Selling the house – Red Tail Studios

Exactly to Plan. Not How I Imagined It.

Painful. Exhausting. Never Again. Thank. God. It’s. Over. I had imagined that I was doing my daughter a favor by waiting until just after her high school graduation to sell her childhood home. The home I spent 4 months drawing up the plans for. The one my father, husband and sister built in 55 weeksContinue reading “Exactly to Plan. Not How I Imagined It.”

The Drive Home – Last Oaktown Print

Almost two months ago, I decided to jump on an intriguing print exchange put together by the wildly successful Sketchbook Project folks. I am one of 500 artists creating a 12-print edition using hand-made methods of printmaking; The theme is The Drive Home. In February, I thought, “That seems like a blast!” What I hadn’tContinue reading “The Drive Home – Last Oaktown Print”

Moving Tribute

Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes The plan was never to sell this house. It was our dream home, built almost entirely by my husband, father & sister while I worked alone running our business for over a year. My 4-year oldContinue reading “Moving Tribute”

Mending Fences

I am not a multitasker. I am the kind of person that likes to take a single project on at a time, and then pursue that task with focused intensity to completion. This can be a boon ( in the case of Printmaking, my former life as a CFO, or in rearranging junk drawers). ButContinue reading “Mending Fences”

Best laid plans…

I started out on a high last week! I was knocking things off the list, onto a new series of prints; I had a vision. I had a plan. In fact, I was so on top of it, I decided I could add a bit more. Bad move. It suddenly became imperative to 1) interviewContinue reading “Best laid plans…”