Fun With Blockprinting! (Or Not)

Earlier this week I decided that my weekend project would be cleaning and blockprinting. No problem. At first I though I’d try some easy designs, something geometric, something simple, to make sure I knew what I was doing. Then a voice said, “Don’t be a wuss. It’s just block printing. Take some time and carve [...]

Less Snail Mail..

I used to send out a newsletter every three or four months by way of the good old fashioned US Postal Service. However, I’m cutting back and sending it out electronically now and sending it snail mail only to a select few people who are either not connected, poorly connected, or casually connected to the [...]

I Can’t Remember The Clever Title I Was Going To Use

It was a fairly successful weekend.  I got a lot of things cleaned up and I’m prepping my art studio now.  It might end up being less of a studio and more of an art supply storage and preparation area.  My files are nearly all sorted out and I found my birth certificate so I [...]

Y, O, Y

So, I got this comment last week that I meant to talk about a bit.  The only reason I didn’t allow it to be published under standard means is I was a little suspect about the web address left by the author.  Anyway, here it is: QUIT WASTING YOUR TIME! I can see that in [...]

To Do List…

Finish January 2009 Newsletter: In addition to all the little projects I start and never finish, I send out a newsletter with some regularity.  It’s supposed to go out quarterly, but it’s usually only three times a year.  I send it to friends, family, co-workers, etc.  They seem to enjoy it.  I’m not sure if [...]

Materialism 2009

In an attempt to separate need from greed, I occasionally make a list of things I need and want and try to prioritize them. Here they are: Apartment: Sometimes I think not having my own place is holding me back entirely too much. If I didn’t hate other people so much I’d split rent with [...]