Projects in Progress

The Calm after the Holidays

I’m enjoying January. I love the holidays – but it’s sort of like a great ride in an amusement park… as fun as it is, it’s nice when you walk off. I got a picture from one of my customers showing their silhouettes hanging on their wall. I thought I’d share it here. I love…

What’s for dinner

I love crockpots. Dinner was a breeze last night and Parks went to bed promptly at 7pm. So instead of bowls and measuring cups, I pulled out a cookie sheet and a bag of clay and finally dug into a project that I’d been wanting to try for months now. Here’s the progression of it…

Two Southern Belles

Here’s the latest portrait I’ve just completed. This is what I’ve been doing from about 8pm – 3 or 4am for the past few weeks. I feel like I’ve just completed a marathon. But well worth it, I enjoyed painting it. Next project will be 4 siblings all in watercolor. (Among many other projects, but…

A Baby in the Studio

Here’s my latest work of art. Allow me to introduce, Parks Rishforth. He comes with me to the studio quite often. He was born Jan. 18th at which time, I gave myself a 3 month maternity leave. It should have been 6 months, quite honestly. But now that he is 9 months and sleeping well…

Passing on the Tradition

This summer, the kids have been with me in the studio quite a lot. Ben likes to paint with me sometimes and Elizabeth is usually gluing foam shapes onto popsicle sticks or my floor and other various items. I’ve been working on painting some new pieces including a portrait commission. It is so fun to…