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No Computer Until Next Week
Our computer crashed several days ago and we are waiting for replacement parts. I am posting this from my husband’s laptop, which allows me to post text on my blog and to read e-mail. I cannot reply to e-mail, access my photos or MS Word files, upload new photos, update my website, or log into my Flickr…
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Pencil Drawings
I’ve been returning to pencil drawing as a way to reconnect with my artistic roots and to accumulate drawings for a special project. I always liked the detail and soft, warm gray of graphite drawings, but didn’t really get interested in this medium (other than sketching for ink or watercolor drawings) until I was in college…
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Handcarved Smithsonite Beads
Today I measure wealth and abundance in the ancient way, with a handful of skystones…although these aren’t turquoise. I cut this set of smithsonite beads from a single chunk of pale bluish-white, chalky-looking rock that I picked up at an old copper mine. The black material is mostly manganese oxide but there are also a few…
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Calico Jumper
Since I make most of my clothes, it means that I don’t have many of them, but they are well-made and last a long time. They typically have a wearable-in-public life of at least two or three years, a couple more years as hiking outfits, and maybe a year for shop, yard, and housework. This…
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Stampbord Drawings
I recently bought a package of Ampersand Stampbord tiles. It contains about 50 assorted tiles in four sizes: 1 x 1 inch, 2 x 2 inches, 1 x 2 inches, and 1.25 x 2.5 inches. (Stampbord is also available in a business card size, which I may try next time). As the name suggests, stampbord…
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