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While I still have a lot to learn about creating mosaics, I’m really enjoying the discovery process! Here are a few pieces I’ve completed so far. 

A couple of years ago, I attended a workshop at Snow Farm in Williamsburg that introduced me to the fundamentals of creating mosaics. It’s been simmering in my brain since then, and the now ideas are starting to flow! FaceBook groups specializing in this art form have really fanned the flames. There are so…

The local crafters community is trying to get a jump on holiday season sales, while at the same time ensuring the safest shopping experience for customers. The “Christmas in Barre” event will be outdoors this year, on the town common instead of inside the town hall. There will be 50 vendors and lots of…

Marking my 11 years of being cancer-free, our 2020 online umbrella auction features 11 hand-painted umbrellas donated by talented artists throughout Massachusetts. Every dollar Team Pam raises through Without A Net events is donated to the UMass Mass Cancer Center. Here’s a sneak peek at my contribution! Watch for a live link, coming soon!

I had the pleasure of taking part in an amazing community art project in May, during the quarantine. The downtown area of Ware, MA has had some bumpy times in the last few years. After a fire displaced several Main Street businesses a few years ago, the buildings remain boarded up. But right across…

I am reminded with every passing day how very lucky I am. As the world grapples with the frightening spread of disease, I can only take in so much bad news. At some point, I need to escape into my safe place and splash paint around as I hide from the germs. Out of…

Little House recently hosted the first of a series of monthly art journal workshops, and it was loads of fun! We discussed the basics of art journal creation, and then we focused on techniques to add color and texture to the first several pages of our blank books. We experimented with Gelli plate printing…