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one of my favorite pieces at @artsmia - Virgin de la Lèche c. 1500, Spain. . . #virgendelaleche #artsmia #worldbreastfeedingweek #breastfeedingart #artistmeetsmother (at Minneapolis Institute of Art)

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a Gryffindor door. 🦁 i made a lion-y damask wallpaper pattern with plain white printer paper stencils yesterday. . it's a 12x12 plywood 'door' for our @hogwartsonpenn - which now has a #kickstarter by the way!! (thanks husband! 😘 @grimfeast_games ) check it out in the library's bio! . . #gryffindor #gryffindorpride #stencilart #stenciling #damask #paintonwood #plywood #hogwartsonpenn #twincitiesgeek #crowdfunding #passionproject #mnartist #publicart #minnstagramers (at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry)

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from the opening last week at the @lightgreyartlab - Fantasy art and celebrating 25th anniversary of Magic the Gathering (mostly for husband @grimfeast_games 😉✨) . . #magicthegathering #fantasyart #fanart #artgallery #mnart #artopening #mplsart (at Light Grey Art Lab)

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Gryffindor palette for our @littlefreelibrary . . @hogwartsonpenn #gryffindor #paintpalette #littlefreelibrary #acrylicpaint #animalart #gryffindorpride #housecrest

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some recent eyes... . . #eyememe #greatdanedraws

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some paint palettes 🎨 from this weeks work on @hogwartsonpenn (our Little Free Library 📚) . a lot of this project is pushing me out of my comfort zone, and i [don't] LIKE it! haha 🙈😜😆😄🤗 . things like: working with color, bold color; sharing the good, and the not "perfect"; making this dream "public" (like, LITERALLY, in my front yard...); writing in CAPS... haha . . #artistmeetsmother #artistsofinstagram #workinprogress #anxiety #mnartist #publicart #paintpalette #paperplates #hogwartsonpenn

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my loves on Father's day . 😊 . #greatdanedraws #familyportrait #fathersday #minnstagramers #mnartist #artistmom #artistmeetsmother

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flow. . 3/3.

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rally. . 2/3

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breathe. . 1/3

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sketches from a library book, Drawing & Painting Mermaids by Elaine Hamer, figured i have to try some before it's due back. ..not sure about the painting tutorials (though they look really awesome) - might not get to those... ✏️🖌 . . #sketchbook #mermaids #mermay #artnouveau #elainehamer #widn #pencilsketching

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some art from Sunday - inspired by a project my husband (@grimfeast_games) and i are working on... . . @HogwartsonPenn . . #littlefreelibrary #hogwartslibrary #harrypotterfan #hogwarts #chalkpastels #crest #housecolors #ravenclaw #gryffindor #hufflepuff #slytherin #freelibrary #hogwartsonpenn

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from Last Sunday, a little play with a new set of #chalkpastels after getting home from @ChalkFestArborLakes . . #mnart #artsmn #chalkart #chalkfestival #streetpainting #publicart (at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes)

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some wire sculpture today. my daughter's requests were a rabbit and a monkey. i've had this spool of wire hanging around for a while because i think up art i want to create and love collecting art supplies. these aren't quite the vision i had -but it's something... maybe someday 😉🐒🐰 . #wiresculpture #artdreams #artistmom #futureproject

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blind contour peony . . #100daysofleavesandcachets #100dayproject #artchallenge #lefthanded #pentelarts #peonyflower #peonyplant #doyouwantants #thatshowyougetants

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a doodle page finished over the weekend - was given the opportunity to attend an amazing 2-day public art workshop put on by @forecastpublicart and @artistry_mn - thank you! 🙏🏻 inspired! 😉✨ (at Artistry MN)

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so yesterday, @josielewisart wrote a post that resonated with me sooo much. i struggle a lot with expending my creative energy- just getting day to day, and raising my girls. they are amazing, helping me SEE, patience, understanding, love, oh! to get to experience the world with them!- but they need a lot of my energy at the moment.. and I try to connect, at times, with art. (I like how i'm can be free-er when we draw together, less pressure-more fun.. ) . Here are the #TeenTitans 😆 - a show she's watched recently. and we had fun talking about and drawing/coloring them ✌🏻(she likes Raven and wears the cloak i made for a red-riding-hood costume a while back, around the house... ☺️) . #artwithkids #artistmom #motherartist #carveouttimeforart #artistmeetsmother #connection #motherlove #teentitansgo!