tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-193910222024-02-03T00:41:15.947-07:00a little birdy told meThis is a blog that i set up to allow people to see what im working on currently, and where my stuff can be seen and purchased. I have many things coming up, so its a good place to keep track of it all.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-73167468653421199762012-05-21T14:02:00.001-06:002012-05-21T14:03:44.623-06:00My newest exciting venture is my new space, the Artery, Denver. Come check out my blog at the Aftery for a list of all of the workshops we are going to offer starting this summer. I am still updating the class schedule for August and I am working on the website - but it will all be ready soon!
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-69223118187165181742012-02-02T18:46:00.000-07:002012-04-06T18:51:02.617-06:00goodbye spaceWhat a hard month. I had been dreading having to move out and say goodbye to our space on Walnut. 10 years of great memories there. Mia and Ryans 1st birthday parties were held here. I think Mia's 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th birtdhays were held here (Ryans too) So much artwork was made here, so many great studio parties, visits from friends/etc. January 31st was ourLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-80410068323912615672011-11-03T18:35:00.000-06:002012-04-06T18:40:42.422-06:00exciting things for 2012A lease has been signed. Paint has been purchased... there will be elbow grease used. After almost 10 years John is moving studio spaces. That means I am too. I just follow him around you know. At the new space I will have my own little section and I am excited to share with you all that I am going to be teaching some workshops there. We will be moving in and ready to start in Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-35266806747165390702011-08-01T23:04:00.004-06:002011-09-02T09:11:37.746-06:00the ARTSY oneThe artsy one is always asked to help when there is a creative project to do. This year our pool was hosting the big end of the season A league swim meet. They were wanting to paint the beam outside of the club house and they also needed t-shirts made. I am not the only creative around here. I am surrounded by so many with great skills and talents, so it was a privileged Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-82944087333644506002011-06-16T23:22:00.001-06:002011-07-16T23:28:12.525-06:00Boulder, COIf you are in Boulder, CO you can see my work. No, I don't have a solo show with super contemporary, cutting edge work. I have about a dozen prints and a few originals for sale in the gift shop thru September. SUPER great art, SUPER great gift shop. Both worth checking out if you are in the neighborhood.
1750 13th Street, Boulder, CO 80302
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-44792775634694581342011-05-11T23:06:00.002-06:002011-07-16T23:21:14.873-06:00The bird got out of the basement...I can't say when, by who or why - but this bird was chosen for greatness. It is going to print soon, so stay tuned.
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-54034083581426684512011-03-01T23:03:00.000-07:002011-03-01T23:57:59.586-07:00Inspired Art - DenverJohn and I both donated work to Inspired Art this year. The artist get to pick a poem and create a piece that related to the poem. This is the one that I did. It's the first piece of artwork I have finished since last summer. It was nice to have a reason to get the ink back out and get my hands dirty. The artwork will be auctioned of (via silent auction) at the Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-77872134900474379642011-02-23T11:47:00.000-07:002011-03-03T11:54:09.931-07:00embroidery class } @ fancytigerSince so much of my work last year was inspired by mexican embroidery - I am working backwards and learning to do some actual stitches. I took a class last week and am excited to see what i can do with my new skills. I went and bought some supplies but haven't had time to practice yet.
getting ready to stitch
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-88232543150686296202011-02-02T00:02:00.003-07:002011-03-02T00:06:49.792-07:00sorted, tossed, rearranged and scrubbed.It was time to get downstairs and claim my space. My studio and my desk were dumping grounds since November so it was a big job to rearrange and clear out the room. I took a day to sort everything and get it where it belonged. It was about six hour project - but so worth it!
AFTER
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-13280745515164955172010-12-18T11:20:00.001-07:002010-12-18T11:20:00.409-07:00being resourcefulI have been able to fill a few orders this holiday season. I had a group of prints that were mailed together, but as soon as I had a friend go to the post office for me I had 2 more orders to fill. Still a month after my surgery I can't drive. I scrounged thru my house looking for all the random stamps that I could find and then I put them in my mailbox with a letter to the Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-3782038542152986712010-12-02T22:20:00.001-07:002010-12-13T21:07:45.328-07:00Here are the real stitchesOn September 1st I was told that I had to have surgery. I posted two year ago that I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation but was going to try to beat the odds and go as long a I could go without needing corrective surgery. (Chiari is a condition where your brain rests on your spinal cord and constricts the flow of spinal fluid.) Because the spinal fluid is restricted it does Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-50927268363555889262010-11-12T16:00:00.002-07:002010-12-13T17:19:13.566-07:00more fabric for meOne last class for the fall - quilted pillows at Fancy Tiger. This one was the most challenging of the three classes for me. I wasn't able to finish it during class time but I was determined to finish it before it sat on my sewing table for months and it ate at me. I love it and hope that post surgery I am making many more.
