Art Matters
Venus de Milo: Becoming
Barb Toland My Stuff
I'm so excited to share the story behind my new series with you today! I've dubbed it, Venus de Milo: Becoming. I know, I know. Michelle Obama's book is called Becoming. The title came to me out of the blue. I swear...
Venus de Milo: Awakened
Barb Toland My Stuff
If you've been following me on Instagram, then you may have seen some videos I shared of the creative process I used for this new piece...
Follow the yellow brick road 💛👠
Barb Toland Creative Sparks
Seashells, plants, roses, snails, pine cones, pineapples, ocean waves — the list goes on. What do they all have in common? Their pattern is the spiral. Nature loves to find ways to design in this particular direction...
Artist Jasper Johns and his iconic encaustic flags
Barb Toland Featured Artist
Today I'm going to let you in on a crazy thing about me... I'm a middle child. <<insert scream or wry sense of knowing my pain here>> That's right — the one who was always in hot water for something, even if I didn't do it...
5 ways to get your dreams unstuck (creative or otherwise)
Barb Toland Creative Sparks
We all have dreams & goals we're pursuing in life, whatever they may be. I hope for your sake that YOU have chosen at least one that is all yours. Not your spouse's. Not your kid's. Not your boss's. Not your friend's. Only yours, totally & completely...