If you’re looking for a holiday gift idea for someone who appreciates art and/or unique products, my 2026 wall art calendar might fit the bill. The calendar is intended to be a piece of wall art that changes each month. Every aspect — the artwork and fonts — was made by my hand. It comes…
Tag: Art
barnett newman
Barnett Newman was one of the leading painters of the American Abstract Expressionist movement and one of the leading colour field artists. Colour field art, coming out of New York during the 1940s and 1950s, can be identified by large areas of colour on a canvas. Rothko, Ad Reinhardt and Motherwell are other artists of…
new items in my shop
Hi, friend, Hope all is well with you in your corner of the world. Even though I’ve come down with a bug, I’m still pretty excited because today — I launch new products in my shop. The first one is my 2026 limited-edition Lisi-Tana calendar. Each page has a piece of my art specially chosen…
take only what you need
Ever come across a book that you wish you’d gotten your hands on earlier in your life? I’m nearing the end of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass and oh! how I wish I’d had this book when I was younger so I could have grown up with this knowledge, and it would have been…
bloomin’ blooms
I take a lot of photos and hold on to them for years. I always tell myself, You never know. It might come in useful one day. The most innocuous images can be curated into an interesting collection of things. Just today, I was going through my images when I noticed I had a few…
as tall as I am
My local art store now sells the tiny Hahnemühle art pads that I love. They’re small and a lot of fun to work with. I can’t tell you how many times over the years, I’ve started sketch books meaning to fill them up and I never do. The mom of my good friend who is…