ON THE THRESHOLD OF ALL THAT'S BEEN & ALL THAT'S YET TO COME
In an attempt at breaking out of some of the creative boxes I’ve allowed to be built around myself (either willfully or by default), I’ve decided to sign up for a few self-led art classes. The first class, called Illustrated Life Journal: A Daily Mindful Practice is described as follows: What if you could improve…
Hi, Hey, Hello! Goodness, I’m so happy to see you on this chilly day! How the heck are you?! What can I get started for you? I’m brewing up some black tea with milk and honey (obviously) but also have coffee or any herbal tea your heart could desire. I am so glad we can…
I have the faintest memories of learning a few embroidery stitches in my youth. I don’t remember who I learned them from, but I think it may have been my grandma… or my Girl Scout Troop Leader… or maybe it was my mom? Regardless, it’s been decades, so when I added “learn to embroider” to…
Is there anything quite like the excitement of beginning a new project? Of being inspired, starting fresh, and diving in? Then, there’s the tangible, visible progress of each project that greases the wheel and keeps us going! Sometimes there’s backtracking that has to be endured like ripping stitches, erasing lines, replacing collage pieces, redesigning a…
It could have happened. It had to happen. It happened sooner. Later. Nearer. Farther. It happened not to you. You survived because you were the first. You survived because you were the last. Because you were alone. Because of people. Because you turned left. Because you turned right. Because rain fell. Because a shadow fell….