Close on the heels of Majoring In One Thing At A Time, is the need to follow through with what you've determined to major on for that day, or series of days. I am the queen of creative ADD, an expert "waffler", starting one thing and then switching to another mid-stream. Once the excitement of … Continue reading Follow Through
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Major On One Thing At A Time
I often learn about living life from the process of drawing. That sentence sounds a bit odd. But it never ceases to amaze me how the act of drawing informs life, just as living informs drawing. For those who have followed me here for some time, this is not news to you. Here and here … Continue reading Major On One Thing At A Time
Macy’s Merry Wish
You may be wondering who Macy is, from a couple of posts ago with her crocheted Christmas trees. If you'd like a Christmas treat, put the kettle on and sip some tea while you read about Macy and her making heart. Begin here, then here, then end here. These three "chapters" about Macy will be … Continue reading Macy’s Merry Wish
Merry Days!
From my heARTh to yours... ...the MERRIEST of days as you celebrate Emmanuel! May love, joy and peace brim to overflowing as you experience family and friends in the coming days.
The Violence to Healing
I have been, for the last two days or so, feeling so so much better! Not only better from the intense pain I came home from surgery with, but better than I felt PRIOR to surgery! It has made me think about how I got to this. I hold knitting needles in my hands. And it's … Continue reading The Violence to Healing
Draw Together!
I am an incredibly blessed artist! Truly I feel this is so not only because I get to spend each day drawing, painting, and making all sorts of things with yarn, but also because I have wonderful friends with whom I get to share these loves. As a companion to a recent post on my … Continue reading Draw Together!
Seeing the Negative as Positive
When we set out to sketch, we typically draw the positive shapes we see before us...leaves, stems, vase or planter. This is normal and natural and we do well to follow the contours of these things. But we can also look for, and draw, the negative shapes, the space in between all the positive shapes. In … Continue reading Seeing the Negative as Positive
Master Mallow Roaster
I nearly titled this post "Master Mallow Marsher". Around our house we ask, "Wanna go marsh some mallows?" As if "marsh" was the action of placing a "mallow" into a fire to roast. I looked up the history of this word and discovered that the marshmallow is actually an ancient Egyptian plant from which the … Continue reading Master Mallow Roaster
December!
I can't believe it's December! Can you? We decorated our home yesterday, putting up the Frasier Fir and my little white studio tree. I love hanging favorite ornaments from years gone by. The above drawing was made a couple of years ago when I got this lovely sparkly bird that clips onto a branch. I … Continue reading December!
The Measure of a Life
The true measure of an artist's life is NOT *in how many drawings one makes *nor in how "good" they are *nor how much money they fetch... ...but rather in a stouthearted search for beauty in everything: *in the little as well as the big *in the mundane and the magical *in calm as well … Continue reading The Measure of a Life