grief
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May Watercolor Challenge Day 9
Today during our Zoom with June I started sketching out my strawberry prompt idea. I didn’t have time to get to adding the color when I logged off, as my friend arrived to pick me up. We visited the gravesite… Continue reading
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One year without my Friend
A year ago today my best friend died. It has been a hard journey through my grief, and I still struggle some days. Other days I feel him encouraging me and cheering me on; pushing me to keep creating and… Continue reading
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Remembering Uncle Mike
Today was Uncle Mike’s memorial and it was a lovely day for it. I was moved by the gun salute and Taps on the bugle. After the military honors, the personal stories and the collective toast of his favorite single… Continue reading
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Birch grove for card
I have had too many funerals this year. But these sad occasions have inspired me to create handmade sympathy cards to give to the family. I made this one featuring a grove of birch tree to bring to Uncle Mikes… Continue reading
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Pottery studio morning, art openings afternoon.
Today was a good clay day form me. I had a great haul of finished work to bring home, including my skull bowl and the skull sculpture. I also had two face sculptures ready, a pear, a couple pendant rings… Continue reading
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Day 215 – Friday Zoom
Our basement flooded a bit in the heavy rains overnight. Since I was up cleaning up the mess and working to get the water out for a good chunk of the night I wasn’t sure I would be able to… Continue reading
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War Memorial
Since this week it’s just my son and I while the rest of the family is up in Oscoda, I have a little shadow behind me wherever I go. Sometimes quite literally – he often hides behind me when I’m… Continue reading
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Busy day
Today was a very busy, very long day. I can hardly keep my eyes open to type this. I am so exhausted my skin hurts. So I decided to try and make a composite photo. I kept dozing off in… Continue reading
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Remembering loved ones
Today our family suffered another loss. We lost my father-in-law’s brother. My daughter’s god father and Uncle Mike to us all. I can’t believe I’ll not see him out front as I drive by or we take our walks to… Continue reading
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Crazy clouds
The clouds this morning were captivating. It seemed like every cloud type was represented in the morning sky today. Such beauty and texture. I generally don’t share my cloud pictures, but rather keep them as photo references for future paintings,… Continue reading
366 Days of Art 