2023

1. Painted another Mini Mural, light control box, in Downtown Houston’s Lynn Wyatt Square for the Performing Arts. It was a dream to hand paint a true repeat pattern, that I designed, for this green space, in the theatre district, in the nation’s 4th largest city! It is located at the corner of Texas Ave & Louisiana St, encircled by The Alley Theatre, Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, Bayou Music Center, and the architectural centerpiece of the Houston skyline TC Energy Center. I wanted the yellow flowers to be as pure as possible, with only white primer underneath, so I painted the green background around them, taking me twice as long! Progress pics show the downtown construction zone. I painted in a hard hat & boots, in record heat, while the space was fenced, & under construction. It was cool to be there while the real little yellow flowers, from the landscape plans were being planted by the crew. 2. Live painting at Sugar Land Art Festival, at Smart Financial Center. I was one of four artists & our music themed paintings are now hanging in the Smart Financial Center! Look for them if you attend a show there! 3. Live Shows:: Nikki Lane, Taylor Swift Eras Tour, and Steve Earle. I also saw Cody Jinks at HLSR, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, The Meteors, and locals Shame on Me! 4. My night blooming flower garden…& day garden! I grew two artichokes, my fave veg! A horticulturist friend taught me how to best grow Nasturtiums in Hou! The 2024 seedlings have sprouted! (a night bloom post is on my to do list) 5. That’s me at It Came From the Bayou Printmaking Showcase, at Saint Arnold Brewing, alongside the most amazing printmakers, curated by Burning Bones Press. 6. I made a new logo for my greeting cards! Two color screen print floral card, taken from a 2017 coffee shop doodle. 7. More screen prints, mono printing, and original pattern designs, printed by me, at Burning Bones Press Print Shop, Houston, TX. The butterfly repeat might be my fave, also from an old coffee shop doodle. I’m always revisiting. I also worked regularly on my surface pattern design portfolio! One thing a day!