This past March I spent four days in Portland taking classes at Art & Soul. I hadn’t been in about five years, and it was great to be back. I recognize how fortunate I am in being able to drive to Portland and simply put all of my supplies in the back of my car. […]
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Crafting on the move
Another year. Another market season. Another move. While the passing of time and ebb and flow of the market season are familiar companion by now, it’s a little stressful to think about moving again. I’m glad we kept the boxes from last year. I’m glad we kept some boxes packed. I’m glad I’ve been able […]
The future is in the past now
Earlier this week someone told me: Your past is your future. It really stuck with me. And, I get it. I think. It was prefaced by a comment about “without a major change. …” Regardless, it makes me wonder why bother? I mean: If our past is our future, is our fate sealed? Will I […]
2018–My year in review
2018 will be over in less than 12 hours. Like so many previous years, I’ll wake up and not much will feel different. That said, this year brought at least one big change. The boyfriend and I moved in together and we’ve both lived to tell. Not just that, we both agree that we quite […]
Beading, die cutting and keycaps
I’m on day three of a four-day vacation. It doesn’t hurt that a weekend gave me an extra two days. In that time I’ve said farewell to the 2018 Redmond Saturday Market season, made jewelry, broken out my die cutter and dabbled in keycaps. The great thing is that most of the projects have made […]