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Deadline

Discovery: It is extremely difficult to cut and control long strips of tissue paper while there is an oscillating fan in the room. I am racing to get a piece finished in time to make the July 31 submission deadline to the Lynnwood Library Gallery Themed Exhibit and the weather is hot. So I’m in [...]

Coolest thing I’ve seen this week

ArtTrader Magazine- Free PDF of a quarterly magazine full of articles, how-tos, art, reviews, workshop notices, and more (because I haven’t yet had time to go all the way through it). Also, the site offers online fee-based art workshops. ArtTrader seems predominantly focused on ATCs (Artist Trading Cards) and mail art, but a cursory glance [...]

I wish it would rain

I am having an olfactory hallucination of how the desert smells on a hot day when it starts to rain. I don’t love being in the desert, but I love that smell.

October: not so much fun this year

I was so looking forward to October. The first week, we had a heat wave. Then, the leaves took so long to change, some trees just dropped them all before they reached full color. K lost her job and health insurance, I got sick, then she got sick, Kitty is sick (major hairballs), our cars [...]

Art supplies and teachers past

October is Art Month (it’s also a lot of other celebrations month, but let’s stick to this one). In that spirit, I have committed to completing an ATC (Artist Trading Card) for every day of the month. At the end of the month, I’ll have 31 small works of art. I will also have more experience [...]

It’s Tuesday all over

I’m going bananas waiting for today’s FedEx delivery. My press is supposed to be delivered today. I got my block cut and can’t wait to print it. New art ideas: I’m going to try to get regular about creating ATCs and mail them out to PostcardX people. I’ve received so much wonderful stuff and I [...]