by Jackie | Dec 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The holiday season is usually one of my favorite times of year – the cozy, the gratitude, the lights and colors, the giving. This year has been different. 2018 was a challenging year in general, so it didn’t really surprise me that I wouldn’t feel...
by Jackie | Nov 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
I was away on a vacation in California last week and had the great fortune of visiting friends and family I haven’t seen in quite a few years. It was exactly what I hoped it would be, relaxing and reconnecting with the people and places I love there. When I was...
by Jackie | Aug 26, 2018 | Classes, Exhibitions, Life
One of my favorite things about summer is the lake by our house. I can walk over put my kayak into the water anytime I feel like, and going for a paddle is a great way to wake up in the morning or unwind after a long day. It won’t be long before it’s too...
by Jackie | Aug 9, 2018 | Artistic Process, Classes, Exhibitions, Galleries
Last year I was introduced to the Concertina Sketchbook by a fellow artist, Karen Stamper, who conducts workshops working exclusively with them. It is a foldout accordion book with just the right number of pages to do a satisfying project or study a particular thing...
by Jackie | Jul 6, 2018 | Artistic Process, Life
This is my basement studio! It has been well over a year in the making. It started off with bright yellow and green walls, a leak in a corner, and not a lot of light. This Spring it got nice fresh white walls and peg board across two of them so I can paint vertically...