So close...
We finished laying the floor last night and now we have only to cut and paint molding and window trim and put up outlet covers, etc. We'll most likely do this on Friday, and I should be back in the...
View ArticleSeeing Stars Again
My first bit of press. So exciting. Many thanks to Jules of ikea hacker.My full directions for this project are here...Yesterday, I realized there was one more thing in the office left undone, so I...
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Guess WHAT??!!
I'm back in the studio. WHEW.HOORAY!Okay, so there are still a few last details left unfinished. Like outlet covers. But I could. not. wait. another. day. So we moved all the furniture back in, and I...
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One thing down...
I was hoping to catch up on some work this week, but the bronchitis is back and has bowled me over (how's that for alliteration?), so it's back to sleep it off for me. However, I did finish one...
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Up and About
Being couch-bound has its advantages, and although it took me a while last week to accept that I had to just sit down and let myself convalesce, once I did, the week actually became pretty pleasant. I...
View ArticleHow Embarrassing
I mistyped my blog address in my email signature, switching the "s" and the "p" in "blogspot" and have inadvertently been sending countless people to a Mega Bible Studies site that seems to exist...
View ArticleUh-Oh
I've found a new place to spend money.It's much, much closer to my house than A.C. Moore (which I still love and always will) and has amazing prices. It's almost all art supplies, instead of art and...
View ArticlePractical Voyeurism
Like many people, I think, I am fascinated (perhaps even obsessed), with other people's home offices and studios. Call it practical voyeurism. I look for tips and ideas and inspiration.This morning, I...
View ArticleGetting Territorial
I am pleased to announce that I have settled on a web hosting company, and registered a domain name, and will soon have a web site to call my own.I will officially unveil my site address once I have...
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Blockhead
My Christmas cards started a fire. I've been working on various block prints this month, and this week, I made these, for assembly into cards:and these:I am so pleased with both of them and with the...
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Self-Portrait
From my last drawing lesson. Our instructor had us cover a paper with graphite, and then draw by erasing and using a pencil (9B) to add only the darkest shadows back in. I think it's a pretty good...
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Won't you join me?
On an incredible and unforgettable voyage in search of new lands, hidden treasure, terrific tales and fantastic adventures?And in celebration. Because today is the first anniversary of my Etsy shop,...
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Flights of Fancy, Flights of Fantasy
I've put a few more maps up at The Interimaginational Institute for Fantastical Exploration & Cartography, including this one:because some people might wish to visit new kingdoms after they go...
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Coming Attractions
It's always when I post the least that it seems the most is happening. That seems a bit backwards. I'll work on that.I am delighted to announce that I've joined the Fantasy Artists of Etsy street team,...
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Jaunts
I've been working on getting out of the house and the studio and, well, refilling the creative well, lately. The past two weekends have been great, a good dip into Virginia's artistic waters.As...
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Showing off
My first live-and-in-person art show/sale was a great success. A few of my magnets and prints and one of my very favorite paintings are on their way to new homes, and I wish them well in their journey...
View ArticleSpeechlessly honored
Mrs. Dragon, of Fantasy Artists of Etsy (FAE), has featured my artwork on her blog this week. I have no words of my own to express the gratitude I feel for her words. It's a tremendous honor to be...
View ArticleTreasury Map
It's a very lucky day for me... My artwork is featured in two Etsy treasuries at once! Wowza. Yippee!My Kingdom of Delight print is featured in Happily Ever AfterandMy brand-new tiny framed original,...
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Use What You've Got.
If you were on an island with no paper, and you had to make a map of the island so you could remember many years down the road where you had buried your fabulous treasure and pass that information on...
View ArticleCurious What the Fuss is About?
I talk a lot about Etsy on this site, but still I'm not sure that very many people know much about it, so here's two nutshells' worth (first someone else's nutshell, then my own nutshell).Essentially,...
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Still Mapping, and Soon, Exploring
It's been a whirlwind two months around here, and I'm about to head off into the tropics to celebrate my birthday with some hands-on exploring of Hawaii (surely island travel falls under the category...
View ArticleSweetness, Indeed.
The first time I had an Etsy order from someone I didn't know, I thought it was a mistake. Actually, what I thought was that someone had used MY Etsy and PayPal accounts to purchase something from...
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Sailing the Vivid Sea
Every time one of my items is featured in an Etsy treasury, it's a thrill and a compliment and a pat on the back all wrapped up in one. And when someone features my artwork in their blog, it's even...
View ArticleInsert Cheesy Title Here, Like...
"Ch...ch...ch...changes!"or"The Tides of Change"or"The Winds of Change"or (my favorite)"A Rolling Blog Gathers No Moss"etc., etc.My original intent in having two blogs was to keep business and personal...
View ArticleChange of Scenery: This Blog Has Moved, Sort Of
In the interest of simplification, I have finally completed the copying of all relevant blog posts from this blog to my Explorer's Notebook, and, although I have left many posts here intact for their...
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