Lullabies and Nightmares at the Hive

Sugar and spice and some things not so nice. Snips and snails and monster tales. Sixteen illustrators expose the light and dark sides of childhood, evoking memory and imagination to explore the lullabies and nightmares that still reside within us all. The artists: Robin Angelides, Anthea Brown, Barbara Browning, Diane Browning, Joan Charles, Steven Corvelo, Lisa Deutsch, Terry Diefenbach, Suzy Engleman Block, Marci Hersel, Tanya Maiboroda, Kat McDonough, Irina Mirskaya, Mary Peterson, and Karyn Raz Jane Smith.

Lullabies and Nightmares opens at the Hive Gallery on Saturday, February 4th.

Third Annual Tarot Show - Hive Gallery

I was pleased to be invited to participate in the annual Tarot exhibit at the Hive Gallery. Twenty-two artists were randomly assigned cards in the major arcana - mine is The World. The show runs now through the end of January. The gallery publishes a limited edition Tarot deck featuring the cards created for the exhibit. The Tarot deck can by purchased at the Hive Gallery.

I'm the Small Wall Artist at the Hive's 6th Anniversary Show

I'm one of the featured artists at the Hive during the month of April. The 6th Anniversary Exhibit opened April 2nd and runs through the end of the month. The gallery is open Wednesday through from 1-6pm, and is part of the Downtown Art Walk on Thursday, April 7th. Hope you'll have the chance to drop in!

From the Corner of My Eye

Into the Woods (sold)

Kings in Golden Suits

Mirror, Mirror (sold)

The Tenderness of Wolves (sold)

Hope is the Thing with Feathers

Tarot Show at The Hive Gallery

I'll be participating in the Hive Gallery's 2nd Annual Tarot show, opening Saturday, January 8th and running through the end of the month. Participating artists were asked to submit a piece representing a particular card in the Tarot deck. I chose to illustrate the Page of Cups, part of the Minor Arcana. Since I know nothing about the Tarot, I had a lot of fun researching the symbolism and meaning behind the card. After a process that included a lot of sketching, erasing, crumpling of paper, tossing of paper, and sketching some more, I finally decided upon my final design. I incorporated many of the symbols representing the Page of Cups, including the color blue (expression and communication), feathers (higher thought), fish (emotion, intuition and creativity), and flowers (joy, beauty, and sensitivity). According to my research, the Page of Cups encourages you "to embrace your childlike sense of wonder, because when you do this, there is no limit to your creative flow".