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Recently my dear friend Sharon, who lives in Kent England, came to visit. She brought along her skills in felt puppet making,
There is an artist in Poland named Nespoon, who creates what she calls “jewelry for public spaces.” She works with the mandala shape of doilies, those circular lace shapes that maybe your grandma or great grandmother made.
When I started looking, I found lots of mandalas around my house. Many of them were ones I created decades ago, ceramic bowls and platters I did before my children were born. I didn’t call them mandalas at the time. When I create mandalas now I see the same images, like spirals, coming up when [...]
I was one of a group of artists asked to create a bird house that would be used in a fund raiser for the new Bird Habitat Garden in University City, Missouri. The bird garden is a collaborative effort by many environmental groups, native plant professionals, bird and plant [...]
I’ve been busy having lazy art days. These are days when I feel wrapped up in the present, in a flow of creativity that guides me along like a river.
I call these days lazy in that I sometimes work all day in my pajamas, don’t answer the phone, leave the [...]
Personal snail mail is a joy to send and receive, especially if there is a colorful handmade envelope made from paper that would normally be thrown in the recycling bin. This week I got to make envelopes for thank you notes for my very special book group friends. We exchanged gifts last weekend. [...]
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