Last Wednesday I had my first chance to use Ice Resin. Remember those pendants that got bubble-wrap indentations and had to be redone? Well, I undid the necklaces and soaked the Patera pendants in soapy water overnight until the glue…
Month: October 2011
I think I’ve mentioned how I like to take photos of doors and windows when I travel. This window is from an apartment in Budapest, snapped several years ago. I love the pale mint green paint on the shutters, and…
I’ve got so many fun projects in the works…of course, they’re all coming to me at once—which is great, because it’s exciting and energizing, and the tiniest bit scary because, like most people, I never feel like I have enough…
Last Thursday I took a webinar at Create Mixed Media called “So You Think You Can’t Draw”. It was hosted by Quinn McDonald, who writes a business/art column in Somerset Studio, and wrote a new book called “Raw Art Journaling”….
A lovely, if lonely, glimpse at Amsterdam’s Vondelpark in yesterday’s rainshower. A perfectly apt scene for preparing to say goodbye to my feline roommate, confidante and friend of 19 years. I already miss you, Beanie.
You know the phrase “when it rains, it pours”? Oh my, that’s my week—in a good way! If you’re self-employed, you know that you spend a lot of your time trying to generate or chase down opportunities: In my case,…
I think I’ve mentioned before how partial I am to Julia Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way”. One of her practices is something called Morning Pages, and after a bout of reluctance, this is a habit I’ve had now for…ummmm….about three years….
I love this photo, taken in Vienna. The sentiment is on a gigantic sign and I don’t know what it’s meant to promote or advertise (as is usual for gigantic signs, after all) but I absolutely love the poetry of…