I don’t know if it’s just me, but life seems to fly by these days. Fall is often a blur of falling leaves, school runs, activities, sweaters, and lots of art challenges.
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Last month I promised to tell you about my September trip to Tokyo. My son is studying Japanese over there and needed to set up an apartment as last year he stayed with a host family, and I was eager to help.
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I haven't posted here in a verrrry long time, but it’s been a busy year and I can’t wait to tell you what I’ve been up to (I’ll post about my travels later)
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I love all my art supplies, but I really, really love my watercolor paints. Of all the different mediums available to us artists,
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It’s March and still cold outside in my neck of the woods, but I can see bulbs peeping their little green heads above the wet dirt.
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February is the month of love, of favorites, and of chocolate! Because of this, I’m highlighting some of my ‘favorites’ in this post
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Wait, Christmas is over, you say. Yes it is! But I promised you a little post about the Christmas Holiday Art Challenge
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It goes without saying that we all LOVE a BLANK NEW CANVAS from time to time.
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It’s the day before New Year’s Eve, and time to reflect on what this year’s highlights were
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It’s hard to believe December is here in all its glory. Fall leaves are raked and gone, squirrels
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Have you ever joined an art challenge? If not, have you ever wanted to join a challenge?
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Having just returned from a two week trip to Tokyo, I am brimming with excitement over Japan’s AMAZING art supply stores.
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Whoosh! It’s summer already and I’m late posting to this blog. Yes, I have reasons…my son graduated high school
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Why do you make art? Most creative people say they’ve made art for as long as they can remember. Sure, they have tried out many styles and supplies over the years, but they remain dedicated to giving expression to something deep inside. It feels good to put our emotions into something that explains how we feel.
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Do you love castles too? In my last post I shared my childhood dream of living in a castle. It isn’t a reality for me, but I am content to visit them when possible, read about them, and live vicariously through others who are actually living the dream!
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I’m often asked, “How did your brand get started? Why were you called to do the work that you do?”
As most artists say, I’ve been drawing ever since I was very young. In fact, I have a tiny scar on my forehead when I was lying down on the floor drawing.
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If you are like me, you have already purchased a few seed packages and are looking forward to planting them as soon as the ground is warm enough.
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Am I the only one who thinks about chocolate and pink being synonymous with February? Do you have a secret stash of personal chocolate favorites? My go-to bar is from Trader Joe’s and is 85% cacao…the flavor is fruity and out-of-this-world! Not fruity as in cheap chocolate-covered cherries (yuck), but grown-in-the tropics kind of fruity - only there’s no fruit inside.
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Like fresh falling snow, holiday decorations neatly crated away for next year, or in my case, a wiped-clean computer, there’s nothing quite like beginning anew. Whether it’s a blank canvas or a new year, we all like the feeling we get a chance to do things differently. Yes, there can be a little angst at figuring out how to begin, but let’s tackle this together!
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Christmas is almost here and my children are so excited! The presents are wrapped and under the tree, my menu is made, and I have personally consumed dozens of stollen bites and Lebkuchen (a German Christmas cookie).
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