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- Being Bored is a Luxury Not Afforded Everyone February 13, 2022
- In praise of weird-shaped containers January 23, 2022
- “But in the meantime…” December 26, 2021
- The Greatness of Blue: a holiday season story December 12, 2021
- Another sketchbook completed, and what I learned November 21, 2021
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Tag Archives: Community
Grounded…but in a good way
I gave myself another treat today—as my reward for donning shoes and a visor and a mask and venturing forth into the semi-safe great outdoors for some welcome exercise, I indulged in an iced coffee and a sweet at my … Continue reading
Posted in Look-at-That! Pouches, Musings on Life, Pen & Ink, Watercolor
Tagged Community, Inspiration, Integrity, Mentors, Perseverance
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Recent Travels with My Tribe
Part 2: I learned a great deal from my past three Summer School courses. I barely recognize the woman I was in 2017, the woman who struggled to answer the question: “If expense were not an issue and you had … Continue reading
Posted in Musings on Life, My Story, Sketchbooks
Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, Creativity, Eyesight, Habits, Inspiration, Integrity, Mentors, Perseverance
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For God’s Sake, Get a Tribe!
It’s that time of year again, when a few friends and I spend four weeks planning out our dreams and goals for the upcoming year, and of course in order to do this, we begin by looking back on the … Continue reading
Posted in Cartoons, Musings on Life, My Story
Tagged Beginnings, Community, Creative Habit, Creativity, Eyesight, Inspiration, Mentors, Perseverance, Writing Habit
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Episode 11/11…wherein I return home to 2020, and ponder next steps
I always experience a bit of emotional jet-lag at the end of a long trip, and this time is no different, despite having done all this travel sitting right here at my laptop in the living room. It was exhausting … Continue reading
Let’s sketch together!
Not everyone has that essential itch that leads to compulsively purchasing art supplies and doodling their life away. And even those that have the itch don’t always have it forever; many will be sketchbook artists for a while, then see … Continue reading
Taking stock of the soup we are in
A year ago today, on Christmas Eve, I was in the midst of my second right-eye retinal hemorrhage. For decades I have had no sight whatsoever in my left eye, so this new development was pretty scary. I hadn’t driven … Continue reading
The Story of Inkheart- and More
Sometimes when I am looking for a movie to rent, I do a search by actor. This time it was Helen Mirren (never a bad choice), and my search turned up a PG rated movie that was ostensibly for children, … Continue reading
The Greatness of Blue
It was the 24th day of the last month of the year, snow was everywhere, and the summer animals had long since headed south for the winter. Or so the villagers thought. It had been difficult for everyone since winter … Continue reading
Posted in 3- Magic: Art Epiphanies, Cartoons, Musings on Life, Watercolor
Tagged Community, Creativity, Inspiration, Perseverance
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