Photo to Sketch, Bringing Italy Home

A week or two ago, I posted this photo on Instagram; it was taken in Tivoli, Italy, at the beginning of the year. Something about the way the mortar/stucco exterior is falling away to reveal…

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Five Things Friday, Palm Springs to Vancouver. . . .

1.  Let me lead with the lizard, if you don’t mind. Worth clicking on that photo to enlarge — the colours are mesmerising, and I’m thinking they could be the inspiration for a future Fair…

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Portraits of an Artist’s Play Date. . . .

 Mary Knowles (coincidentally, also my sister’s name) stitched this portrait of herself working on a commission (by Queen Charlotte) of a portrait of King George III. The king’s portrait — also “needle-painted” —  was commissioned…

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Pulling Myself Together! A Post-Travel Invitation

When I learned that the theme for this month’s By Invitaton Only posts was “Unity,” I’ll admit to being rather intimidated. Such big ideas come under this umbrella, and I wondered how I could contribute…

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A November Friday, Taking Stock

With only six weeks left in the year (Whoa!), especially since I’ll be travelling most of the last month, this seems a good time for a bit of stock-taking, and I love the template Pip…

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