Summerland Cottage Studio

. At one time,  I had over a dozen varying sizes of framed black and white life drawing renderings  I had done hanging above the recamie...

{ black and orange color scheme } Amazing sunset view of San Clemente Island totally visible from the backyard of Summerland Cottage this e...

Rachel is an accomplished artist living here in Laguna Beach she works full time on her oil paintings and ...

The past 2 weeks it has been raining and drizzling in So. California a nice change from the intense heat a few weeks ago. I decided I needed...

lasts forever... I came across a photo I had taken years ago of my dear friends writing desk . It was styled and featured in a photo shoot f...

Louis Comfort Tiffany with peacock design on my latest ceramic serving piece .

in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month just a snippet of one of the crammed shelves found in the studio .

and belt created with 2 1/2" wide fabric ribbon. I lined the existing width of the ribbon with a black fabric and added Velcro to fa...

originally intended as a jewelry travel case It has been re purposed as my calligraphy case the fold out trays perfect for storing colored i...

another ceramic creation they seem to like it . hello ! .

and having previously been gifted with a smattering of glittering crystals I return to the cottage studio to create in a new genre... includ...

sharing talents with each other { hand made goodie bag gifts } Last Saturday I hosted a workshop with Julie Nutting here at Summerland Co...

Congratulations to Cheryl Waters and thank you to all that participated

My latest concoction created with clay... the view from the front, and the other side with the lid removed. ...

I had to go inland for work this morning and Oh My Goodness 108 degrees just 1/2 a mile inland from my cottage. So thankful to be home ...

mini collection under glass... with one of my seashell ceramic boxes included

the weather overcast and cool makes you want to curl up and contemplate the mysteries of life tucked under the eaves the loft seat becomes t...

a wooden box intended for ornaments becomes the perfect home for a collection of vintage laces and trims

a comfy old chair a collection of design books tucked in an intimate lamp lit corner invites one to cozy in and stay a while, maybe pore ov...

comes with the turn in the weather... an assortment of favorite teas and french cacao en poudre, ( a favorite treat in my coffee ) grouped i...

. Happy nesting... Visual snippets of artful curiosities and sweet mementos that create ambiance in the sitting room of Summerland Cottage

a new ceramic pedestal dish design... while listening to a lecture

polka dots prevail ... on my new ceramic creations

Where I have vignetted some of my seashore inspired creations The lamp began as a vase, then evolved into a lamp ( funny how that happens ) ...