Kelly's Studio

Art and other sparkly things.

Firing Up Creativity

I’ve got several unfinished paintings sitting around, and they’ve been sitting in the same unfinished state for so long that I hardly even notice them anymore. Maybe I need to start them over. Or maybe I need to push on. I haven’t been able to decide. But either way, I think I’m to the point […]

A Break in the Action

So last week, I took my first full weekend trip away since the boy was born almost two years ago. I met some college girlfriends in Las Vegas, and it was a great time. We had all become grownups but remained very much ourselves, which I found interesting and comforting. Long friendships are wonderful. I […]

Wandering Wednesday

As you may have guessed, I don’t get out as much as I used to, and when I do, I am rarely by myself. My outings to shops these days are usually very targeted (as in, get in and get out!) with the youngster in the hiking backpack, unable to wreak havoc explore shop displays. […]

Happy New Year!

I hope 2013 is off to a great start for you! It is for me. My plan is to fill 2013 full of awesome and amazing everything. Too general you say? You are probably right. But this plan has tons of positive wiggle room in it, and I like it. I spent two whole hours […]