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  • A little perspective

    It’s been a busy time for milestones. (Do other countries measure life’s achievements in kilometer stones?) On the bright side, my daughter graduated from elementary school this past week, as seen above,…

  • A fresh eye

    I have been struggling a bit to hold onto my tiny studio schedule, but I am holding on, and so grateful to be able to do so! Above you can see the…

  • Mind at rest

    I am incredibly grateful this week: I have been able to get back into the studio on a regular basis. It is still a pretty small amount, only about an hour, but…

  • Starting now

    It’s a strange world. As I continued to gather photos this week, I was reminded that better minds than mine have tried to understand it. They’ve made some progress too. From Tagore…

  • The monster

    I was really excited as this week started. I picked up some smaller trays for the extra wooden silhouettes, and it felt like my “palette” of people was together. I worked on…

  • What the ship is for

    Heavy-duty canvas should always be stored in a roll. I of course completely ignored this rule and stored mine all folded up in the top of the closet. That means I got…

  • Things hold

    First, let me start by saying that everyone in my family is currently perfectly healthy. However, last week I had a mammogram that came up with some suspicious findings. I have a…

  • The words again

    I wasn’t doing much that’s interesting to look at this week, but while creating tons of silhouettes and converting them into vector art in Illustrator, I had the opportunity to listen to…

  • Education and experience

    I have been tied up with some challenges with my daughter’s school, and right now don’t feel capable of much writing besides, “Waaah,” or maybe “f*** this!” Not necessarily in that order.…

  • Race you

    Yesterday I didn’t feel up to being very vertical, thanks to a cold, so I spent a number of hours lying down, creating outlines of silhouettes and batching them in Illustrator, so…