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The forest is alive with energy, sounds, animals, insects, birds, flora and fauna. One morning when Spring had JUST arrived, I stepped outside at dawn and heard a curious sound of crackling and movement. I searched around trying to find the source of this noise. I was standing under my big old Maple tree, when I realized it was coming from the ground. The Earth was waking up. The frost was moving out, and the worms and insects were coming out of long winter sleep. It was an incredible experience. Yet to be repeated.

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...