Writing 30 letters in 30 days for the write_on challenge proved to be a turning point in my creative life: Handwriting letters brought me back to my roots. It felt meditative and deeply satisfying. And because I had a specific audience to write to, my writing topics and voice flowed out happily and abundantly. ForContinue reading “Circular Stationary and Spiral Letters”
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pretty script w/envelope
I am finding that handwriting and illustrating letters feels meditative, calming, and deeply satisfying. Writing one word at a time in a limited space makes me thoughtful and focused, which is a relief from this frenetic world and my frenzied mind. Once I know who I’m writing to that day, an image leaps out ofContinue reading “pretty script w/envelope”
30 letters in 30 days
Did you once love writing and receiving letters by mail? For years now, my mail has mostly consisted of junk and a few bills. I miss the surprise of seeing a friend’s handwriting, colorful stickers and doodles, and the thickness of an envelope containing pages of story and musings. And I remember spending long, satisfyingContinue reading “30 letters in 30 days”
Pressing Onward
“You should try letterpress,” my husband said. This was his solution to the rather expensive black-and-white printing estimates I’d received so far. If plain old copies are spendy, letterpress will be totally out of my price range, I thought. But, I contacted the three companies he forwarded to me anyway. The first: doesn’t do postcards.Continue reading “Pressing Onward”
The Ugly Duckling
I once had a pet duck named Paddy. He hatched in my high school genetics class and imprinted on me, so I got to bring him home. This yellow-downed duckling followed me around, snuggled on my shoulder, and even snored. That summer, however, he hit his adolescence, and the phrase “ugly duckling” acquired clear andContinue reading “The Ugly Duckling”
Happy New Year
it’s a wrap…
My holiday bazaar “season” is officially wrapped up. (Due to Portland’s snow storm, the Madeleine Marketplace** was rescheduled for Wednesday, December 14th, but I can’t be there that day.) I still have some cards and books in stock, and if you’re in Portland we could arrange a delivery or pick up, but the very firstContinue reading “it’s a wrap…”
Portland Holiday Markets 2016
I will be selling Carrot Condo creations at a few craft shows in Portland this year. On Saturday, November 19th, I will be at Llewellyn Holiday Market from 10am-5pm at 6301 SE 14th Avenue. On Saturday, December 3rd, I will be at Lewis Holiday Bazaar & Tree Sale from 10am-4pm atContinue reading “Portland Holiday Markets 2016”
Winter Octopus
This is one of my Cards You Can Color for the winter season. It cracks me up! I mean, an octopus wearing mittens? At one point, it wore a couple of socks too. But then I started wondering if tentacles are more like hands or more like feet. You wouldn’t believe the musings I hadContinue reading “Winter Octopus”
Land Gallery
I finally visited Land Gallery, one of the tiniest galleries I’ve ever been in, and certainly the first to feel cozy. Since I’d already visited the shop on the first floor, I went straight upstairs to the gallery, a white-walled space with a few windows to let you spy on activity on NE Mississippi StreetContinue reading “Land Gallery”
