Winter Can you feel it? Through scarf, hood, gloves, and coat, Cold bites the skin, chills to the very bones. Shiver… Huddle......

What's the lesson here? Tip of the Day: Ya'  gotta be brave with the gray if you want to appreciate the white.... I had another ...

Who's the star of this painting? I can hear my art mentor's advice, "Tone down the background.  Let your subject be the sta...

How do you tell one cow from another? This is what my husband (a city boy) asked as we passed a field full of cattle today.  I'd men...

What do you hear? If you're from my generation, I just bet you hear the Eagles singing... "On a dark desert highway, Cool win...

Do you tweet? I don't have a Twitter account, and I don't think I've ever gotten a tweet.  Does that make me behind the time...

Which "character" makes your mind wander/wonder? If you've read a few of my posts, you know that I only love a painting...

How often do you say, "We should get together sometime to... (fill in the blank) ? I've painted this little still life a couple...

When is one just not enough? When Mama wants it on her wall and Memaw wants it on her wall! I've had giclees made of several of m...

What's the best advice you ever got? My mom always said, "Every stage is the best stage. Enjoy each one."   From taking ca...

Does she know she's being watched? I don't think so... I think she's composing something beautiful to her ears and finger...

How do you "get back in shape" after time off? I have done a lot of traveling this summer and just didn't have that much hom...

Hi, My name is Helen.   I paint what you see in Word Weaver Art’s blog. I’ve heard that at some point every artist should paint ...

Why do students give apples to their teachers? I've been a teacher for 28 years and have certainly received my share of apples... appl...

Do they make your mouth water? Whenever I don't know what to paint next, I go to the refrigerator.  This time I had some strawberrie...

What makes certain toys life-long friends? Some toys just last and last.  They last through lots of pretend, through years, and through ...

Why would you save the scraps? As you can see from the date on this photo, my daughter and I made her high school t-shirt quilt 7 years ...

How many kinds of lilies are there in the world? I love them all... the plain ones, the fancy ones, the usual colors like orange or pink...

Can you hear it? Our farmers' market is so much more than  a place to buy fresh vegetables and flowers...  It's an event!   We g...

What makes you smile when you come home? I love pulling into my driveway.  We have kind of a winding gravel road through wonderful trees...