Compliments

The nicest thing someone has said to me today:

"You have such an amazing eye with colour! WOW!"

Anyone who knows me well knows that I have a hard time with recognition. While it's nice to be appreciated, I do this inner cringing thing when someone makes a fuss over me. I have no idea why. It's not that I think my work is not worthy, but more the idea that I don't really like to be the center of attention. Isn't that funny?

That said though, when my friend Kelly said this to me this morning, it really meant alot. I know that I have the gift of colour and balance in my work. I think it's one of my greatest strengths. I can't paint, I am don't draw well, but I CAN do colour. I love colour and I love blending things together. This is probably one of the most intriguing parts of working in mixed media-blending together disparate elements and colours and making them work.

The funny part of being good with colour is that there are other artist that I admire specifically becuase they are good with colour. I look at their work and think "Boy I wish I could do that!!" It's odd that artists always think their work is not exactly where it should be. I think sometimes people think that someone is self-effacing of their work because they lack self esteem. I don't know that that is entirely true. I think sometimes it has to do with knowing there is so much more to learn and do and feeling like you're not "there" yet. I have to keep reminding myself that a compliment is actually a gift someone gives you. The trick to receiving that gift with grace is to stand in the moment and really own it, otherwise you're blowing off what someone is offering to you from their heart.
*sigh* I am still working on it. Thank you Kelly. Really.

Rent

I went to the movies by myself tonight to see Rent. I really enjoyed it. I know my husband wouldn't have, so I am glad I went by myself. I especially liked the song "Seasons of Love". I am definately putting the movie sound track on my Xmas list.

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SEASONS OF LOVE (Rent Soundtrack)

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Cross Border Adventures

Yesterday I went to the Bellingham ATC swap which I do fairly often. One of the ladies brought her mother-in-law Else. This is Else's card. She is the little baby in the picture. What impressed me about Else is that she is NINETY THREE and is making ATCs!! The card opens up and inside there is some poetry she wrote for her mother. I didn't realize that part till I got home and went through the cards I received. Ninety three! WOW! If that doesn't tell you that it's never too late to learn something new, to take a risk, to have something of value to share, I don't know what will. Else is taking risks by daring to create art and then going out to meet people to share it with. Is that not utterly inspiring?!

I have spent the better part of the morning getting parcels ready to mail. Xmas goodies for a friend, swap goodies for another, a Secret Santa parcel for a third. I am going to owe my soul to Canada Post by the time all's said and done! And so the busy holiday season begins! Just to reinforce that fact, it snowed here this morning. Just enough to last for a few minuted before melting. We rarely get snow here on the West Coast and when we do, it usually melts off pretty quickly.

Something that made my friend Sandy and I laugh till we cried yesterday was the border guard we dealt with on our way into the US. When he asked what we were going down for, I told him lunch and shopping. So he says "Do you ladies have your pointy sticks and knee pads?" Of course, I am thinking "Why does every border guard ask me if I have weapons?!" and I begin to think how I am going to formulate my denial that I have anything dangerous in my car. As he goes on, I realize he is making reference to the stampede in the US in a big box store that shall remain nameless and is suggesting we be prepared to defend ourselves if we are going shopping. I start laughing and say "Oh yes, I forgot that shopping was a full contact sport in the US!" I guess even border guards have a sense of humour!

Anyway, I should get back to work! Happy Sunday everyone!

Thoughts for Saturday

So my new favourite place to visit on the web is Sepia Art Studio. Delila, who is another member of MMCA has a beautiful way with colour and she uses buttons which are one of my most favourite things in the whole world! Her heart faerie is to die for!! I find her work really inspiring-the colours, the materials, the composition are just amazing. Delia's art is the kind that I would love to fill my home with. (Now I just need to win a lottery!)

Part of the fun of belonging to a group of artist is that you push each other to grow in your art. I just look at what other people are doing and it inspires me to try new colour combinations, use new materials, explore new subject matter. I keeps me from falling into an art rut. It's kind of the artist's version of "egging each other on".

I am off to Bellingham today for the monthly ATC swap. Looking forward to hanging out with friends and sneaking in some shopping! (Oh and lunch at the wonderful Colophon Cafe!!MMM!)

Thinking Outside the Box

I have been working on this cemetary photo themed book for the last few weeks and finally I am at the binding stage. I thought I would share with you what it looks like. It's pretty big and thick as well, chock full of beautiful artwork.

I am happy to report the fog has lifted today so that I can actually see the sun. After 4 days of being socked in, it's like "What's that big orange ball in the sky?!" I am just glad for the change in weather. It's no fun being in the dark all day long. I can't imagine how the scientist at the South Pole managed to winter over in complete darkness for months on end. I think I would go squirrly!

