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where inspiration lives.
Hello all! The june heat is upon us if you are living on the east coast of the north american continent. I recently have taken up duty as one of the guest bloggers for the amazing (no name) art group. I will be writing a monthly inspiration column there and thought I would share with you here as well. The first post is here. Visit us at the (no name) … 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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tiny love letters
Dearest February, you and your fickle heart. This love letter is for you despite the fact that you may be the cruelest of all with your monotonous tones, bleak light and your tumultuous temper. What redeems you from being a complete & total wash of a month is the selfish fact that a few of my favorite people made their earthly debut during the time of your reign. And despite … Continue reading
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love.
Happy Martin Luther King Day everybody. This is an oldie but a goodie but I thought it was an appropriate sentiment for the day.. take care of each other! xo
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50 / 10 / 40
I am sitting here listening to The Today Show scanning in the all the pages of my finally finished sketchbook for the sketchbook project 2011 sponsored by the art house co-op. Yes, I know the deadline is tomorrow, lol. I’m putting it in the envelope now. But back to the story, so I am sitting here listening to The Today Show and all of a sudden I hear something interesting … 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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resolve.
resolve. that’s a good word isn’t it. it’s a verb. i like verbs. they move and happen and become.
resolve: to come to a definite or earnest decision about; determine (to do something):I started thinking about resolve because this is normally the time for resolutions. I don’t do this every year but I try to make a list of ideas to explore, habits to create, things I want to be … Continue reading
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renewal.
I am not really a holiday person per se, I have been in the past and my participation in the rituals of the popular holidays ebb and flow from year to year. Ah, but one thing that never changes is my love of New Years Day. It’s my favorite day by far, not the eve, but the actual day. The first of January is always like a gift, this huge … 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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