M A K E :: mixed-media canvas art
I started painting things when I was about thirteen years old. Back then, it was mostly superheroes, elves, and fantasy art. I started painting with apple barrel paint on printer paper: sacrilege!...
View ArticleM A K E :: Painted Dipping Bowls
To say I have a little bit of an obsession with dishes is kind of an understatement. Maybe it would be better to say this: I have a problem with dishes. Antique stores, flea markets, and places like...
View ArticleM A K E :: Adventures in Block Printing & Hand-Stamped Towels
Every year, I end up making a good portion of my Christmas gifts for my family. This year was no exception! My gifts usually involve jewelry, photography, or paintings, but this year I decided to try...
View Article52 Projects :: #5 :: Hand-painted & block-printed workout tops
I knew this 52 projects thing was going to be killer! I’m already feeling squished by my schedule and to-do list for 2015, but I’m still plugging away at creating intentionally. I’ve been making a lot...
View Article52 Projects :: #7 :: Anywhere you want me :: Acrylic & gold on canvas
I’ve had a lot of formative conversations over the past couple of weeks. Maybe this is what it feels like when God works within your life. It is a beautiful and painful stretching. I can’t stop talking...
View Article52 Projects :: I was made to make :: UPDATE & Projects #9-#50!
It has been a long time since I have been on here. One of my big goals for 2015 has been to keep this space active and to express the artistic parts of myself that have been long buried, mainly through...
View Articlewhy we create :: carolyn mackin
Carolyn Mackin is a wonderful painter who I met on Instagram not long after I started my own artistic journey. She has been so encouraging to me both through her supportive comments and through...
View Articlethe start of something new
I have had the privilege of working in my beautiful studio in the Hobbs Building for four years now. When Ayron and I moved to Kansas City, we lived with friends for four months before moving into a...
View Articleto stand in tension // HURT
I am currently working on a project with my church, Redeemer Fellowship, painting visual representations of emotions and how God uses them to point us to him and make us whole. There is a little bit...
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