It’s almost that time of year – can you believe it?!! The weather is cooling off more and more, getting ready for the winter season, and a drumroll… to annual holiday celebrations! To celebrate the season, I’m teaching a Winter Woodblock Printmaking Class that is perfect for making your own handmade cards and frameables – […]
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Eighteen-plus members of Boise First Congregational, United Church of Christ shared their artistic interpretations of James 2: 1-10 on Sunday, September 8, 2023. Interim Pastor Bruce Erving chose the scripture, nearing the end of his ministry at our church before a new pastor is called. The scripture reads as follows: 2 My brothers and sisters, believers
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I’m so excited to share that I have a large collection of my work displayed as a solo show at the Garden Plaza of Valley View retirement center! Currently, my artwork falls into two main categories: Woodblock Prints and Carved Paintings. I used to work at a woodworking supply store where I was a woodblock
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First of all, thank you to everyone I saw at Art and Roses at the beginning of June! It was great fun, and I loved connecting with so many of you! Now, the Inaugural Meridian Fine Arts Festival is in just a few short days! Meridian Fine Arts Festival I’m so happy for you to
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They’re finally here! Two amazing June shows are on the horizon, and I hope you can make at least one of them! Arts and Roses First, the 33rd Annual Art and Roses Festival happens: When? Sunday, June 2, 2024 from 10 AM to 5 PM Where? In Julia Davis Park next to the Boise Art
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On March 6-16, 2024, I traveled to Japan with my good friend Jason. It was pretty much my very first international trip, and it was stunning. We were just a touch too early for the annual cherry blossoms that burst into bloom all over the island. However, we just caught the very beginning whispers on
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Woodblock printmaking is an ancient art. In our fast-paced and ever more high-tech, impersonal, and automated world, woodblock printmaking is a slow, low-tech, handmade art form that is genuine and personal. Who doesn’t love to feel proud about displaying their own unique creation, or giving or receiving a handmade card in the mail featuring custom
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As Artist in Residence at Boise First Congregational, United Church of Christ, I create art for Holy Week, the observance of events in Jesus’ life, including Palm Sunday and Good Friday, culminating in Easter. This year I invited another artist in the church, Emily Blosser, to create an offering. It was a good decision. More
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Betty Hayzlett was an inspiration to me back in elementary school when she was an “Art Mom” for her son Stephen and my 6th grade class here in Boise, Idaho. Betty showed us how to make homemade paper, my first experience with fiber art. Betty’s encouragement of my artistic direction was extremely positive. This article
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2024 might be a promising year – however, it begins in the middle of warfare. As an artist and a person of conscience, I cannot ignore the long and brutal daily suffering of so many. From the vantage point of my safe and relatively prosperous life, I see the suffering, but like so many, I
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