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1000 little decisions
Hey there y’all, I hope the holidays have been good to you thus far. A new year is almost here and I do love the possibilities that always brings. … Continue reading -
what I did on my summer vacation
Happy first weeks of school y’all. This means summer is over. I really did have the best summer. I look back and I think wow, I can’t believe it’s over and I can’t believe I got to spend it with so many amazing people making art. If every summer could be this way, I couldn’t ask for anything more. To review, this summer I made an order of 2,500 handmade … Continue reading
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old habits die hard
I made my first book in 1998 as a sketchbook for a trip I was very excited about taking to Kenya in Eastern Africa. I had this great idea to just “make my own” as a place to document everything I would see. I was then, as I am now, obsessed with documenting everything. I think only then I hadn’t really found the vocabulary yet that best suited the stories … Continue reading
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thankful
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the world in general hasn’t it? I can’t seem to wrap my head around it all, ever, and most of my time lately has been sitting trying to make sense of it in silence. But what makes me proud to be human in the midst of war and natural disasters and unrelenting weather is people’s unwavering willingness to just reach out to … Continue reading
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blues babe: an education in giving.
As January pushes on, I know we are all thinking about resolutions and goals we’d like to either add to our lives as well as habits or ideals we might need to let go of. My good friend muther said she wanted to volunteer more this year which I thought was an attainable and wonderful resolution to aim for. She was going to start simply by volunteering to cook for … Continue reading
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tidings of joy
A few last minute orders sparked some pretty new book covers and some great new words for the alphabet series.. Here are a few of the new ones I love.
Oh and a big ole shout out to Laura in San Diego. Have a great senior year in high school! Record the whole thing. Thanks for writing to let me know you got book #698. Enjoy it and happy holidays!
xo
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hush
It’s Wednesday in most parts of the world, and it’s cold.. I suppose you can guess these were inspired by the weather. Bundle up everybody.
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1000 books become a conversation
Ever since this 1000 books project has gone out into the world, I have met and reconnected with the nicest people.
People have been writing in from all across the country to tell me which book they purchased, where they got it, and what number it was!Here is a small list of people who have recently reached out…
David in England who bought #623 in NYC
Anne who wrote me here on the … Continue reading -
Book Paper Scissors Show at the Free Library, Philadelphia.
Hi everybody, I have come up for air long enough for a quick hello and to mention the book show this weekend at the Free Library in Philadelphia. It’s the place where book folks such as myself get together to sell great paper-based art stuff. It’s a fun time so if you are in the city, come stop by and say hello. I’ll be there with my good friend Dee … Continue reading
