Tom and I have recently returned from a trip to Tennessee where he had the opportunity to do a mentorship with Master chair maker Curtis Buchanan Here are the two chairs that he made while there:


While they worked and told stories in the chair shop, I went off to paint the beautiful Eastern Tennessee countryside.






I was also able to participate in the Plein air Event in Burnsville NC and was awarded second place for my painting “Waiting for the Sun”

You captured that little wispy cloud so well in The Traveler.
Thanks Colleen. That painting was just made up. Didn’t actually have a plan when I started- just started throwing paint at it and that is what it became. It was fun to do.
And a bit freeing.