Love this book structure - the Shrigley, designed by Benjamin Elbel @bookbindingoutofthebox , taught to me by Erin Fletcher of @herringbonebindery in an on-line workshop organized by @sanfranciscocenterforthebook . This version has a concertina...
Since we moved full time to our downtown Chicago condo, about 5 Christmases ago now, we have changed up our holiday decorating game. No more 6 foot tree. We still get a real one, but we usually get it from in front of the liquor store a few...
One of my personal themes for 2021 was "do it or drop it", so I was particularly mindful of Works in Progress. At the same time, I had the chance to start a lot of new things, and learn a lot of new techniques from teachers I have never had access...
November has been our digital nomad month for several years now, one of the perks of both of us being self employed, which we remind ourselves of often. We have to, because many days we remind ourselves that being self employed is the same thing...
Two great views, and another great way to keep on creating even when I'm away from home. I am beyond blessed to be able to spend November in this beautiful place, and this year the weather couldn't have been more perfect. The atmosphere is...
We’re roadtripping this month. Lucky me, I’m spending November at a beachfront condo on the Florida Panhandle between Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach. Ed and I are both self employed, so we figured out a few years before COVID even was a rumor that...
I'm lucky to be part of several great online art groups, one of those pandemic silver linings, and this project is my attempt to kill three birds with one stone, so to speak. The book structure is the October 2021 project from @handmadebookclub...
So it started with a unicorn. My niece has a thing for unicorns, what little girl doesn't these days, and I'm trying to make a dent in my stash of yarn (and every other art stash). The unicorn was a big hit, I even got status as the favorite...
Not gonna lie, I’m pretty happy I found a challenge I could see through to the end. First of all, color is my jam, so a series of color palette prompts was perfect for me. Then, the hosts Este MacLeod and Lori Siebert wisely (for me) made it an...
This is one from a while back but I still look at it every day because I really like the technique that helped me get those smudgy shapes in white and black. It’s a technique I learned from Chery Baird, who I mention here often. It involves a torn...