I am in the middle of changing (IMPROVING!) my blog further, thanks to my online blog class. 1) What tools do you like to use on a blog sidebar? 2) My teacher suggested a name change for my blog so that it is clearly an ART BLOG.  What do you think about the new name?  (The old

Texas Sunrise Copyright 2010 by Lynn Bridge 7″ h x 12 3/4″ w x 13 1/2″ d. What makes you laugh? How about an image of the sun, encrusted with gaudy stained glass and all manner of glass beads, bursting out of the earth? I am a member of a local organization

Pastel Sketch of John and Suzi Parker copyright 2010 by Lynn Bridge 6 5/8″ x 9 1/2″ Do you recognize these people?  If you do, it is because you know them personally, or have read about them several times before on my blog posts.  They are  John and Suzi Parker.  They

The Wife of Mr. Fix-it 14″ x 11″ x 3″.  Copyright 2009 by Lynn Bridge In looking back over my posts from last fall (2009), I was surprised to see that I had written nothing about one of my personal favorite mosaics I have made.  This mosaic made of hardware from

watercolor sketch of a mosaic idea  “UNBOUND“ 4″ x 6″.  copyright 2010 by Lynn Bridge I promised you that I would review the book Talent Is Overrated– What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin, so that’s

What is it that stimulates your thinking and causes your spirit to soar?  Being close to nature does it for me! This past weekend my husband and I attended the annual retreat for all ages, held at Mo Ranch in Hunt, TX and  led by University Presbyterian Church in Austin, TX. 

“There is no abstract art.  You must always start with something.  Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.”  -Pablo Picasso I went to the photographer today to pick up three of my mosaics and their images she had captured with her professional equipment.  I

A couple of weeks ago I saw that Alyson Stanfield of I’d Rather Be in the Studio fame had recommended the book, Talent is Overrated– What Really Separates World-class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin.  Well, when I went to order that book from Amazon, of

We have been out-of-town for a few days, attending a family memorial service, which, at the same time, means a joyous family reunion.  The deceased is a beloved uncle of my husband- family and friends came from all parts of the U.S. and even Canada for the celebration of his

Today, I’m hearing voices in my head!  One of them is telling me to get busy on my new ‘Blog Triage’ class assignment from Cynthia Morris and Alyson Stanfield:  write a topical post three different times, each to a different type of person in our lives, or even