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Paintings are officially hung atBethlehem Lutheran Church Twin-Cities campus. I was connected byBeth...
On my to do list this year was to paint our fence and house.Thanks to some friends I was able to get a kick start wh...
I loved painting this mural project forLaura’s guest bath. Laura wantedhummingbirds and we came up withsome ...
I’m always grateful for the time I get tospend at TreeHaus and the beautifulJessica Turtle! Here is a door mural...
A tiny painting for Nicolette's family the first painting I think for their beautiful farmhouse. Nicolette and her husba...
This is an acrylic painting on a recycled canvas. I'm slowly working my way through photos from Perrot State Park from a...
I was finally able to visit Amy at her farm in Webster MN called Nash Lake Fiber Farm. Before our meeting a few years ba...
My inspiration for Money tree came from Valentines, since I was making this painting in February. It is acrylic on a gia...
Boozhoo 2025Sharing my first painting of the year of one of my favorite trees; a Norwegian Spruce (acrylic on recycl...
Howah-We made it to Manidoo-giizisoons (December) My last painting for the ojibwe lunar calendar coming in just barely, ...
Del and LucyI don't know if I'm a good teacher, but I'm wiling to do it. I get really nervous about it and then afte...
Boozhoo!Welcome to Gashkadino-Giizis also known as the freezing over moon. Stargazers have lots to see in Winter if ...
Del and Lucy- Maybe this is still on the internet, in the archives? Maybe it might be nice to hear my voice-it'...
Boozhoo! Welcome to Binaakwe giizis-raking/falling leaves moon. This is the moon in which I’m supposed to tell you that ...
Aaniin! Welcome to Mandaamin Giizis corn moon or also Waatebagaa Giizis/ leaves changing color moon. Almost every Indige...
Monday-we meet again! Sharing this mural that I had the honor of doing for the Marine Village School teachers lounge, th...
Hi Monday 😵💫 Sharing this little mural for loon holistic health an Acupuncture, massage, yoga, reiki, Ayurveda clinic...
Happy weekend! Sharing my show at the Talley Gallery in Bemidji MN called Giiwe ❤️Giiwe refers to home and returning...
Happy Holiday! Sharing this acrylic painting on recycled materials of flowers from my favorite hike, with St Johns Wort ...
Minogigizheb-good morning! Sharing this painted part of a bed frame with the words Goshkozin, wake up! Painted with acry...
Sharing this painting of a Baaswenazhii (echo maker) sandhill crane and wiisagi-ma’iingan (bitter wolf) coyote who are a...
Aaniin! Welcome to Manoominike Giizis, the ricing moon (August) Manoomin is a water grain that grows on the water and is...
I got to paint a BUS last week! So honored to be apart of Natalie’s mobile gallery for her pottery🥰 I’m so proud/inspir...
Wow, July already! Welcome to Miini-giizis Blueberry moon or Miskomini giizis-raspberry moon. “Berry moon is a time for ...
Working on some tiny Lucy inspired flower bouquets -or “poopquets” as I lovingly called them as during potty trainin...
Second half of the baby crib I dedicated to us big kids but really the thoughts between the two are interchangeable. Doe...
Welcome to Ode-imini giizis 🍓 Strawberry moon, or June. Strawberry in ojibwe ode-imin means heart berry. Strawberries a...
Del and Lucy: I thought about you two the entire time when I painted this. All of our time outside. I'm so grateful for ...
This painting is inspired by our trip to Mount Rainer for my sweetest friends wedding a few years ago. Mount Rainer was ...
Boozhoo! Welcome to Zaagibagaa Giizis, the budding moon or May in zhaginashimon. I love this month because it’s the retu...
Hello weekend🤩 a while back connie helke donated this wood to me in hopes that I could use-thanks Connie! Since it’...
Circle of Life-used to be a cappuccino picture.This is an acrylic painting of a shrew and garter snake.Let’s...
Aaniin Iskigamizige-giizis, Hello Moon of the Boiling Sap (April)! In universal language of food it’s hard to say no to ...
I’m excited to share the first mural of 2024! This butterfly mural was commissioned by my neighbors at Christ Lutheran i...
During our trip to Naxos we were able to rent four wheelers and drive to Mount Zas. This is the highest point of Naxos a...
Working through my painting ideas from our trip to Greece last year. This is acrylic on recycled canvas with poppies, ca...
Boozhoo-hi! Welcome to Onaabani-giizis! March is crust on the snow moon as it’s usually a time of the year where the tem...
This painting came to me in a day dream-how magical is that? I was thinking about the flowers from my trip to Greece...
On Friday Feb. 9th we will officially have a new moon! Welcome to Namebini giizis! Namebini refers to sucker fish and th...
Aaniin 2024! A whole new year brimming with possibilities 🤩 There’s also a lot of pressure and so much can seem dauntin...
Small acrylic painting of a Crow on recycled canvas. Did you know that crows have the largest brain to body ratio of any...
Day 5 of eating pie but who’s counting 🙈 I’m SO EXCITED to share this collab I had with Forge and Foundry distillery lo...
Sharing another Whiskeytown bouquet. I have loved doing these quickies but can’t wait to get back to more detail. In thi...
I’m so excited to be using the last of these frames I found on the road -what is ones trash is another’s treasure. More ...
