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  • Christmas Cactus

    Today after mass I was waiting in the gathering place, and saw that the Christmas cactus was in bloom. Some images we associate with certain people, and Christmas cacti do it for me. Father Jim would excitedly announce the blooming… Continue reading

    Christmas Cactus
  • Pop up art sale

    Today was the pop up sale at the clay studio and I sold a few pieces, including two of my nesting nativities. It was a lot of fun and there was a steady stream of visitors throughout the three hours.… Continue reading

    Pop up art sale
  • Trying something new in today’s Zoom

    After the sketch I made last weekend with the charcoal and sanguine crayon, I wondered how those would work when combined with watercolor. Today’s Zoom with June was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. I opted to use… Continue reading

    Trying something new in today’s Zoom
  • Christmas Lights

    Today we took a drive around our neighborhood to look at the Christmas light displays. I didn’t get too many pictures as I was driving, but I did pull over a few times to snap a few pics. It was… Continue reading

    Christmas Lights
  • 351 Oh my buttons!

    Today was a good day at the clay studio, my wizard gnome and whole shebang of buttons I made were ready to take home. I’ll be bringing them back this Saturday for the holiday pop up at East Side Clay.… Continue reading

    351 Oh my buttons!
  • 350 – More Filtered Light

    Today I was expecting to have some majorly sore muscles from yesterday’s workout, but I was pleasantly surprised that I wasn’t too sore. I jumped into a big organization project and spent most of my day working on that before… Continue reading

    350 – More Filtered Light
  • 349 – Poetry Inspired Art

    Today I worked on some ideas for artwork inspired by my friend’s poetry. As part of his birthday present I offered to make some art to go with his writing and he was very excited by the idea. He sent… Continue reading

    349 – Poetry Inspired Art
  • 348 – Bowling fun

    My family went bowling today between morning Mass and evening Scifi Sunday. My youngest is such a good sport – he prefers not using the ramps and bumpers. This means a lot of gutter balls, but when he gets a… Continue reading

    348 – Bowling fun
  • 348 – Artist2Artist

    Today was the Artist2Artist meetup hosted by the GPAA for the artists with pieces in the current Food in Art show at their Gallery in the War Memorial. I really enjoy these sessions and feel fortunate that I’ve been able… Continue reading

    348 – Artist2Artist
  • 347 – Zoom Artmaking

    Last night I realized that I have been using the heavy duty foil for my sculptures, but I had a brand new roll of the thinner foil that I had bought by mistake. For cooking I prefer the thick foil,… Continue reading

    347 – Zoom Artmaking