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When a storm came through on Saturday of the Iowa Arts Festival and blew over my tent, breaking the frame, many wonderful people helped me move the artwork from my booth to safety and take down the sides and top … Continue reading →

Last Thursday the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center had an open house to celebrate its 35th year in operation, and this article in the Cedar Rapids Gazette gives you a sense of why The Center is so popular in the … Continue reading →

(Update: This publication is no longer online.) I’m pleased to have my paintings accompany poetry and prose from a variety of writers in the Fall 2015 issue of Prairie Wolf Press Review, an online anthology. “Prairie Wolf Press Review values … Continue reading →

A friend introduced me to the Gold Violin catalog and I ordered these support stockings. Whenever I wear the patterned pair, people are fascinated with my “tattoos”! I like this painless method of getting ink.

My brother Bob Clymer in Arizona carved this for me, and I’ll hang it in my booth at art shows! He is an artist in woodcarving and has always had a good eye designing things. I think this type of … Continue reading →

This spring the Senior Center graciously gave us dirt and plants to create the “Write Garden.” Tomatoes, green peppers, red peppers, kale, brocoli, dill, mint and basil grew in a nearby park — until someone started using our peppers to … Continue reading →

The Iowa Watercolor Society’s Winter 2013–2014 newsletter includes an item about my Assisi pilgrimage and paintings, along with other watercolorists’ artwork, ideas, and articles on technique, and news about IWS events. You can download a copy from the Newsletters page … Continue reading →

Walking past this little chapel building, I felt an energy and started a quest to find out more about it. It’s currently attached to the Newman Center on its west side (shown in this picture), but it’s had many names, … Continue reading →

At right: Empty now, but soon to be a studio. My granddaughter Emma is building a loft for her room – maybe I can do that, too, and fill it with watercolors! Below: I’m looking after my health and getting … Continue reading →

Recently I had the honor to be interviewed for the Local Talk program on KHOI Community Radio. The episode is about “Independent Artists” and also includes interviews with artists Gwen Foster and Valerie Williams. Update:  This program is no longer … Continue reading →