Getting Ready for La Jolla Art Festival!
This will be my third year exhibiting at the La Jolla Art Festival and I'm excited to make the nine hour drive down to San Diego. I love this show because it's fun to visit Southern California. I feel right at home in the sun and the warmth. I love the palm trees [...]
Three New Painted Chandeliers Released This Week
The months are just flying by! I'm just not sure where spring went. I was so busy that in early April I could see through the end of May. Summer is just so beautiful that it's tempting to sit in the back yard under the palms (in my new chaise) and just listen to the [...]
Open Studio This Weekend!
I'd like to wish all of the artists in the annual Open Studio tour in my area best wishes for this weekend! We've all worked tremendously hard to make this event both fun and successful. A special thanks to my dear friend and collector Jack Gaughan for all of his hard work. I look forward [...]
Excited about my journey in hand painted chandeliers
This morning I decided to wear a piece of jewelery made by a very good friend, Barbie Koncher, who is also a well-known jewelery designer. It is from her labyrinth series and it represents my journey in which I must take different paths in order to get to my destination. In a labyrinth there are [...]
Romantic Summer Garden, a 36″ reverse painted glass chandelier finished at last…
These past couple weeks have been very intense. Preparing for a show or a new gallery is always hard work. My newest 36" reverse painted chandelier which is titled Romantic Summer Garden has been completed and will be installed next week in Colorado. This piece is very different from the second 36" chandelier though the [...]
Reverse painted lamps add charm to any room
There were thousands of reverse painted lamps done during the Victorian era. This was once a very popular art form. These hand painted lamps bring charm and ambiance into a room. Their soft light adds warmth. From an artistic point of view, a reverse painted lamp will add color and surprise. People who [...]