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-63315451627453593412010-09-27T00:51:00.000-06:002010-09-30T00:53:46.628-06:00new found hobbySEWING! I finally took a class at Fancy Tiger on A Line skirts. 3-4 hours and you leave wearing your new skirt. it was so much fun. I took the class on Sept 4th in memory of my grandma (who died 8yrs ago/sept 4th) ANYWAY, i was hooked. I have a pretty major surgery planned and this sewing thing is great to take my mind off of that. i have been spending my time at fabric stores and in front ofLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-48092488840600873462010-09-06T23:40:00.004-06:002010-09-20T21:47:05.680-06:00art at KISMET }To help celebrate Kismets anniversary they thru themselves a party. and now - Kismet is carrying my artwork. August - thru the holidays. SO, if you are at the Shops @ Southglenn go check it out. It's a GREAT store!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-30462455343903936472010-09-03T10:44:00.002-06:002010-09-03T11:37:01.329-06:00i love ART CAMP }This was one of my highlights of the summer. and it was just 4 short hours. This summer the pool took over our life. I would hope for a rainy day so we could get out the crafts and paint, but the only rain came on the weekends i had an arts festival. (go figure) So - in the last week of summer i got a few girls together to paint. I wanted to TEACH something and i used a painting of poppys for an Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-29035645098391064252010-07-01T23:44:00.000-06:002010-07-02T11:47:49.368-06:00CHERRY CREEK ARTS FESTIVAL -My finale for the art making season - - - what i have been working towards since January - CHERRY CREEK ARTS FESTIVAL is this weekend! If you are in Denver - please come out and say Hi, and see my new series! The festival runs SATURDAY & SUNDAY from 10-8PM and MONDAY from 10-6PM. I am in booth no. 130 which is by the soundstage off of Fillmore & 2nd street.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-14283237356306045292010-06-08T11:15:00.001-06:002010-06-10T11:22:58.104-06:00The Newest - here firstYou are one of the select few who has seen the newest of the new artwork. Who knew - i sit there and say that i don't "draw" - and i don't draw my characters. I have used the birds to tell their stories. Really, truthfully - i do draw my people, but i don't show anyone... i have doodles and sketchbooks full, but it was only about 2 weeks ago i decided to do one on a piece of wood. Very Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-89843247201116160302010-06-05T20:16:00.001-06:002010-06-05T20:16:00.288-06:00limited edition. . . . .From my desk to you. I wanted to take a photo of the NEW & EXCITING limited edition work I was thinking of breaking out just for the Summer Art Market in a week. But my giant orange kitty, Cheeto, with a crooked tail was blocking the goods. They are back there - can you see?Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-78305191989016094532010-06-05T11:24:00.000-06:002010-06-10T11:29:53.721-06:00ohhh the mess.I am usually pretty tidy. I like my things in a very specific place. I like the lids on the inks to match the ink in the jar and so on. BUT in total work mode - which includes some midnight oil, cokes, loud music, frozen cherries and popcorn and my orange kitty - - things start going downhill. Instead of my trash going in the trash can, it goes on the floor. The ink jars don't have lids - let Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-4213211952513222402010-06-04T11:11:00.000-06:002010-06-10T11:24:03.727-06:00postcards in the maili spent 2 days looking for all of my addresses and then sitting quietly addressing postcards. My lists are getting a bit outdated. Every physical address i have is from 2008 or later so i suppose it won't be too much longer before i am only sending out an email blast to get the word out. While the postcards are pricey - and the 28cent postage hurts a bit - i still enjoy the change of pace for Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-46116743093192382032010-06-02T23:40:00.000-06:002010-06-02T23:40:00.512-06:00new designhere we are - the basic design for 2010Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-27647247972404361862010-06-02T13:41:00.001-06:002010-06-02T14:24:57.897-06:00The official show info }Show schedule for the summer - it will be quick - it will be dirty - it will be local. Hoooraayy!less then 2 weeks away SUMMER ART MARKET 2010less then a month awayCHERRY CREEK ARTS FESTIVAL - 20 year anniversary show.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-51602525276102226172010-05-29T13:38:00.000-06:002010-06-02T13:39:03.890-06:00houses in a rowhere is my series of houses. i like them row by row.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-80002180067744944712010-05-28T11:28:00.001-06:002010-06-02T11:34:27.598-06:00visually pleasingfrom seeing the row by row sorted in stacks to layed out corner to corner on my dining room table these are doing it for me.Thought i would share the newest of the new.Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19391022.post-7073544117302998362010-05-25T11:26:00.000-06:002010-06-02T11:28:04.614-06:00Artist Statement }It is HARD to write an artist statement. Even harder when there is a deadline involved. No wait.... easier. Because if there wasn't a deadline, I wouldn't write one at all. I procrastinated this until the last moment and then sat down to think it thru and email it off to the people at Cherry Creek. Thought i would share it first - here.artist statement * 2010Lisa is an untraditional Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127840654555920544noreply@blogger.com0