I'm about eight weeks in to a six month or more relocation to Dublin, Ireland. I'm kind of a serial relocator, if you consider my whole life, but I haven't done it for a while. This time, I'm not moving with the anchor of a new school or a new...
Fellow collage and mixed media artists will understand … I've been doing some shopping to set up house in Dublin Ireland for a while, and got this unexpected treat. Arnotts is the oldest department store in Ireland. All of my purchases were...
I suppose it's only natural since we've been spending so much time in Ireland that my intermittent obsession with ancestry research would kick back into gear. It's big news here that they have recently released the 1926 census records. There are...
It is the 100 Day Challenge time again over on Instagram. I could deepen a practice I already have - apparently that's not me. Though I don't do digital collage (yet), I'm intrigued by the idea of having an image bank of textures and patterns....
January if filled with so many opportunities for free “teaser” online art classes. In fact, there are too many to choose from. This year, I chose to join Collage Breakthrough, Cat Rains' (@catrains.artist) free 11 day introduction to collage...
I've sewn almost all my life, but I've never dipped my toe into the designing merch waters until now. “Cooler by the Lake” is a phrase you hear often in my Chicago neighborhood, but most of the shirts with the slogan either don't have the neckline...
Thanks once again to Nancy Akerly of Liberty Grove Paper Arts I was able to start AND finish another clever handmade box. It was fun to finally work with her in person at the Handmade Book Club retreat in the Berkshires known as Books in the...
Last month I traveled to Paducah for some artsy-craftsy fun. Kristin Williams of Ephemera Paducah resurfaced with a great new workshop in collaboration with Mary Beth Shaw. Junk journaling, mixed media journaling, just general playing with paper,...
Maybe it was the trip to Ireland several months ago. Maybe it's the fact that it appears I am now the designated family source that the nieces and nephews are being sent to for ancestry information. In any case, I'm not swabbing any cheeks but I...
Another crafty rabbit hole. With many thanks to @larkandbower for the inspiration and instruction in off-loom weaving. This is the first mini-grouping of woven Travel Stones, representing the Cliffs of Moher (Ireland - no cliffs harmed in...