More Bridgehampton

Early Morning

Dewey and the Dunes

Southhampton

Long walks on July mornings with the doodles.

summertime

Lazy days, paperback books and fresh fruits. Does it get any better than this?

Remember When the Circus Came To Town

Part of my "art from music" series...this one is for Helen Reddy's You and Me Against the World.

Mom Sweet 16

This is a picture frame I made as part of my Taking Flight group with a picture of mom at age 16.  I loved every moment of making it, especially thinking about the hopes and dreams she must have had at that age.  The wings on the frame were so much fun to make and were especially appropriate for a young girl who is just about to enter adulthood.  Jennifer Valentine is the artist who collaborated with Kelly Rae Roberts on this project, and she suggested using tissue paper from dress patterns for the wings -- a perfect idea as my mom was an excellent seamstress.  I spritzed them with gold glimmer mist and sprinkled with white glitter before drying 

Soul Journaling Advanced Techniques

I took an art class with Sarah Whitmire called Soul Journaling Advanced Techniques. Unfortunately, I was so busy with work during the time when the class was held that I wasn't able to do the activities during the time when the others in the class were during them. Still, I wanted to take part, and Sarah said she'd help me along whenever I got to it, so a few weeks after everyone else, I did mine. Here are the pictures of my art journal pictures -- I love the way it turned out. Over the next week or two I would like to add the tags that finish up the project, but for now I'm just very, very happy to have gotten this much done!

Chapter 3 in Taking Flight - Hope

This piece was inspired by some postcards I found online that were from a family's website and originated in Italy (used with the family's permission).  Inspired by the Italian heritage, I decided to make a stylized version of my grandmother Flora Mezzo on her wedding day.  The butterfly with the word "hope" represents the feelings all brides have on their wedding day, and especially for a young immigrant woman.