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Women have been a source of strength for me my whole life. Beginning with the kickass women in my family and the feminine figures in my favorite books like The Secret Garden and Alice in Wonderland. It grew in my teenage years to musical, artistic, and comedic figures like Margaret Cho, Anne Rice, Tori Amos,
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Merry end of 2024. It’s been a year of ups and downs and some professional/artistic goals reached. I’ll do a full year art wrap-up post tomorrow. For now, I leave you with a 2024 art vs. artist image.
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Summer 2024 is on the books. It was an eventful one in my little world. My husband and I took a road trip to Montreal, I went on a family beach trip, I had my first solo art show. It was a whirlwind of family time, my first burlesque show at The Wiggle Room (woman-owned
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Hello winter holiday season 2021. It’s been a while since I updated this corner of the internet. I’ve been more active on the usual social media (Facebook, IG). Mainly because it’s easiest. With various censorship for artists and server issues, I’m trying to keep this thing more up to date. On to what’s I’ve been
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It’s Autumn here on the East Coast. I just completed a post-vaccination/mid-plague mini-tour of sorts. I participated in a few shows in September- early October including Oddball Art Hall in Wilmington, Delaware, a Mabon Celebration in North East, Maryland, and Bellefonte Day in north Wilmington/Bellefonte, Delaware. For those who stopped by, chatted, and of course
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I’m sharing my post recent piece, Ribcage Garden. It was part of the #hauntedgardenartchallenge. (Use the hashtag to see the prompts for the month of June.) The prompt was “bones.” What better part of the skeleton to house a dark garden than a ribcage? TITLE: Ribcage Garden MEDIUM: Watercolor, tea staining, ink.
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Big announcement! For the first time, I have launched a very limited run of vinyl stickers! There are 2 designs; the first is from my mixed media piece Elizabethan Librarian, the second is a pre-Halloween witch sticker. The stickers are printed on a rugged vinyl that protects them from scratching, rain & sunlight, and have
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I went for my first visit to the west coast this month. While visiting Washington I visited Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia. I’m from the other side of the country. We have mountains, beaches, ocean, and coast. I was struck by the subtle differences in the skyline- the boats, the fact that the snow-capped Ranier mountain
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Every year in late spring Wilmington turns its skating rink into an outdoor beach themed beer garden, complete with sand, boardwalk, and lounge chairs. It’s pretty fun. Last night I made my annual pilgrimage there. Sketching, drinking, and putting your toes in the sand makes for a rather enjoyable night.
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While on a road trip to Maine this weekend I stopped to sketch some of the cityscape. Below is the view on Middle Street in Portland, Maine.
Ugly Stepsister: Artwork by Kirsten Ashley 