Get a Lode of this

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My cross-stitch piece Dr. Frank-n-Furter has been accepted to the Placerville Arts Association's 60th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition!

“This long-running Placerville Arts Association exhibit has grown into one of the region’s most anticipated art shows. Now hosted at the MACC for the fifth consecutive year, this dynamic exhibit features artworks from across the United States. With an open theme that does not adhere to the show’s name, each exhibition is unique, shaped by the distinctive selections of the juror. This show is a must-see, offering a diverse array of classic and contemporary art that captures the creativity and talent of artist nationwide.”

60th National Mother Lode Art Exhibition

Nov. 5 thru 21, 2026

at The MACC
Mills Station Arts & Culture Center

10191 Mills Station Road
Rancho Cordova, CA

Gallery Hours: Thursday & Friday 2 pm - 7 pm and Saturday 11 am - 4 pm

Artist Reception is Friday, November 6th at 5pm. I hope to see you there!

Happy Earth, Wind, & Fire Day! *

Well, another year another blog post. Welcome to 2026. And if the world wasn’t in its current state of WTF is even happening, I would say it has been a good year so far. At least in terms of my art I am pretty damn happy.

Last fall I was crazy productive and ended the year with a lot of really great prints. At the start of the year we put our house on the market and the printmaking was put on hold. I shifted my focus to cross-stitching and then taught myself filet crochet. This led to a couple more gallery shows and I even received the 2nd place award at Blue Line Arts’s By Hand - An International Craft Nouveau Competition for my cross-stitch pieces!

We took the house off the market at the start of summer and my studios are back in use. I’ve been printmaking again while still exporing fiber arts. I am also taking an oil painting class this semester and that has me really excited to be painting again! Needless to say I am keeping myself happily busy. Lots of ideas and the hardest part is getting organized and staying focused.

I’ve also moved my website back to Squarespace, so the galleries and such as still a bit of a work in progress. I am hoping to get back to sending out the occasional newsletter. I’ve been in 5 shows this year so far, and besides posting on Instagram I have no way to let people know. So if you want the occasional update about my work and where it can be seen, sign up for my newsletter at the bottom of the page. Thanks 😊

First critique in painting class this afternoon - should be fun! I’ll keep you posted.

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* I love that Tidal had a Celebrate Earth, Wind, & Fire ‘September’ Day playlist on their explore page this morning. Enjoy!

Hallberg Merit Award

I am honored to be one of the 4 recipients of the annual Hallberg Merit Awards given each fall at Sierra College! 

“For the past six years the Hallbergs have donated a $2000 annual gift to award to four Sierra College art students for their hard work and commitment. Ed and Kaylene leave the selections wholly to Sierra College instructors. There are no strings attached to the monies what so ever.

These awards are directed to students that have moved through Sierra’s art program and positively reflect the department.

We have a reception and brief award ceremony at the start of each Fall semester. Ed and Kaylene intend their gifts to further and purely enrich each student’s creative desires and future plans.”

The show features the work of all 4 artists and will be up at Sierra College through December. After that, a selection of the works will be on display at the Blue Line Gallery in Roseville from Jan 9 - Feb 7, 2015.

The 15 pieces I have on display are from my explorations in Printmaking over the past 7 months. There are woodcuts, collagraphs, monotypes, and monoprints in both ink and encaustic.

"The Queen's Mirror" - monoprint (encaustic, ink, collage) by  Dawn Blanchfield 2014

Stop by campus and check out all the amazing work!

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Updated to add:

The Artist Reception was amazing. Thank you to all who made it out to support the 4 of us. Here is a video of photos taken that night:

You still have time to see the show. It was be up at Sierra until mid-December before moving to Blue Line.