Duck, Duck, Goose: Making Mistakes, Having Fun. . . .

Celebrating mistakes was the subject of a post I wrote a year ago, focused on some of my sketching efforts but extending outward from that to think about doing things we’re not necessarily good at…

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Drawing Lessons . . . and Returning Home . . .

Last week was very busy, and rewardingly so. I learned some new techniques in two intense days of drawing classes, but not only that — the immersion was also inspiring, and I’m fairly confident it’s…

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New Sunglasses — and a teeny Break from my Blog Break

Just popping my head in to empty my suitcase, do a load of laundry, and pack up again for another week or two away (okay, that’s all really just metaphorical, extending my little fiction that…

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Mistakes, I’ve Made a Few. . . (Of Sketching and other Endeavours)

Because we’re in temporary quarters for the summer, my tendency to orient towards goals of productivity is in danger of being seriously thwarted. I know that this can be a good thing. Slow down, smell…

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Nana’s Watercolour Card

I’m almost finished a second post on Travel and Independence and Getting On, and I’m also writing a long-ish post on myReading Blog. But my right arm, fingers to shoulder, is getting cranky about the…

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