At long last, the 10th Indiana Artisan Marketplace is scheduled for April 2-3 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Agricultural Horticultural...

I've been meaning to reach out to all of you, putting it off, thinking about what in the world to write about that isn't a waste of your...

Along with the rest of you, I've been contemplating new ideas, inventing, innovating, pivoting. I think I'm seeing a whole new wave of...

I've seen several social media posts from fellow independent artists lately all having a similar theme: how do we justify continuing to...

It's my new favorite thing to paint! So much color, so many possibilities, so much joy! If you're following me on Instagram, you've...

Obviously, one of the most important aspects of my silk painting is color. Putting different colors together in an overall palette for...

In preparation for the 10th annual Indiana Artisan Marketplace coming up the first weekend of April, I've been making a collection of...

In the first photo above is the original scarf I designed and hand-painted for a dear friend as a birthday gift in March 2018. When I...

It’s been an eventful past four months, and since you started this journey with me, I thought you might appreciate some updates. To...

What a flurry of decisions, painting, problem-solving and little sleep these last several weeks have been. Before I go any further, I...

Happy New Year everyone! Before departing on our grand adventure, I promised several people a blog post upon my return. I’ve been back...

Heeling is a sailing term for when a sailboat leans over in the water, pushed by the wind. There’s nothing else like the thrill of...

Yesterday marked the official six month anniversary of Carrie Wright Silk, and tomorrow will mark the anniversary of its first sale. I’ve...

In last week’s post, The Importance of Being You, I asked a few hard questions related to how we are inspired early in our growing up...

I had a startling revelation a couple of weeks ago while designing and painting the Gingko scarf, which begins with the story of these...

This is the third and final post of the three part series about my process, which began with Nuts and Bolts. I've been hesitant to share...

There are some basic facts to know about silk painting. Some of them, because I am 100% self-taught, I learned the hard way. Let's start...

I've had many friends comment through the years, "I'd really like to see how you do this!" Today, Part One of how I do what I do. When I...

Confession time: since starting Carrie Wright Silk in January, I have sometimes struggled to maintain as a primary focus my love of silk...

I live in a small midwestern town called Muncie, Indiana where back in the 1920s-1930s a husband-wife sociologist team, Robert and Helen...