"Here comes the sun, do do do do...Here comes the sun and I say it's alright!"

Real Art

At the risk of offending some, I am posting this like to a site that is featuring artist's work on the theme "Anti War Medals". I find the work really interesting from an assemblage point of view.

I think art like this is a good way to have us look at subjects that might cause us to feel uncomfortable. Teesha Moore has a rubber stamp in her line that says something like "Real art has the ability to make us nervous." No matter what your view is on war, these pieces are not only wonderfully creative, but thought provoking. I love art that makes me feel something and this most certainly does.

Have a look. Have a thought. Be inspired to find something you feel passionate about and make some art to express that passion. That is where the magic lies.

Busy, Busy!

I was up early this morning (as I tend to be every morning!) and got working on a pendant I promised my friend Janice at Papier Valise. Awhile back I made myself a shadowbox style pendant using a vintage ashtray drawer, an egg, some wings and a vintage photo. Mine is called "Nest Egg" and I knew Janice would like it becuase we both like speckled eggs. Anyway, this is the one I made for her called "Fly Away Home". Not the greatest photo, but you get the gist!

Now I am on to my design work for Papier Valise. Lots of neat things in this months' design kit and the ideas are churning in my brain. Ilove the challenge of getting a surprise box of goodies and getting to play with them! It's been busy the last couple of weeks with so many projects all needing attention at once. I just get one thing finished and I am right onto the next. Crazy, but I love it!

MMCA is having a Secret Santa swap and I am in on that. I am working diligently to get my parcel together so I can mail it out by the weekend. I need to hurry because of customs. I don't want it to be late and my partner to think they have been forgotten! It's almost done. I am going to Bellingham on Saturday so I will pick up a few more little things there and then wrap it all up and off it goes! It's fun to get things like that in the mail. Beats the heck out of bills!

Wishing all my American friends a happy Thanksgiving. May you enjoy the warmth of family and may your hearts be filled to the brim with thankfulness for all the blessings both large and small in your lives. For those of you who are travelling, I wish you a safe journey. Have a great holiday!

Workaday Monday

For the last little while I have been plugging away at the "Thinking Outside the Box" collaborative book I am hosting. This project is unique in that each artist worked with photos they took at cemeteries all over the place. There are a variety of images from Europe, the United States and Canada. It's been a very interesting project, with it's own set of challenges, the least of which is it's actual size. I think by the time I have it bound, it's going to be about 3 inches thick. It measures approx. 8x6 I think. I can't wait for it to be finished and to hear the reaction of all the participants when they receive their books.

Yesterday was the Vancouver ATC swap. There was a good turn out and some ladies came to visit us from the island, which was nice. It's always good to have some new faces join us. This coming Saturday is the Bellingham swap, which I am going down for. I am going to do a little Xmas shopping if I can fit it in-mainly stocking stuffers. The Rite Aid near the coffee shop where the swap is always has really interesting stuff.

After our swap yesterday, Sandy, Penn and I went down to Loomis to poke around. I treated myself to a Speedball Lino cutter set so I can carve my own stamps, a red smudgy pencil and a set of number stamps that match a small alpha set I bought some time ago. It doesn't take much to make me happy! Also Sandy gave me an old issue of Somerset Studio with an article featuring Keith Lo Bue. I have signed up to take a 2 day class with him at Artfest and now I am stressing about finding the kinds of stuff he has on the supply list for the class. Here is a partial list:

glass scraps
wire
sheet metal stock
tin cans
medicine tins
eating utensils
electronics / machine parts
broken cameras
small scraps of wood
small readymade found boxes
books to use for collaging (bring a few really old ones: pre-1910 - if you've got them, as I'll demonstrate some great things to do with them)letters
documents
maps
photos
record albums
eyeglasses or magnifying glasses
medical tools
dental tools
interesting old pencils or pens
artifacts: religious or secular
bones
feathers
linsects
teeth
fossils
hinges
hooks
nails
x-rays


*BOGGLES!* WOW! That's alot of stuff. I am just worried too that I might run out or not have the right stuff. I have to get collecting soon!!

Anyway, I need to get back to the cemetary book! Catcha later!

The Art of Timing

Today started out on a very stressful note. My car wouldn't start last night so first thing this morning, I had to call a tow truck to haul it to the repair shop. While I am outside with the tow truck driver, the mail lady comes along and gives me our mail. In the stack is a small manilla envie for me. I tucked it all into my purse and took off with the tow trick guy to take my car in.

