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Hands & Gold

What happens when hand joints start to age and change their mind about jobs we ask of them? Over the past week, three fingers on my right hand have been abused to the point of massive swelling and some serious pain. Today was the first morning I’ve woken up to decreased swelling and pain. OfContinue reading “Hands & Gold”

A new week, figs and fires

It’s Monday morning and the week has started. Hopefully, new energy has flowed into my fingers and brain after a bit of a break. Dave came home Saturday night after a week in Austin TX. We spent Sunday unpacking all his things and attempting to store childhood items that traveled home, suitcases aired, laundry startedContinue reading “A new week, figs and fires”

Half-way done?

Motivation has been sliding out the door along with my energy levels. Yes, I get bored quickly when having to create multiples of anything and that’s probably why I attempt projects like this. It forces me to confront this problem head on. That’s probably why I never settle on just one art form to pursue. I’mContinue reading “Half-way done?”

Work Influence

I was perfectly happy not knowing what amazing technology was possible with my camera phone. Blissfully moving through life without this extra art influence. Then the new show hit my “to do” list at work and photos started rolling in to be organized for the jurors. Was I impressed with what I saw? YES! Yesterday,Continue reading “Work Influence”

Paper and Shadows

I have quite a bit of scrap paper laying around waiting to join the recycle bin. Rather than just dumping it, I started working the scraps into other forms. Where this will lead, I’m uncertain. Maybe it won’t lead anywhere, but it helps to process other ideas. 🙂

More supplies

It’s rather difficult to move forward on a project when supplies run out. Let alone find a source for something you know comes in super long lengths but the box chain home improvement centers don’t carry. Thank goodness for our little Robnett’s Hardware store in Corvallis! They carry 20ft lengths of rebar and cut toContinue reading “More supplies”

Ash Flower

Finally getting close to wrapping up the 3rd camas plant. The black bits on the petals are crumbled up ashes from a book. I’ve run out of rebar and haven’t been able to find another source of recycled/reused material. The local Habitat for Humanity shops are totally empty (but have a great supply of hollowContinue reading “Ash Flower”

Purple Cone Flower

Thunder and rain have dominated the day, which is terribly unusual for us. Not to mention a short power outage. I’ve been trying to take daily photos of the emerging echinacea out front. I did pretty well for a day, then other things overtook my brain. They are so lovely to watch open. I’ll beContinue reading “Purple Cone Flower”

With life comes death

A posting mainly for family and of no way artsy at all: This morning I was greeted with information that my sister’s husband died of a heart attack. He was the original Dave in our family and I had known him for much of my life. He was a very good cook and always soContinue reading “With life comes death”

Another one completed

Second one down, 10 more to go! I ended up disliking the paper from this particular book. It was way too thick and that lead to a lot of page prep before being able to glue it onto the forms. Note to self: test paper before going full speed ahead! I think I’ve found aContinue reading “Another one completed”