girl at large

I like to write about life when you have a job, some kids, a fixer upper and a fatal disease.

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  • Hello World! girlatlarge here

    Hello World! girlatlarge here

    Last fall, Typepad, the blog service I used, shut down. I crossed my fingers and downloaded my 24 (twentyfuckingfour!) years of blog entries and moved it all to WordPress. So, here it is. Now, I just have to get back to actually writing!

  • The Likes We Need

                      While preparing my paintings for the Shorewood Artists Guild show, I pulled everything out in front of me, all my curly papers gathered together for the first time. Little paintings, bigger paintings, big pieces that failed, sweet little unfinished pieces I had been disappointed with that…

  • Island Time

                Madeline Island was so beautiful. My paintings, however, were not. It was a glorious week all to myself, surrounded by magnificent views of prairie, woodlands, lagoons, bluffs, and mighty Lake Superior. The instructor was also superior, ahem, Mr. Superior. And that’s all I’ll say about that. So, the instruction…

  • Artist Statements

                Bald Reality  I’m a middle aged, menopausal midwestern mom with a chip on her shoulder about unrealized artistic potential. I have deep-seated insecurities about my ability to create “real” art and be a “real” artist. So, I use self deprecating humor to dodge any real discussion about my goals…