Another beautiful day in paradise!

I’m taking Big Red camping in the Anza Borrego tomorrow for a 5-day art and nature retreat. Hot diggity!

Big Red has morphed into a minimalist campVAN, i.e. cute and comfy, but not crowded. There's even room in her for making art. Of course there is.

The weather is expected to be perfect for making paste paper, and as I am running low on mine, I’m bringing plenty of colorants, wallpaper paste and paper bags---they make great art paper. There will be book-stitching, too, Corkbot making, really great meals. Do I know what makes a sweet art retreat, or what?

What’s coming soon that I hope you’ll attend:

January 24-March 7^th at the Fallbrook Arts Center

Baja Art Exhibition https://www.fallbrookartcenter.org/2026calendar

February 1-27 at the Bonita Museum and Cultural Center

The Ric Todd Collection, including Keith Haring, Steve R. Allen, Jaimee Todd, and Ric Todd

https://bonitahistoricalsociety.org/ric-todd-collection-at-the-museum

February 24^th 09-1pm:

San Diego Art Matters is bringing back Creative Conversations, co-hosted with North County’s newly formed Arts and Culture Alliance.

The event is free, with RSVP required:
https://sdartmatters.org/creative-conversations-2026/

Event details:
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (lunch included)
California Center for the Arts, Escondido