It's been brutally hot here these past few weeks, but now we're having some relief. And with that relief has come a creative flash! I even organized my stamped images, a great excuse to use my label maker! I know I've shared this before, but I love using and matching up scraps and bits to …
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 …
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, …
I've traveled. I've aged. I've created. All since the last time we spoke! The highlight reel includes a trip to Philadelphia for the Public Library Association conference, delayed by Winter Storm Toby, but thoroughly enjoyed. I found so much inspiration at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I was refilled by just walking through, maybe they …
Honest post time. Sometimes there is just not enough time in the day. I was hoping to get this new batch of fabulously sparkly garlands finished in time to photograph today, but that is not happening. I did all my real life stuff like groceries, shopping for work clothes, picking up a prescription, gassing up …
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