You know when it’s 10:04 PM on New Year’s Eve and you’re in bed Googling “New Year’s resolutions”…? The thing is, I can’t really remember ever keeping a resolution past February (mostly, I am drinking a Diet Coke as I type this… sorry, 2012.…
Art and Creativity
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November 2016 | Currently
Holy Toledo. Tomorrow is December. This time last year I was a very pregnant, mostly cranky lady. Currently, I’m in disbelief that baby Nick is nearly a year old. I was grabbing a few things at Whole Foods on Wednesday (yes, the day before the…
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October goals + a printable calendar
This hand painted calendar is coming to you live and direct on October 3rd. So I suppose my number one goal for the month should be… punctuality? PRINTABLE OCTOBER CALENDAR Materials used: Two leaves, 8 x 10 Gelli Plate (for mono-printing — such a…
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September goals + a printable calendar
I’m pretending all the days leading up to Labor Day are still August. Mostly because September feels like the time when all kinds of things change. And I’m only 82% ready for those changes. Grace starts preschool next week, which means we’ll have a…
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August goals + a printable calendar
Current mysteries of my life: How did I get poison ivy on both feet and between all of my toes? What is the point of a shirt that looks like a decent bum-covering tunic, but then has slits on both sides that go all the way…
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What I made | 007: Gouache edition
What I made | 007 sounds so… James Bond. I assure you what follows is less secret agent and more… lady making a mess on her coffee table. I’ve been completely swept up in Mary Ann Moss’ Oh My Gouache class and have been using gouache in…
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July goals + a printable calendar
July’s printable calendar is inspired by the matching popsicle pajamas Grace + Nick wore last night. As soon as the paint on this sucker dried, we hit the road, staying up past our collective bedtime and making decent time from the city to the Cape. …
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What I made | 006
It’s been ages since I’ve shared what I made. Grace and I spend plenty of time drawing things like “Dad with a stroller” and “Dad with shoes” and “Grace in a bed” and “Grace in a different bed” and “Baby Nick with a shoe” and…
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Don’t quit before the miracle | Midweek motivation
Because your Monday motivational pep talk (…to yourself) may have worn off, here’s a bit of mid-week motivation. Don’t quit before the miracle. Don’t quit before the miracle. Keep working. Keep praying. Keep reaching. Keep remembering to pack snacks. And six changes of clothes. Just…