Aside from creating in my studio, there are few things I enjoy more than browsing for antiques. Our Victorian farmhouse is the perfect setting to display my “finds” so I tend to indulge this passion! I look for vintage women’s magazines from the late 1800’s to the 1960’s with colorful advertisements, old books with well-loved covers and beautiful illustrations, print blocks used in early printmaking, vintage handbags & jewelry; in general, personal items owned by women and girls from the past whose stories I imagine simply based on their well-worn, well-loved treasures.

All of these things make me smile and provide further inspiration for art projects. The recent explosion of pop-up vintage markets in our area has also influenced me to sell vintage pieces myself. So don’t be surprised to see my Studio Reverie tent at one of these markets soon!