HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

so in 2012 i became a pinterest addict, so this week i will be highlighting some of my favorite pins of the year.  one of the things i love about pinterest is the feeling i get when i discover a new artist.  excitement, jealousy and awe.  then i go exploring to find more.  does she have a web site? OR... where does he show his work?  AND... where is she form?   AND... what artists does he like?  and so on.  i love being an explorer.  my explorations last year have lead me to some amazing new places, like...

                                                                    MAGGIE BARNES

                                                You can visit her website to read all about it.

this blog has been stewing for a while, and obviously the only way to start it was, well... on a whim. it seems that in my life, planning is futile. so i just do what i can when i've got a second. this has resulted in about a thousand unfinished projects, many of which will never get completed, and others that will. i am looking forward to sharing them with you...  lately i've been on a "barnacles" whim.