Digital Art Projects
This is a new enterprise for me starting in 2024/25!
I create these projects using my own photos as reference. I use my iPad and stylus to create each design, then my laptop and graphic design software to lay them out for printing.
2025 Greeting Card Set #1
This initial set of five greeting cards are sold individually at select Minnesota retailers. These designs will be available through 2025.
Available for purchase at…
- Glädje Gallery in Lindstrom, Minnesota
- Round Barn Trading Company in Andover, Minnesota
5×7 folded cards printed on 110# felt (bright white) with white eggshell envelopes. The paper is textured and quite heavy—beautiful! Blank inside.
Dragonfly on Hosta Blossoms
Dragonflies aren’t just amazing aerodynamic flyers, they eat all the annoying bugs we don’t want around, namely mosquitos and flies. I rejoice when I see the dragonflies have arrived each summer!
They also don’t seem to mind human company. I’ve often had one land on me or nearby when I’m sitting at our campsite or in our canoe.
Wild Blueberries
One of the best things about hiking in mid-summer in northern Minnesota is finding ripe wild blueberries along the trail.
These tiny berries start white, turn pink and then eventually deep blue once they ripen. You can distinguish them from other non-edible blue berries by their tell-tale “crown.” Delicious!
Cottage Lupine
Minnesota’s North Shore is bursting with color when the lupine bloom in late spring and very early summer. They’re a common sight along Highway 61, and one of my favorites.
While Minnesota has native wild lupine, this variety is apparently a runaway cultivated flower from the early days of white settlement. It’s much taller than it’s native cousin.
Autumn Maple Leaves
We’re fortunate to have several varieties of maple trees in Minnesota that help make fall everyone’s favorite season. Reds, oranges and yellows are all common.
Hiking, driving, biking, paddling, camping—any fall activity through peak color season is a feast for the eyes!
Chickadee and Mountain Ash
The perky and delightful chickadee is always welcome, whether at our home bird feeders or at our campsite up north.
This little guy is shown on a mountain ash branch, heavy with its bright red berry clusters of late summer.
The back of each card shows a scaled-down version of the front illustration with a short description.