Dear Tina, How are you? I too am enjoying the handwritten letters we are writing to each other in our journal. Seeing your handwriting makes me feel closer to you when I read it, like you are keeping me company in my studio. The wild turkey feather you drew for your last piece in The… Read More
Dear Tina, Thank you so much for the little brass Ganesh you put in The Collective box. I put him on my desk as a reminder to remove obstacles in my life. I continue to recognize that my obstacles are mainly thoughts that do not serve me. When I let them go and focus on… Read More
Notes by Laura: I was inspired by the color in Tina’s last drawing of the birds. This zinnia was one of the last flowers in my garden and I wanted to carry over the essence of it with this loose, contour line drawing. Tina had added some old sheet music to the Collective box so I stamped in some… Read More
Dear Friends, Our mail art project is growing! Below is a picture of the works we have created this summer. We will be updating the progress of this project monthly. You can view all the work under COLLECTIVE on our website at any time. HOW IT WORKS: When we get the package of artworks we… Read More
Dear Friends, We began our new collaborative project back in January and are now ready to show you what we have collected. We have decided to call this “Collective” since this is a group of art accumulated over time. As noted in our previous letter, we are mailing a box (well…for now it is an envelope until… Read More
Hello Friends, As we mentioned in a recent letter we have been a little quiet here on the blog. In addition to taking some time to focus on our individual art practices, we have spent the past few months re-reading this blog from the beginning. Good grief, there is a lot here! Reading the tentative beginnings… Read More
Dear Friends, You may have noticed that our blog has been a bit quiet lately. However, our conversations through email and over the phone have been very loud and boisterous. Laura has been going back to school for business. Yep, these days having a business sense and know-how is a must to thrive as an… Read More
Dear Tina, Everything is covered in sparkly white up here. We had a big snowstorm which made everything magical. I am learning to welcome winter’s rhythm although I would take a beach day over the snow anytime. Things slow down around here and people don’t seem to go out as much. Do you remember those… Read More
Dear Tina, I had to go back and revisit your Vision 118 as I had been away from it so long. It is interesting to read what you wrote: “The metaphor of seeds and future growth reminds me of how you are always so optimistic and hopeful for things to come. You often help me see that… Read More
Hello Sweet T How are you? I finished ReVision 117 and decided to go with the smaller paintings. I felt like I needed more time with the other paintings I shared in my last letter. Our work opens up new ideas for me and it often takes time to process them. The weather has been amazingly… Read More
Dear Laura, After spending the afternoon outside your studio last week, I became fascinated by the shapes of the Queen Ann’s Lace. This particular one is just about to unfurl into it’s lacey umbrella like shape. It is one of the most intricate flowers I have seen. The petals are so tiny. I remember this… Read More
Dear Tina, How are you? Yes, Brett & I had a wonderful little get away for our anniversary. We stayed in Portsmouth, NH where we haven’t been in many years. Even got a little nostalgic and spent a day at Hampton Beach where we met. I was only 14 years old when we first met, so young… Read More
Dear Laura, Ahhh, summer. This is my favorite time of year in the garden and at the local farmer’s markets. A good friend of mine grew these tomatoes. He researches and tends to them in a way that I admire. Many of these are heirloom tomatoes such as the Cherokee Purple (the large one in the… Read More
Hello Sweet T, How are you? It was a delight seeing how your ReVision 115 came together. I love the layering you are doing and the use of the stencils for the subtractive drawings you illustrated in your last letter. I ended up working in a series for my ReVision. Often as I try out new things I will… Read More
Hello Sweet T, How are you? I wanted to share our intentions from our last “wish ceremony.” It was so late when we wrote them on your last night in CT and I remember us being so silly and tired from all our adventures. It is always fun thinking about our wishes and then lighting them on fire and watching… Read More
Hello Sweet T, How are you? I cannot tell you how much it lit me up that you were just in Connecticut filling my home with your goofiness and bright spirit. Our time together is so precious and jam packed, isn’t it? I can’t believe everything we managed to get done in such a short… Read More
Dear Friends, We made a short video for you to document and share what we discovered from exploring the idea of beauty in our work. It was exciting to see how it culminated in our exhibition “Two Artists Shifting Perspectives on Beauty” this month at Studio M in Mystic, CT. The show will be up… Read More
Dear Laura, This morning I walked out my front door and was greeted by the beautiful aroma of jasmine. I know that if you were here you would love this flower. Notice how the bud unfolds in a spiral pattern and how each petal is actually curved into a tube shape. Jasmine is simply the best… Read More
Dear Tina, While journaling this morning I found myself writing about things I hadn’t thought about in years. I wonder why some memories come back to us and others don’t. Do you ever think about that? Anyway my mind wandered back to when I was teaching at DCS. Often times after introducing my art lesson… Read More
Dear Tina I woke up early this morning with my mind twirling and couldn’t sleep. One of my affirmations this year is my mind is brilliant and clear, my soul is tranquil. I have been seeking ways to bring clarity and peace into my life and found meditation helps. I have tried it off… Read More
Dear Tina, I was in awe of the ice sculpture in your Vision. It made me think of an old song by the Byrds, Turn! Turn! Turn! “To every thing there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven…” Ecclesiates 3:1-8 We don’t have any leaves on our trees just… Read More
Hello T, How are you? I have been dreaming of warmer weather and put this little collection together. I found the black and white picture of the sailboat at a vintage show and love how nostalgic it is. I imagine sailing is a lot of work but gratifying. I think I would love the peacefulness… Read More
Hello Sweet T~ I worked from home today sitting in front of the fireplace, cozy and warm. We have been greeted with a very pretty but heavy and wet snow all day today. I snuck out with my camera wrapped in a scarf and snapped this picture of the little birch tree I planted a… Read More
Dear Laura, Your Vision had me stumped for awhile. What got me thinking was this idea of risk and your description of how your cats simply jump where many of us stop, think, weigh our options, think, and then maybe jump. I was originally thinking I would create something about my experiences in roller… Read More
Dear Tina, It is hard to believe I started this ReVision way back in the Fall. I remember clearly my inspiration for this piece. I was out for a walk at the Bluff thinking about your boys running on the beach without a care in the world (& without electronics). Those easygoing days seem like yesterday,… Read More
I just finished this new little series called, “Joyful Simplicity”. I was inspired by the ReVision I created for you some time back. In fact I made the envelope, addressed it but never sent it to you because I knew I wanted to do something more with these apples. It seemed fitting to “ReVisit” it now as… Read More
Dear Tina, I took this picture on my iPhone while out on a walk at Bluff Point. As you know l love watching the new family of swans grow from my backyard. As I understand swans mate for life so I was sad to notice that the male swan (at least I think it… Read More
Dear Tina (& sweet friends), I packaged up all of the wonderful thoughts people wrote about beauty at my Open Studio. They are on their way to you, anxious to be added to our larger installation “Awakening” for Enough Pie. Enough Pie is an organization we really believe has a lot of heart and can make… Read More
Dear Friends, How are you? I am catching up after a very busy weekend. As many of you know I had my Open Studio on Friday & Saturday. Everything was wonderful. The studio looked great. We had flowers everywhere, the heavenly music of Cyra Morgan, luscious food and libations galore. I was in fear of… Read More
Okay everyone! Things are looking quite spiffy at Above Elite Studios as we get ready for our Open Studio. We are in the process of creating a cute spot for Cyra Morgan who will be our wonderful performer on friday evening. WE ARE SO LUCKY! Honestly, I am always unbelievably grateful for the musicians we… Read More
