So this is what it must feel like to have my own artwork hanging on a wall in a real art gallery! Although my artwork isn't nearly as large as these are, it gives me a bit of inspiration to "think bigger" and actually use the 3 enormous canvases my family gave me back in May for my Mother's Day gift. The canvases are still in the shrink-wrap with the decorative bow stuck to it. "Sketching Around Houston" ~ Glenwood Cemetery This week our art class met at Glenwood Cemetery, w

The 'High Holidays' are here... This week our family observed Rosh Hashanah, which is one of the 'High Holidays" known as the Jewish New Year 5780, which is based on the Lunar calendar. This "Hamsa" collage is made up of only magazine images! According to Gil Marks in "The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food," the abundance of seeds, nestled into a white membrane and encased in a protective and leathery skin, is associated with the 613 commandments in the Torah. They serve as symbols