I am having a whirlwind season with art show after art show!  Just finished up art show no. 3 with 2 more to go.  My biggest of all, the Fourth Avenue Street Fair, is in 3 weeks.  I’m excited and nervous because it is estimated that 200,000- 300,000 people go to this show.  Eeeeeks! I’ll be working hard over the next 3 weeks to make sure I have enough cards, banners and art blocks, my biggest sellers.

I’ve been painting a lot of new things over the last month including these new ornaments and wood plank girls.

I am hoping to share more of what I’ve made over the next week.

I’ve been prepping for art show #3 this weekend at the Tucson Museum of Art.

These are 3×5 inch milagro inspired paintings on recycled pallet wood blocks made by Doug at RedeemWood – you can find his work over here on Facebook.  I had the leave the wood exposed on the sides and backs because it is just so beautiful!

****UPDATE 10/2019****

Thank you so much for all the requests, but these are no longer available for purchase. They were made over 4 years ago and they all sold.  I no longer make them and am not able to do special requests for them.  Thank you.

Sending peace, love and light to Paris and all the world.

8.5×11 Art Print available HERE

I’ve always loved the moon and the idea that it can help guide you through the month with accomplishing your goal, intentions and wishes.  I’ve read a lot about it and wanted something visual and pretty to guide me through.

I am a little obsessed with the moon and look for it whenever I go out at night.  I can see it through my studio window, almost every evening as it comes over the horizon. It is magical.

This is my version of the moon phases and how to set intention using the Moon’s powerful light and energy. Start at the top and work clockwise:

New Moon: Set your intention, goal, wish. Write it down and read it every night.
Waxing Crescent: Visualize the change needed to make your intention a reality.
First Quarter: Take action! during this time, do something that moves you toward your goal.
Waxing Gibbous: Refine and adjust to what happened when you took action.
Full Moon: Celebrate the full moon’s light and look carefully for signs and gifts. Be open to receiving them.
Waning Gibbous: Honor what you have been given, good or bad and give thanks for realizations and lessons learned.
Last Quarter: Release and surrender. Let go of anything not serving you or getting in your way. Surrender to any truths that have come to surface.
Waning Crescent: Restore and reflect. Use this time to replenish, heal and care for yourself. Prepare for starting over with a new intention or continue to move closer to your previous one.

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I love little rituals like this. It can be used in a completely light hearted way or help you to seriously look at what you want and need in your life.

Find some moon magic HERE.

These were so much fun to make! I found these awesome little frames and knew they needed to be painted.  I wanted them to be bold, graphic and colorful.  They have dimension, lots of color and a bit of sparkle making them perfect for Day of the Dead art.

You can see the shimmery paint better in the photo below.

All three of these will be at Art House Centro in Tucson for the Barrio Bones Exhibit. Opening reception is tonight!  If you are local, I hope to see you there!