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Our dreamtime is a powerful private adventure that takes place every night in our fluid minds, while our bodies rejuvenate, heal and rest. This magical creature keeps our secrets, our memories, our victories and our sorrows in a safe place. When my mother first saw this painting, it brought tears to her eyes. There was something about it that affected her deeply. Hence, she is the proud owner of this original art work and it rests majestically in our family home.

Lory has explored many approaches to art making throughout her lifetime of painting and creating crafts. Recently, she has combined her skills and experience as a painter and craft artist to develop an exciting new series of paintings. The collection consists of 300 images produced from a set of drawings depicting imaginary worlds, trees, landscapes, flora, fauna, and creatures. The completed original pieces in the collection range in size from 12”x16” to 48”x60”. THE PROCESS These paintings draw upon skills that include: painting, sewing, jewelry making, decorating, paper mache sculpting, doll making, and hand painting glassware. They begin as a sketchbook line drawing and then are stepped through a creative process that may...