60th Birthday Recipe for Growing Old Gracefully

60th Birthday Recipe for Growing Old Gracefully

1. Chop up Glamour magazines and throw them in the compost pile. 2. Lose eyesight so as not to see wrinkles in the mirror. 3. Sift through closet. Donate high heels, mini dresses and too tight jeans to the Good Will. (Only keep the bathing suit with little skirt.) 4....
Sketching and Watercolor in Nature

Sketching and Watercolor in Nature

It was my pleasure Saturday, November 15 to host Jane LaFazio as our guest artist at the J & J Ranch. The retreat was a sellout with 18 fabulous students of all levels in attendance. And the weather was perfect to boot. After a brief introduction we walked the...
Why I Wanted to be the Real Tinkerbell

Why I Wanted to be the Real Tinkerbell

One of my earliest memories was a trip to Disneyland. I must have been about three or four. I don’t remember much about that day except as soon as it grew dark a spotlight hit the top of the Matterhorn and Tinkerbell with a blonde bun hairstyle and shiny green...
Magnificent Mosaic Retreat

Magnificent Mosaic Retreat

September 21st my studio at the J & J Ranch was filled with wonderful artists who brought trays, found objects and their creativity. Look at all the fun we had and the magnificent mosaics they made!
Blue Danube Waltz Mosaic

Blue Danube Waltz Mosaic

The Blue Danube Waltz is one of my latest mosaics. This summer I bought many of the pieces from one of the most exciting places in the world. The Budapest Flea Market is a found object artist’s dream jam-packed full of treasures. To buy the ancient keys, man,...
Why Creativity is like Fishing

Why Creativity is like Fishing

  In order to create you have to gather materials first. For art you buy easels, paints, brushes, for dance you grab your music and shoes, to write you need your pens, journals, or computers. To fish you also have to gather the equipment; rod, reel, and worms....