Handmade notebooks, journals, cards and cool stuff.
Wow, what a crazy couple of weeks! We went away for a little bit, and boy, it was tough to come back to real life! I hope we are lucky enough some day to have all our time be our time, you know what I mean? No clocks, no responsibilities, just what you choose to …
Continue reading Paste! Vacation! Watermelon! Arborists!
Seriously, spring/summer is finally here and I can't get enough. Look! When I have been inside (pretty much only when it's pouring buckets) I have been reading like crazy, and loving it! Here are some recommendations: Akata Witch (Young Adult) by Nnedi Okorafor: "Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with …
Continue reading The annual, “it’s too nice to play inside” post
I love that what I create is all one-of-a-kind. No two items are alike (well, almost no two items). This gives me the freedom to express whatever I'm feeling, no need to seek perfection, because each item is perfect exactly because it is an original. Sometimes, my vision isn't quite what a customer is …
Spring always feels like a new love to me. I'm a little extra giddy, I have a little more energy, I'm more apt to say yes to an adventure. You know, I feel free! I also feel thankful. Thankful that I am lucky enough to have the time to play in this beautiful, energizing weather. …
It can be very satisfying to complete a project, especially if you think you don't have time to do it. That was today. I made time to do, not only, what I wanted to, but also (most of) what I needed to. Ahhh, the joys of adulthood. Here's to hoping you can also find the …
"I am always doing what I cannot yet do, in order to learn how to it." -- Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Look who got a new laptop and now has one of those funky stylus doohickeys so I can draw on my computer! Many miles to go before I sleep, but I am already imagining …
Do not assume you know everything. Do not assume you know nothing. Have truer words ever been spoken? We continue our series on strength in yoga class, and this statement was shared as part of a larger piece of poetry. I am embracing it this week, not just in my art practice, but at work, …
