Sweet Mabel is cool shop in a cool town, and I think I am one of the only people on the main line that hadn’t visited until this year. For people that mentioned the shop to me (about 25), I think it must have been like quoting The Princess Bride or Labyrinth and hearing, “Never watched it.”  Madness!  Tracy…

When I was in school at Gladwyne Elementary, I entered a drawing of Marvel’s (X-Men) Wolverine in the Gladwyne Library League’s Annual Art & Craft Show and won a blue ribbon.  I don’t want to say it was the highlight of my childhood, but it felt fabulous.  I took a decade and half off, but…

Through a family connection (thanks mom), I had the opportunity to contribute to a large piece to be displayed in the Hilton Hotel at Penn’s Landing. The location of the piece within the hotel is less important (near the head), than the fantastic way that it turned out.  For a such a success, it’s surprising…

For the month of July (until the first weekend in August) I have the pleasure of showing at the Gryphon Cafe with two other artists. Within a day of taking down this show, I will be bringing the pieces to the Athenaeum in Philadelphia to be scanned, at which point I’ll have some high quality…

I have two Instagram accounts: @brownpapercutter and @lovelylucybrown. One for my artwork because not having one isn’t an option, and one for my dog because I only have one foot in the millennial pool and I also have an irrational fear that the thousands of pictures I take of my dog, Lucy, will somehow disappear.…

Until my second show at Waverly  Heights, I had never realized that it is standard procedure for many artists to frame their work generically or inexpensively with the expectation that the buyer will reframe the work to suit their tastes.  I had never considered that option, so for me, framing began as a necessity. Furthermore,…

I sold my first paper cutting over 10 years ago off the sidewalk during Olde City’s First Friday.  I was a little excited to sell something, but even then I was disappointed I was haggled down from $35.  If I’m honest? Twenty dollars was generous given that I used black cardstock (acid-free or archival weren’t terms I…

Here’s a tip: Give a talk wearing a clip-on mic and you’ll feel like Tony Robbins. The talk was fantastic.  The mic gave me power… a little too much, I might have tried my hand at a little too much comic relief. The only thing missing was me saying, “AmmIriiight?” over and over and over…

The last time I scheduled an “art talk,” a very integral person forgot to show up. Me.  I forgot to show up to my own talk.  Self-promotion is a rough gig for most people, and I am in the bottom of the bin when it comes down to it.  That was a new low.  However, I…