
A new assemblage complete! “Long Love” was inspired by this sweet pair of vintage doll house chairs scrounged up by the eagle eyed @carrie_whitney. Thanks Carrie! From there I wanted to create a worn and layered background evoking the pa
STUDIO SALE!! Today the sale continues with “Yellow Goat”! The twisted part of this installment of the Twisted Storybook series is all about scale. Sure the yellow goat is “pretty” but he is also GINORMOUS in relation to litt
STUDIO SALE!! “Tell Little Cat to Run” is just $175 to the first taker! Comment or PM me to snatch up this cute little kitty in danger. Little Cat is one of three pieces up for direct sale this week - all from my Twisted Storybook serie
POP UP STUDIO SALE THIS WEEK! These three boxes are from my Twisted Storybook series. I was playing with a palette and style quite out of the norm for me. I love the results but am ready to let them go. Will be posting more detail photos as the w
I think she’s done! A couple more new pieces also in the works and a whole batch will be heading to #robschoutengallery when they turn over the show at the end of the month! #assemblageart #assemblageartist #girl #vintagedolls #whitepicketfenc
I’ve had this cactus 🌵 for at least 6 years and this is the first time it has bloomed! It shares the name Steve with my husband (long story) so I feel like their fates are connected. Steve the human has had a very rough year so I’m glad
“Girl” A new piece I’ve been working on. I’ve got several pieces going all about containment of the feminine. Huh. #girl #assemblageart #assemblage #assemblageartist #vintagedoll #whitepicketfence #mixedmediaart
A happy, eclectic grouping of seven new pieces nearly ready for photography and then off to the @robschoutengallery! I can’t wait to share them - and already wondering what might be coming next. @carrie_whitney just brought me a treasure trove
I returned to the studio today after a long time away and realized I hated the green edge. So I painted it blue, which was even worse. Then I realized that it needed to be black to tie the glasses frames into the whole composition. I was right! The
Big thanks to @rjrickabaugh for gifting me with this stash of vintage thimbles along with other bits and bobs including a darling engraved button hook. Lucky me! #treasures #thimbles #assemblageartist