1. It’s a CHALLENGE to transform an image (your own or from a pattern) into a new medium. Whether bumpy or smooth, translucent or frosted—glass has its own special look and feel.
2. Even if your design features one simple flower, you’ll be part of a TRADITION dating back to the cathedrals of Europe. (more…)
If you reached this page via the ARTSHARES website, scroll to the ARCHIVES below. Click on FEBRUARY 2012 and read TOP TEN REASONS TO TAKE UP STAINED GLASS :)
Christmas Cross for Brenda
Winfield Arts and Humanities, KS
Sponsor of KANSAS VOICES. Find rules and entry form for 2013 on their web site.
Archives
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ARTSHARES ~ A Work-Ready Studio For You!
Classes in stained glass, applique, quilting, jewelry, and more...
A Work Ready Studio For You
Classes in stained glass, quilting, jewelry, and more
Selected Works
Children's Novels
P3 Press 2008. 135 pages. "I can't wait to read it to my students!" ~ Susan See, LISD Teacher-of-the Year Finalist. "A heartwarming story of family, acceptance, and buried treasure." ~ Laura Edge, Children's Author
Royal Fireworks Press 2001. 123 pages. Mystery for middle grades, enjoyed by readers age 7-70.
"It was so exciting I even got up early just to read it." ~ Joanne (8), England.
Work-in-Progress
SECRET OF THE SEVENTH GATE sequel. The Texas 1979 reunion between the Graham & Darabi families is overshadowed by the Iran hostage crisis! I am also writing sidebars full of funs facts to supplement my new picture book, L IS FOR LONDON.
Poetry Chapbooks
A chapbook from RaeMark Press, June 2003. $6.00 B&W illustrations by the author. Click on title for sample poems.
38 illustrated pieces, ranging in style from Shakespeare to Ginsberg, trace a rich pattern woven over five decades of living. RaeMark Press 2006. Click on title for sample poems.
Memoir
Fly with Lucy in the Sky, back to a time when everything was fab!
A tribute to my teacher, Miss Irene Wheeler: See BLOG post 9-4-12
Magazine Articles
Published in Welcome Home. A survey of women's experiences with newborns.
Interview with founding members of a Mothers of Multiples chapter
What made novelist Thomas Hardy switch to poetry for the rest of his life? Published in Quartos, UK.
FRESH FROM THE INKWELL
ADJUSTING THE BALANCE IN 2012
February 1, 2012
By small daily increments, there will be...
Less junk food, more veggies
~ start at the store.
Less caffeine, more water
~ for calmer nerves and smoother skin.
Less judging, more grace
~ give advice only if solicited.
Less yakking, more listening
~ but speak up if necessary.
Less whining, more appreciation
~ via words written & spoken.
Less procrastination, (more…)
Less junk food, more veggies
~ start at the store.
Less caffeine, more water
~ for calmer nerves and smoother skin.
Less judging, more grace
~ give advice only if solicited.
Less yakking, more listening
~ but speak up if necessary.
Less whining, more appreciation
~ via words written & spoken.
Less procrastination, (more…)