Wednesday, November 26, 2025

New Work: Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #3


Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #3 is the third in the series where I am reimagining vintage table linens so they work in, with, or against the grids of construction fences. 

These  paintings incorporate sections of vintage cross-stitched table cloths and runners, monoprinted the textures of construction fences combined with handpainting, handstamping, collage, and stitching, on stiffened fabric.

Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #3 is mixed media on stiffened fabric that measures 8.25” x 33”.

Monday, November 24, 2025

Work in Progress: Dates in a Life Walking Project 2025

As we head toward the end of the year, I am taking advantage of having the week off from work to prepare the final presentation of my Dates in a Life Walking Project 2025 painting, a year-long painting documenting the number of steps I walked each day.

Today, I painted black lines around each month to separate them visually. This photo shows January through September. At the end of this month, I'll share what the painting looks like through November, as I have been doing each month all year.

Sunday, November 16, 2025

Good Week of Making Art


I had a very productive and good week of working in my art studio last week. The tall painting on the left is mostly finished. I’ll do the rest of the work on it Thanksgiving week. I have three more paintings in progress which I’ll also work on then, and continue through the rest of 2025 and beyond. I’m grateful for my in home art studio even if it’s very small.

Friday, November 14, 2025

Art Studio

A view of my tiny art studio this week, with two paintings in progress and three complete on the walls, and two paintings in progress on my work table, as well as some sewing projects. It’s cramped but workable.


Wednesday, November 12, 2025

New Work: Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #2

 

New work: Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #2

In this series, I am reimagining vintage table linens so they work in, with, or against the grids of construction fences. 

These  paintings incorporate sections of vintage cross-stitched table cloths and runners, monoprinted the textures of construction fences combined with handpainting, handstamping, collage, and stitching, on stiffened fabric.

Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #2 is mixed media on stiffened fabric that measures 18.5” x 15.5”

Monday, November 10, 2025

Starting Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #3

 

I finished Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #2 last night and immediately laid out the base fabric and some pieces of vintage embroideries as a start to Vintage Table Linens Reimagined #3, which is about 8" x 33" to represent a table runner. I'll be working on it this week, as well as my walking painting as we are 7.5 weeks away from the end of the year and there’s a lot to do to finish it, and there’s a new Wordle painting to start that is based on my custom made puzzle that 22 people (so far) have solved and sent me their results. I have lots of time to work during my weeklong staycation since I have to limit walking on my broken foot.

Saturday, November 8, 2025

More New Work in Progress


I’m off from my day job for the week and I’m going to finish this second painting in my Vintage Table Linens Reimagined series, and then work on a number of other new paintings.