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exploring we will go

black and white pumpkins

I love black and white and decided to get to work creating a variety of pumpkins in my favorite color scheme! 

Instead of painting orange pumpkins white I made it easy and used white pumpkins!

I wanted an elaborate lace inspired pumpkin. 1. I used my favorite supply- Tulip 3-D paint in black. 2. I started with a design 3. and repeated and embellished the design until the entire surface of the pumpkin was filled. 

Then I painted the surface of a butternut squash. 1. I started by painting black stripes with acrylic paint. 2. Next, while the paint was still wet, I used a paper towel to pull paint away. 

3. I used the paper towel, q-tips and the end of my paint brush to pull more paint away and scratch in the surface of the black paint. 4. Last, I filled the empty spaces with a few dots for embellishments.



I kept it really simple and created a pumpkin full of expressive text. I used a black jumbo Sharpie and journaled around the entire pumpkin.

The result- a variety of simple and unique pumpkins that look great in grouping!

updates from the studio

My friends, I am going to be honest- things have been a little bit chaotic around here. While we are settling into our new life, we are still trying get used to all of the changes. Picking up your life with a baby, a business and starting over is challenging and I have been doing my best to get organized and caught up on so many things! I'm well overdue for a little update from the studio- there are number of things going on over here on the creative front and lots to share in the days to come. Here is a quick update...


I am FINALLY starting to get settled into my new studio space! I still have lots of boxes to unpack (4 months after moving in) but I have been productive and busy creating in my space! I've had to get used to my studio being away from home- for so many years I made art somewhere in the house (spare rooms, converted garage, etc) and even though my new space is a five minute drive- it has taken me some time to get used to leaving home. I am thrilled that this space can double as a classroom and retreat venue and even more THRILLED that my first retreat  went off without a hitch.


This last weekend I taught a one day class- Larger Than Life- in my studio and what a great time we had. It was a small and intimate class and I cannot tell you how cool it was to invite creative souls into my space to spread out all over the floor and paint together all day! I am so excited for the things that I have planned for the future. In the weeks and months ahead I will be announcing more events and classes in my studio so stay tuned!

I will also be announcing some new online classes in the months ahead and the next one will be dedicated to holiday creating! I will be sharing all the details (and a giveaway) next week!




With our move my online shop has been neglected but not for long! I will be adding all kinds of new things including more  hand carved stamps.



I am thrilled to be one of 19 artists featured in Jenny Doh's new book Journal It! Here is a tiny peek-

1 year of Lucy

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