The Onyx Room at Western Avenue

06/27/2024

With Tracy Lévesque Fine Arts – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

06/22/2024

This Acrylic Paintings item is sold by tracylevesque. Ships from Lowell, MA. Listed on Jun 14, 2024

03/25/2024

This Coasters item by tracylevesque has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Lowell, MA. Listed on Mar 6, 2024

01/23/2024

Great stuff

Illumination (Stove Boat), tar and oil on wood panel, 20x20 in. Think inside the ship as it’s getting bashed by the whale, blinding light flooding the hold.

05/11/2023

What a trooper. Even though Lucy was celebrating Cinco de Mayo all night, she is at the studio and welcoming visitors. 🪇

05/11/2023

Studio 597

05/11/2023

Hello everyone, I’m still here! I am hoping to break my silence on here and get back to regular posting.

It has been a heck of a year, with a lot of ups and downs and some big changes. Quite frankly, the past few months were overwhelming both personally and professionally, and I just could not seem to find the time or energy to post anything of substance. Without getting caught up in the details, earlier in the year I came down with shingles which took a lot longer to get back to normal from than I anticipated, there were some losses in my family, and my house had a burst sprinkler pipe that flooded my first floor and we are still working on the repairs. On the business end of things, John Francis Designs was always a 2nd full-time job for me, I had been working at the same company for 20 years and had no intention of pursuing woodworking full-time. I enjoyed the freedom that not relying on that income for living expenses afforded me. It allowed me to make decisions and to pursue avenues based on passion and interest rather than strictly for income. Business had been sn*******ng to a point where it was becoming unsustainable, I was basically working or sleeping and missing out on a lot of life. I was fortunate enough to be featured in , and the resulting orders were enough to make that decision for me, and I am now self-employed!

I got caught up just in time for a much, much needed vacation, and now I am back to work and excited to have time to design new work! Moving forward, I have some new ideas for ravioli molds, gnocchi boards, and yes to all the people who have asked, I am looking into making corzetti stamps at some point this year! I also hope to be able to get back to making various decor pieces, mirrors, small side tables, etc…

Thank you all for your support and for making this possible! Working for myself was never a dream I had, I actively worked against it most of the time, holding back at points because I did not want to be overwhelmed with work and to have to sacrifice my quality or standards, but here we are, and I am excited for the future!

05/11/2023

03/02/2023

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This Giclée Prints item is sold by tracylevesque. Ships from Lowell, MA. Listed on Dec 9, 2022

03/02/2023

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Happy to say that my silk collage “Yellow Horizon” was accepted to Concord Art member’s show….will run through March 23rd…

02/03/2023

I do. Do you?

02/02/2023

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If you’ve ever wondered about how big or how small my work is, the nickel can be a reference point. All works in progress….none of them are set yet. Some gemstones will be added, however as you can see, I work pretty small. 1.75 inches is the largest I’ve ever done.
No wonder my eyes are tired at the end of my work day! lol

10/15/2022

We keep one in the house in case we ever lose power.

10/11/2022

I do.

10/11/2022

Christopher Lloyd (83) &
Michael J. Fox (61)

10/10/2022

10/10/2022

Good Morning everyone!

09/14/2022

Oh, I love this sign! ❤
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