Are you a lover of wild turkeys like me? Did you know that wild turkeys have some of the strongest family ties of any an...
Diving into my flower pics from my artist residency at Whiskeytown. I miss Northern California so much❤️ my heart aches ...
I’m so excited to share these photos of the show at Art Reach! Thanks to Art Reach for putting on a beautiful show for u...
This morning I’m sharing a special commission by Clara for her mothers birthday. This was such an honor to make as Clara...
Hi! I’m so excited to be feeling better and to start sharing some projects again❤️ I bought this dress at the thrift a w...
This is located in the Stugas in the Marine on Saint Croix. It was so exciting!
Finished this fun painted cabinet for Laura’s family that is one of their final pieces in their kitchen design. Laura an...
Hi Again! This is my second and last piece I was able to finish during my Whiskeytown Residency. This painting on recycl...
Del and Lucy- My real highlight was when I got to speak to kids at the Juvenile Detention center. There is no such thing...
Happy Earth Day! What a beautiful place we live in. With Ziigwan (early Spring) in full swing the warm days and cool nig...
Small logo design for @ruby_stitches Nash Lake Fiber Farm for Amy’s yarn sales. If you are a fiber person of any kind pl...
Sharing this t-shirt design I had the honor of doing for @bleedheartfloral . Bleed Heart Floral is a sustainable floral ...
Cedars mom did these fun zines and I illustrated oneIllustration I did for volume 1 of Marine Zine made by Muddy Mae...
Hello-Boozhoo! Ziigwan (spring) is right around the corner I wanted to celebrate the birth of warmer weather by painting...
Remember when we had all those painted murals in the house? I wanted the house to feel like a creative and safe place fo...
This painting is owned by Jaimin, Chris and NevaHappy Solstice❄️ This is my last post of the year! With these dark d...
This was a special commission by Dan for his partner Sarah’s birthday! Whenever I think of Sarah bodacious babe is the i...
Last week I had the honor of working with Water Lily Montessori to create a new sign. Water Lily is located in downtown ...
Happy 🎃 Halloween! I thought ghost pipes were a super fitting plant to paint for this month. I never knew about them un...
Artist trade: Laura and I agreed on a trade-painting for weaving. Laura wanted bunnies! And maple leafs, she gave me her...
I finally get to share this bathroom design I did for @jess_sharinghope in the Art of Vintage show. @katiesaro sent me h...
Here is a wallpaper I finished over the weekend. It’s in the office of emilypueringerdesign located in the same building...
Here is my annual paint the garden picture and this year I chose our front yard. It's anexperiment of seeds being th...
I was so honored when my friends @blueskyflowerfarm asked me to paint their farmstand. The whole entire time I thought t...
I really enjoyed creating the Spring Blooms wood burning so I decided to do a Summer blooms painting in a snake vase. I ...
ust wrapped up this mural for The Apiary Salon in Stillwater. Laura is the owner and even tho I’ve only met her a few ti...
Del and Lucy- I felt so proud. I'm glad you were thereI will be having an art show for two days on Fathers Day weeke...
Hump Day! I’ve seen two coyotes in the duration of a month which has been so exciting. One walking away from a downed de...
Hello again and so soon! Im posting a mural I finished for my friend Marne of prajnabodyworks . Marne has all the cards,...
Greetings and Salutations friends, lovers, good Sirs and Madams. Hope you had some time to send some love to your favori...
Happy New Year Friends🎉 We are crawling through January 🥵 I’m so excited to share this wall mural that I was able to d...
Over the past year I had a goal of doing 40 hikes before December which filled my world with fungi. Mirroring this journ...
Hi Friends! Hope your having a wonderful Fall! Speaking of which here is a fall theme painting I just finished while bur...
Hello Friends! I hope you had a wonderful Summer! Here is my annual garden portrait which is dedicated to my grandmother...
We didn’t have a lot of money growing up and one of the things I loved doing with my mom was refinishing old furniture. ...
Drifting off to sleep I thought of Oreo and Amos, who have since left us. I could feel Oreos nuzzles and kisses on my no...
When one of our chickens died a few years ago I knew our chicken was lonely. My empathy deepened last year even more. Wh...
This summer we updated our sons room with a brand new bed and desk for school work. I decided to do this mural for Lucy’s room to make her space special.
Today I finished this wood burning and I decided to do another piece based off of the garden like I did a few years back...
There’s a trail in Osceola called The Copper Mine trail and If you go far enough you’ll hear all the frogs. The DNR ...
I volunteer at an animal sanctuary every other Friday at a farm in Lindstrom when I heard sandhill cranes flying overhea...
his painting is based off of a story called The Great Flood from The Mishomis Book by Edward Benton-Banai. It is one of ...
I do not have a green thumb but one year at our previous house that we renovated we had this amazing garden. One half of...
To keep with the theme of first’s, this is the first painting I painted this year and also the first painting I finished...
Ever have a piece of Art you didn’t like but then it weirdly grew on you and now you love it? This is that piece for me!...
This painting is the first time I painted in a Folk Art style, trying to pull ideas from Indigenous beading and Scandina...
First post! What better way to start it off with this painting that made its debut in Chicago at the Woman’s Made Galler...