In June of 2018 my family and I are moving to Costa Rica. Before we leave, my husband Hansel and I have decided to create a project together that is part love letter and part thanksgiving to the beautiful state of Arizona that we have...
Last week the artists in my IGNITE Online Intensive and I were having a juicy discussion on how play shows up for us in our creative practice and in our businesses. Personally, I said, I rarely use art as my way of play. Instead I find...
Initially, I wasn't going to put any trees in this painting. Even though, I must say, I'm totally digging the trees popping up in this series of work. I started this piece late last night and when I came into my studio this morning, Mr....
When I first started Dirty Footprints Studio online in 2008 I had this big dream that the work I do would one day touch millions of people. ...
Most of the art I create is pretty damn ordinary. Kind of like toilet paper, breakfast, or the laundry basket that's been in the hallway for over a week waiting to be acknowledged. Art is simply part of my daily life. ...
It's already getting ridiculously hot here in the desert -- so we make it a point to take extra road trips up north where the inferno hasn't spread to yet....
For eight great years I was an art educator at both the Cleveland Museum of Art and Akron Art Museum in Ohio. I had the privilege of sharing my passion with kids of all ages -- from toddlers to seniors! And now, it's a pure joy...
Phoenix has been obsessed with sculptures! A few weeks ago I shared all the fun we've been having making land art around the desert where we live as well as in the wintery wonderland of Sedona too! But thanks to THIS GREAT BOOK we borrowed from the library, Phoenix...
[vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='5' up='' down=''] Last week I shared with you how Phoenix has been all about sculptures! sculptures! sculptures! and we have been busy making land art because of it. So one of the things we did recently as a family is drive up...
Ever since I got back home from my personal painting retreat Phoenix has been completely immersed in sculptures! That's the life of a 3 year old boy, I guess. One minute your world is dump trucks, backhoes, and front end loaders and then the next thing you know you're...