the vault is open!

by | May 1, 2011 | Archive

  This has been fun. This, I mean.  My little vault space in Troy Antiques is officially open.  It’s got a long way to go, but it’s coming together.  Some of this you’ve seen before, and some you haven’t.   The vault entrance is so...

Sending out prayers

by | May 1, 2011 | Archive

Well, friends, I’m on the way home. And I still have one…Troy and lower Alabama weren’t damaged, but we made a trip to Huntsville this weekend…for my cousin’s wedding. So while our homes weren’t damaged, we saw firsthand this...

repurposed finds for the vault

by | Apr 29, 2011 | Archive

I’ve been painting like mad.  Mad, I tell you. I have worked on a piece or two of furniture everyday, and over the last week, began pulling together some smaller repurposed finds for the vault space. I never knew my paintbrush would last so long.  Or that I...

me vs. the brick wall

by | Apr 27, 2011 | Archive

I’m loving the character of the vault I’m moving my furniture into…and remember how I showed you the small patch of brick wall? I asked the owners, the Anne’s, if they would mind if I could remove some of the concrete to expose the original...

School-Inspired Side Table

by | Apr 24, 2011 | Archive

You know how a lot of my pieces are white or very muted?  And a lot are layered and dry-brushed?  All I mean is, as a painter, I get into a look and I settle comfortably under the covers.  Hug a pillow and snuggle in for a while. But every now and then, it’s...