While I was waiting for the fix it guy to tell me what was wrong with my car, I started to really stress out. Car stuff make me just sick. I was standing there trying to calm down so I decided to distract myself by opening my mail. I opened the manilla envelope and it was an early Xmas gift from Karenann Young. Karenann is so sweet. Somehow her gifts always find me at just the perfect moment. Anyway, it was this gorgeous charm bracelet!! I was sitting in the repair shop trying desperately not to cry. It was just so unexpected and lovely. There is a Buddha that is a silver box. It opens up. There is a ceramic day of the dead skelly head. There are hands, a key, goddesses, a lock, a clock, a turtle, a bell, a vintage photo in a frame, all kinds of fun doodads.

Anyway, that miracle was perfectly timed. I ended up dropping $500 on my car today and that, coupled with the disaster that was yesterday made for alot of stress. Karenann's gift cheered me up immensely. Thank you dear friend. You are a real blessing. xo

MMCA

So as you may remember me mentioning awhile back, I was invited to join Mixed Media Collage Artists. (MMCA) I wasn't really sure what I would get out of the group, other than I looked forward to meeting some new artists. Well I think I have been there about a month now and I have to say being a part of this talented group has really jumpstarted my creativity. My pal Deb Trotter is there and through her I met MMCA owner, Debbie Overton and the sublime, Deryn Mentock. Another memeber of the group is the multi talented DJ Pettit who will be teaching at ArtFIBERfest in June! Can't wait!

Marina Vazzana joined recently and her artwork is so soft and beautiful and I just love it. Enough so that I actually finally bit the bullet and got an Ebay membership, just so I could bid on some of her pieces. Unfortunately, yesterday a last minute bidding frenzy meant I missed out on a piece I would have loved to own. *pouts* I hope at some point I can be savvy enough to figure out how to actually "win" one of her works.

Being a part of this prolific group of women has really inspired me in my own art. I find I am spending more time creating and exploring techniques. I have managed to come up with some new ideas. I feel more productive than I have since the great house disaster that happened over this summer. It's good to feel energised again! I am also involved in some new mail art projects and very much looking forward to a parcel from my Secret Santa in December. I love getting goodies in the mail!

Anyway, there's alot to be said for joining groups and getting connected with a community of artists. It's good to share thoughts and ideas about something you love and to support one another. And just about anything is always more fun if you have friends to share it with!

Play Time

I subscribe to a group online that send a daily message to my email about things that are really important in life. Yesterday, this arrived in my in-box:

"Play is as essential to the aged as it is to the young. I count that day lost when I am not moved to tears or laughter, but even more if I have not played.

-George Sheehan in "Going the Distance"


Think of play as harvest..Thee harvest of pleasure after work. Western society is so urbanized and so ferociously work-oriented. That makes us scared of play...frightened of what we believe to be subversive and anarchic.

Aristotle said, "Nature requires us not only to be able to work well but also to idle well." With a deep sigh, we struggle with this notion. To really play is to let go of the hand of the clock. It is a chancey, risky, wild business, uncontrolled by a clock, uncommanded and uncharted. Without a clock you are on your own and it is a difficult but rich experience, this play time.

Play time...where your spirit is refreshed, your mind cleared, and your body relaxed. It can keep you alive, sane, energized, and able to face your work time with clarity and purpose. "



It was very timely as I spent all day yesterday playing with a lovely group of women. This group of ladies took my 6 week altered book class. It was unique in that everyone just "clicked" and became fast friends. Since the class, we have been getting together for play dates.

Yesterday we all trooped over to Janice's home and spent the entire day making journals for Artfest. Four of the group (myself included) are going to Artfest and the rest just wanted to create one for their own use. Everyone brought cool rubber stamps and all kinds of stuff was laid out on the table for sharing. Each person also brought something for the potluck lunch which was utterly delicious.

I have to say that having a group of friends to share art making time with is uplifting. As one friend put it, if you get stuck, the rest are there to jump start your creativity. It's true! I was amazed once again at how everyone can begin with the same basic materials and by the time they are finished, no two projects are alike. It fantastic and if that doesn't inspire you, I don't know what would!

I also came home with a pile of goodies:

From Janice: This really cool tag bookmark that has 3M flags inside it for marking pages in your magazines.

From Val: a healthy chunk of bee's wax from her very own apiary.

From Nadine: some great envelopes for my journal.

From Nadine's sister Deb: A wonderful lazer cut alphabet that is actually attaches to things like a paper clip.

From Pat: A vintage Raggedy Ann story book to add to my collection and a bunch of paper to make art on.

From the Gang: ATC from our November swap-Solstice.

Every time we get together, it's like Christmas!!


I think it is vital that as an artist, you spend some time playing with friends and taking classes. For the most part, art can be a pretty solitary thing but you have to fill the creative well up from time to time. Trust me, it's true! Part of the joy of altered art is the wonderful community of people you meet. For me, this is by far the best part. Some of my closest friend have been made through the art community, both in person and online.

So yes, do get out there and PLAY!!

