Looking in from the back door of the shop.

The sign I made for the front and back doors, announcing that I am The Artist In The House, at Uptown Gifts & Accessories today, for Art Day, in uptown Normal, Illinois.

“Bahama Blue”
watercolor and cut paper collage
10” x 20”
December 2011

“Inspired by a family photograph from a fairy tale vacation we took in August 2006.”

“blue skies and sunshine”
watercolor and cut paper collage with silver thread
10” x 20”
December 2011

Here are the two Sedona, Arizona Red Rock pieces hanging side by side. For both of these I wrote, “Inspired by photographs taken on our first visit to Sedona, AZ in March 2006. My sister lives near there, and a piece of my heart as well.”

“Sedona, AZ, a mosaic”
Cut and torn paper collage
8” x 10”
December 2011

“Red Rocks of Sedona, AZ”
cut and torn paper collage
8” x 10”
December 2011

“Mount of Olives”
watercolor and cut paper collage
8” x 10”
December 2011

On a note attached to the art I wrote, “This is the third in a series of Olive Art I’ve made this fall. I Love Art. (Get it?) I Love the Lord too.”

“purple” watercolor and cut paper collage 9″ x 12″ December 2011 there is a poem by the same name from November 29, 2011 purple If I were made of purple glass I’d cast a purple shadow when the sun shone on me just right

“Joy”
watercolor and cut paper collage
December 2011
18” x 24”