Craft project: Hand-painted sunflower frames I’ve been corresponding with a client since before Christmas about a special project she wanted undertaken: hand-painted triptych sunflower photo frames. Recently, she finally gave the go-ahead to collect the materials and begin the project. My process: Sketch in the artwork paint in the background colors and dark tones in the
The same client who ordered the sunflower photo frames has also ordered a set of hand-painted cat photo frames featuring a tortoiseshell cat. I enlisted my daughter Maria’s help to draw the cats because she does them so well! We worked on the sketches together until we came up with a design we both liked.
Would you like 10 tips for growing beautiful roses? Do you love to garden? Do you grow flowers? What’s your favorite? One of my all-time favorites is the rose. It has such a fresh, soft beauty about the petals, and with the right variety, a delicious perfume! I used to grow roses. Now Mom grows
