Category: My Art

So much to report from Studio Tour and post Studio Tour! It has been complicated, but very uplifting to transition from sales to optional donations to local good causes. But I did it, and more than $700 was contributed to five local non-profit groups. This may not seem like much, but this let many people…

Visit my studio Friday or Saturday August 21st & 22nd! That is tomorrow! The studio is nearly ready for the 2026 Port Townsend Artist Studio Tour. I cleaned and tidied and the studio looks great for the first time in weeks! Of course there is more to do, but I can live with this if…

I love to reuse/repurpose many things in 3-D assemblage art pieces. I made a repurposed gamebox that charmed me. The found box was missing the sliding lid, and is a bit crudely made, but still quite neat and handsome enough. Stamped writing on one end of the box identifies it as “Parlor Table Croquet”! Did…

This is not my first attempt to reuse cardboard tubes, but these are certainly much smaller tubes! I have many of these tubes, and I hate to waste these neat sturdy items when I can have fun with them instead. I do like the idea and the activity of upcycling cardboard. Now I collect these…

I am delighted that a painting of mine that has evolved with time, and as it was refurbished, has now been claimed. I have a new home for The Burden! A friend told me she found it in the yard, and rescued it, because it meant a lot to her. So The Burden has gone…

Currently the only art I can focus on is my Grandfather Robert Sivell’s art. Somehow spring often means a break from art making for me. Too many other things take priority, and especially so this year. I am out in the yard most days: mowing, weeding, or repairing something. In spring I take a short…