Well, it’s official: this baby is good luck! Thank you so much, Blowing Rock Chamber of Commerce, for this Award of Distinction at July's Art in the Park in Blowing Rock, NC. I’m feeling so honored and encouraged by the recognition and reception my work has received this year.
Read MoreThank you, Haleigh Nicole Photography, for the Blue Ridge mountain maternity shoot of our dreams. As an artist myself, I’m all the more appreciative of the time, energy, and skill that goes into a creative business. I see these photos as works of art that my family will cherish for a lifetime, reminding us of all of the love and excitement we felt in anticipation of meeting our baby boy.
Read MoreAt the 4 Bridges Arts Festival, we were astounded by the talent from every artist and the quality of every booth display. Thank you so much to my new collectors in Chattanooga for welcoming my work into your beautiful homes and lives and thank you to the Association of Visual Artists for putting on one of the highest quality art fairs we’ve exhibited in yet!
Read MoreThese eighteen brand new works are a love letter to the Blue Ridge Mountains. When we’re high up on an Appalachian trail, watching the pink Rhododendrons bloom before rolling blue mountains as far as the eye can see, that’s when we’re #FeelinBlue.
Read MoreIntroducing Shanti Elixirs’ “Cranberry Sumac” Champagne! The final flavor in this year’s four season collection features deliciously tart and tangy cranberry and ginger flavors with locally harvested sumac, in collaboration with renowned, award-winning Asheville chef Reza Setayesh. Plus, 10% of all proceeds benefit Healing ALS
Read MoreWhat better way to celebrate Father’s Day weekend than with an impromptu family vacation to the mountains? Thanks to the Blue Ridge Heritage Weekend Arts & Crafts Festival, we had the perfect excuse to escape to the mountains to take in beautiful views, sip wine, listen to Bluegrass music, and…sell art!
Read MoreI spent the whole day on this mountain, painting without pressure or expectation, quietly observing nature, and letting my thoughts wind and meander. It was the simplest day we had enjoyed in a while, and nowadays, the simplest joys are the sweetest.
Read MoreI’ll admit that my expectations for Roanoke, VA were pretty high, but this weekend still blew us away. At the Sidewalk Art Show, NINE original pieces found their new homes, five new commissions were added to the queue, and countless prints and more found their perfect people.
Read MoreIntroducing Shanti Elixirs’ “Butterfly Blossom” Champagne. We had so much fun with the first Shanti Elixirs champagne label, “Siberian Rose,” that we decided to do it again! This Spring, my work on the label combines the two varieties of Butterfly Blossom flowers, the Blue Ridge Butterfly Pea Flower and the Thailand Butterfly Pea Flower.
Read MoreI used to think that happy art would never be taken seriously. I thought that in order for people to truly value and appreciate your work, your art must express some sort of angst. But I’ve discovered that art isn’t about expressing any one particular feeling or mood…Art is about authenticity.
