So what do you do when the temperature drops to a negative double digits? You can’t go outside because your parts might flash freeze and fall off. You can’t just sit around and listen to the furnace run, right? You take photos. Of the cold?? No, of the frost that formed on the dining room […]
If you’re still looking for the perfect calendar for 2014, allow me to recommend the “52 Weeks 52 Works” desk calendar published by Academy Graphic Communication, Inc. The full-color desk calendar features artwork by Northeast Ohio artists. Each week has an artwork on one page then the days of the week on the opposite page […]
This is a delightful surprise! One more postcard from the swap JUST arrived in my mailbox. When the swap ended, I knew I was one postcard short – you send in 5, get 5 cards back from participants, plus one from Kat (the organizer). Doing the math, that’s 6 total. I only received 5 (see […]
Last week as I was cleaning my studio, I ran across two small eyeshadow compacts that I’d intended to turn into watercolor palettes. I have a tiny palette made from an Altoids tin, which I use often, and somehow forgot about these other palettes. Click the link to see that story. The one on the left […]
I currently have 3 watercolor palettes that I use regularly: The large one is a Schmincke Horadam Aquarell box that came with 12 colors, and I’ve added a few more. It’s new, so I’ve only used it a few times. The box is a nice size, but rather heavy when full. Because it’s an expensive, […]
You go to a wine tasting, and get more excited about the really awesome cool appetizer plates they offer than you do about the wines. Yup. That’s me. Sigh… These plates are very sturdy clear plastic, about 8 inches square. That notch in the corner is designed to hold a wine glass stem. You put […]
My friend Jane, over at Maiden Jane, was thinking recently about her hands and all they do – all the hard-working, dedicated, complex things. She posted a challenge to see other people’s hands. Ok. I’ll bite…here you go. I used to have nice hands: long thin fingers and long nails that rarely broke. Those days […]
Thanks for your challenges and opportunities, your joys and sorrows. You’ve been a good year, tough, but far easier to navigate than your predecessor. 2010 was brutal. You’ve been gentler. Thank you for that. On the personal side, my family handled a big transition as we cleaned and renovated Mom and Dad’s old house so […]
October 30. Is it really the end of October already?! Unbelievable. The end of October means that it’s about time to flip the calendar to November. (Wow, that’s profound.) November is Art Every Day Month, led by Leah Piken Kolidas over at Creative Every Day. Have you done Art Every Day Month in the past? […]
I love drawings of all kinds – graphite, ink, black & white, color. Doesn’t matter. I love a gorgeous expressive line. Is it any wonder I was a drawing major in college? Needless to say, I’m a big believer in drawing skills. For me, it’s not about representing something realistically. It’s about hand-eye coordination – […]