by admin | Nov 24, 2025 | Artist, Encore
This is my family in about 1970. This is a photo of the haircuts I wrote about on page 30 of my memoir: I Can’t Miss the Encore. My mom’s sisters were professional beautitians. My mom was an artist but not when it came to haircuts and styles. Even our...
by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Artist, Recycle/Repurpose
Clay Oven I’ve wanted to build a clay oven for years. Finally, it was time when we were digging a hole to put our garden carrots into cold storage for the winter and hit clay. I began planning. The idea was to use all natural, recycled/repurposed-everything to build...
by admin | Nov 21, 2025 | Author, Encore
The 6 Stages of “Coming Out,” about the Cass Model of Identity Development My friend, Jan Skousen, sent me Charlie Bird’s book, Expanding the Borders of Zion a Latter-day Saint Perspective on LGBTQ Inclusion, for Christmas in 2022. I’m so glad she did....
by admin | Nov 19, 2025 | Artist, Recycle/Repurpose
3D Stuffed Animal Quilts Years ago, I don’t remember how long ago, I got this crazy idea to sew a quilts, repurposing stuffed animals. I’ve made these amazing crazy quilts for almost all my grandkids since then. I create a background, sometimes a very...
by admin | Nov 19, 2025 | Advocate for Homeschool, Artist
Our Corl Reef Nathan and Ben help build a coral reef in out entry way, the same entryway where we built the rainforest. Heidi, a neighbor, and some of her friends we met in a IFYAC, Idaho Falls Youth Art Center, where our kids were involved in plays, came a couple...