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Daily Collages, Continued
When I got an email from Rhonda at the Left Bank Gallery asking if I'd like to contribute anything to her upcoming show, Contagion, I...
Nov 24, 20201 min read


Proud
After last week's elation, this week has been a little of a letdown. But it's not fair to ignore the enormity of the moment when Kamala...
Nov 14, 20201 min read


Transitions
The sameness of this year has made the transitions all the more jarring. When the leaves started changing colors, I was surprised. There...
Nov 2, 20201 min read


Favorites for a Bleak, Rainy Monday
Some weeks I need to do this, to keep a record of the things that ground me and make me look forward to certain parts of the day. Tea...
Oct 26, 20201 min read


Keeping Up with October
Despite the many reasons I don't like October, there's one big reason I do. Inktober. In the world of Instagram, this means using ink in...
Oct 18, 20201 min read


Showing Up Is 88% of Life
My dad has had this quote in his office for as long as I can remember. His office is in my parent's house, which means that I...
Oct 13, 20202 min read


Full Circle
In college, I studied jewelry making. This happened in a roundabout way, after transferring from my first college and changing my major....
Oct 4, 20202 min read


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Imaginary Friends
While I'm making things, I don't think about why I'm doing it. My hands move along, unaided by my heavy thoughts. I start off with a...
Sep 22, 20201 min read


My Sketchbook
Here's a little video of my current sketchbook. As I say in the video, it's really a place for me to experiment and play around with...
Sep 13, 20201 min read


The Honor System
When I first moved to the rural area where I live, I was astonished at all of the tiny roadside stands proclaiming "honor system."...
Sep 7, 20202 min read


How to Spend Our Time
"We are made for pandemic life," my friend Maria said to me last time we talked. She's right. There are so many reasons we have to be...
Aug 30, 20201 min read


More/less
I've been making more of these little books. This one feels very stark and simple, just like life right now.
Aug 24, 20201 min read


Food, Revisited
Pandemic life has been both monotonous and circular. Obviously, we haven't stopped eating, but sometimes I go periods of time without...
Aug 16, 20201 min read


Hope
Of all the words that have gone through my head in the last several months, hope is the one that I try to hold onto. It's become a little...
Aug 9, 20202 min read


The Thrill of Appearing in Print
My book collages are in the current issue of Uppercase Magazine! While I've had a few of my pieces appear in the magazine before, this is...
Aug 2, 20201 min read


Jul 26, 20200 min read


How to be Finished
Through my weekly talks with Maria, I've put more thought into why I do things the way I do. In some cases, Maria and I have very similar...
Jul 19, 20202 min read


A Daily Practice, Part 2
Maybe you need a little kick in the pants to get your own practice going. I wish I could give you the magical solution, but I've finally...
Jul 14, 20201 min read


A Daily Practice
As a result of my weekly chats with my artist friend Maria, I've been thinking a lot more about my process, and why I do the things I do....
Jul 5, 20202 min read
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