Lucky Art Party at Wood Icing

I wear many hats in this artistic life. It keeps me very busy and sometimes I feel frustrated about that fact and then I give myself a good smack and remind myself that everything I am doing is related to what I love. Art. This is a dream I get to live and my "busy" is self imposed by my passion.



Mary Nasser giving her arty gift to my good friend Tricia and that's me talking with my good friend Beth behind them.

The latest thing that kept me busy was our art reception at Wood Icing. I manage the gallery and the artists, so this was my baby. My mom (my partner) did a lot, even though she would be silly and say she didn't do anything, but I spearheaded it. We have been working hard to create a place that is different than other studio/galleries. We like that our studio is visible, mess and all, we want to bring decorative and fine arts together, and we try really hard to make our place feel beautiful and inviting.


Rose Wilde (my mom) giving her Wood Icing demo.

The best part of our little shop is that we have the help of really amazing artists. They help us cover the hours, use the time to work on their art and in turn we give them lots of exhibit space. Having these talented and creative people in our space all of the time makes Wood Icing a fun place to visit because you never know what you will get to see them creating.

Kristen Powers (kae pea) giving her eraser carving demo.

The Lucky Art Party was a great success. We used two Crayon boxes to match the arty gift with the lucky winner. We went through all 64 crayons and then some so I know at least 70 people came not including artists. We also had free art demos from seven of the artists who exhibit their work in our gallery. This was a really fun night for everyone involved. I wish I could have been a guest instead of a host!

Susie Tenzer giving her arty gift to a lucky winner.



Vesna Delevska painting during the reception as our guests watch her painting transform.

Janice Scherer giving her art demo.

If you would like to see more fun photos from this night, you can visit our

Wood Icing Facebook Fan Page by clicking HERE.

We also have links to all of our artists in the gallery HERE.

Distant Connections

Today my friend and fellow artist Dawson Morgan posted my painting Distant Connections and wrote such thoughtful things about my art on her facebook page. I am just so complemented by what she wrote and how she took the time out of her busy schedule to say something nice about me for all to read. If you would like to see her uniquely beautiful ceramic art, visit her web site here. You can also see her work in person at Wood Icing at the Chesterfield Mall.

Distant Connections is was another painting that came together so easily that I felt guilty when I was finished. Isn't it crazy that some of us artists feel we need to suffer in order for the work we did to count? My friend Kristen Powers woke me up from that stupid thought I was having. She called me on it and told me to stop painting right now! So I listened, and I am so glad I did.

Distant Connections 16"x32" - Click Here to Purchase

This painting is about how we can maintain important connections with people in our lives even when there is physical distance between us. In the same way that perspective creates the illusion of things being further away, geography can be an illusion too. Through one conversation, the gap is closed. I love that, I need that, and I am so grateful for it.