recent paintings 5.25.2023

Trippin on Ele, oil pastel and wax pencil on paper, 14x17 in, 2023 Theodore, oil pastel and wax pencil on paper, 14x17 in, 2023

wordless and green 4.27.2023

art quote – Vuong 4.13.2023

To remember is to displace the present. Every act of remembering is actually an act of creation. Ocean Vuong

window gallery 3-year anniversary 3.30.2023

This month I recognized 3 years of the Center & Miller Window Gallery! The gallery is in a window in my home, located in Madison, Wisconsin. I started the window gallery in 2020, just after the COVID shutdown. Here's a post about my gallery opening:) I switch out the gallery about every 2 weeks. The …

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new 2d works 3.2.2023

Here are a couple of my latest 2D works. It Doesn't Do to Dwell On It I, 2022, mixed media on paper It Doesn't Do to Dwell On It II, 2022, mixed media on paper

where do my ceramics live? 2.16.2023

I found a map that I'd been storing in my map collection and decided to put it to good use. After gluing it to a piece of foam core, I attached a picture hanger to the back and hung it on the wall near my ceramics studio. Each time one of my ceramic pieces goes …

photographing ceramics 1.19.2023

Let me start this post by admitting that I've not had any type of instruction in taking photos. You could say that I'm a self-taught photographer. I've tried a variety of locations around my home for taking photos of my ceramics. The couch, the piano bench, next to a window, and outside, on the back …

wordless and green 1.5.2023

annual donating in 2022 12.22.2022

I donate a percentage of all my ceramic sales annually to charitable organizations. It’s important for me to give back to my community, and I do so by volunteering in my personal life, and by donating a percentage of all sales in my Rachel as Artist life. I'm fortunate to be able to do this. …

wood firing documentary 12.8.2022

I recently watched a 3-part short documentary series about a ceramicist who wood fires her work. Part 3 is here. You'll need to scroll down to almost the bottom of the page to find the film. Parts 1 & 2 are here, where eventually Part 3 will land. The films vary in length, from 15 …