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Category Archives: Art & Crafts

My First Foray into Art Abandonment

May 30, 2018

I’m starting an eleven-day trip today. In anticipation of this I made little art cards from an old pack of …

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My Creativity Playlist

February 24, 2017

I was recently going through some old mixed CDs—you know the things we made back in the dark ages before …

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2017

Wishing you love–in whatever form it comes to you and in whatever form you are able to offer it! ❤

Confessions of an Overwhelmed Crafter

October 14, 2016

I think there has never been a better time in history to be a maker of art and crafts. There …

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Invoking Saint Frida

October 7, 2016

I spent a lot of last weekend in doubt. This is not an unfamiliar place for me.  I frequent the …

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Reconnect

September 10, 2016

This is a little art card (a part of a larger project that I plan to post about in months …

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Finding an Art Journaling Practice that Works for Me

March 20, 2015

The entirety of my formal art training consists of a Basic Drawing class I took as an elective in college.  …

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The Foolish Quilter

April 14, 2014

My mother should have stopped me. She should have wrested the fabric and the scissors from my hands and padlocked …

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The True Meaning of Christmas Cake

December 11, 2013

“There’s nothing better than Christmas cake.” I declare this indistinctly, between licks at the beater that has lately been mixing …

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It’s Called a Knitted Brow for a Reason

October 7, 2009

The knitting gods are laughing. Many people—too many people—over the course of time, have decided to perpetuate the notion that …

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Hello and welcome! I am a writer, harpist/singer, artist, and crafter living with chronic illness. My goal is to live joyfully and wholeheartedly through compassion, mindfulness, and creativity. I hope you find something in these pages that adds a little light to your day. :)

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I write for the same reason I read--to learn, to feel, to be uplifted, or simply, to go on an adventure.

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