Lilah and I have spent the past few days trying to make my mess of a studio look presentable. I think it finally looks a bit like a store! Yesterday we climbed - OK - LILAH climbed- up ladders to string tinselly fall decorations and place bats in high places. Today, my son crawled out of bed,...

For anyone who had trouble seeing Carolyn's spinner in yesterday's post, here is another shot. This one is much larger and clearer too. And speaking of "spins" - my brain is in a spin. (What's new, right?) This weekend is our town's annual Warner Fall Foliage...

Back in August, I taught at the Midwest Arts & Lettering retreat in Minnesota. I challenged my students to send me jpegs of some of their work - especially if they really "clicked" with a technique. I recently heard from my student, and CZT, Carolyn Blocher: Well, dear teacher, you will be disappointed that...

I am having a very hard time keeping my eyes open right now, but my brain is so excited I can't crawl into bed until I have told you guys what I saw today! I dragged my carcass out of bed at 5am today so I could drive down to Providence, RI with...

Well it ended up being a very nice Birthday Week (from Saturday to Saturday). Here are some highlights... (the party photos were taken by my personal photographer, my paparazzi-to-go, Laurie Strysko) On Sunday, we had a good-bye party for the minister of our church. I created a mandala that we all filled...