Bandwidth Update

This whole bandwidth thing is bumming me out. It looks like someone is stealing it, whether unintentionally or on purpose. Either way, my website will be offline till December 1st. Hopefully when it comes back online, the problem will be solved. Hopefully. Otherwise, I am not sure what I am going to do about it-I can't have the bandwidth going crazy every month-not like it did this month! 6GB in 9 days! That's ALOT!

In the meantime I have been working hard on the current collaborative I am hosting. I am 3/4 of the way done at this point. Just a few more details to take care of before I can assemble the books! YAY!

Remembrance Day, 2005

My friend Kevin sent this to me and after watching it, I knew I had to share this with you:

"On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.

Terry was impressed with the store's leadership role in adopting the Legion's "two minutes of silence" initiative. He felt that the store's contribution of educating the public to the importance of remembering was commendable.
When eleven o'clock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the "two minutes of silence" to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.

Terry's anger towards the father for trying to engage the store's clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was later channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, "A Pittance of Time". Terry later recorded "A Pittance of Time" and included it on his full-length music CD, "The Power of the Dream"."

To watch this beautiful and touching music video, click here: MPEG (6.5MB)
*Grab some Kleenex!




Thank you to our Vetrans, both young and old and to the service men and woman all over the world who right this very moment are standing up for the freedom we all take for granted. May all of you come home safely to your families. Thank you for protecting ours. Godspeed.

Bandwidth

If you are reading this, you are lucky you bookmarked me. You may have noticed that my website has gone offline. It's because I have eaten up an enormous amount of bandwidth and I cannot afford to do that. I think the problem might be someone hotlinking to my site. That means they have used MY bandwidth by showing my copyrighted images on their website AND to add insult to injury, have chosen to point to my site rather than emailing me to ask my permission and then saving the images to their own harddrive.

Now I realize that if someone is not too computer savvy, they might have done this with the best of intentions. Perhaps they saw something on my site that inspired them and they wanted to share it with others. They might not have meant any harm. I am not going to be angry with them if that was the case. All I am asking is that 1. They email me and let me know they would like to share something they saw here so I am aware of it and can give them my permission to use my images and 2. if they ARE stealing my bandwidth, please STOP. I mean this in the nicest way, because I am going to assume someone is doing it and probably doesn't even know it.

The problem lies in the fact that if this continues, I may have to cease having a website. I am a starving artist and while I LOVE to share my art online, I cannot afford to shell out a pile of my hard earned cash to pay for it. So...that said, please everyone, check yourselves and see if you are the one/s contributing to the problem.

I have no idea how long this will continue, but the sooner we solve the mystery, the better. Thanks!

Taking Stock

On January 1st, I sat down and wrote out things I want to do artistically for myself, for fun in 2005. It's getting towards the end of the year so I thought I would sit down and look at the list again and see what's what.

Art Goals for 2005 Revisted:

-I want to make at least one shrine. If I like it, I would probably make several. Never did get to this one!!

-I want to try beeswax collage. I have all the stuff, just have not had time to try it yet.
Managed to do this just last week. It was interesting. A little gooey in the end. Not sure if I really liked it or not. At least I tried it.

-I want to do a circle journal project with Celine. I am doing this. I am already thinking what theme I want to do!
Somehow we never did get to this. The timing was off.

-I want to swap art with a few art friends I have not swapped with yet. This really excites me!
Did a teeny bit of this. If I have anything lacking in my art experience, it's swapping with some artists I really admire and/or are friends with. I have no idea why this is. Maybe we are just too busy...

-I want to add to my art book library. I am a picky book buyer, but I do want to get some really good books. I have 2 on order so far.
I did buy some really good books this year. I have more on next year's list too.

-I want to make soldered slide jewellery. Again, I have all the stuff now that I got the correct tip for my soldering iron for Xmas.
Learned how to solder properly at Artfest from Sally Jean. Still haven't gotten around to going into Vancouver to Kona to get the Weller. It's on the to-do list.

-I want to do more collaberative book projects. I have one in progress I am hosting and another I am participating in.
Did 3 this year. I think that's pretty good since I hosted 2 and participated in one.

-I want to attend Artwerx. I plan to do this with my friend Penn. We are going to get a room for the weekend at the hotel where it takes place so we can totally submerse ourselves in art for 3 days. I am really looking foreward to this!
Did it!! It was alot of fun!


That said, it's feeling like time to start formulating 2006's list. Stay tuned!

New Publication

Yesterday in my email box I got Stampington's Post Script newsletter. Reading it over, I saw this new Somerset Workshop publication they are doing where they have several artist featured in each issue. Apparently they have are several projects in them with step by step instructions so you can do it at home. There are going to be a few different issues like this. It sounds really interesting. I am hoping someone here will carry them so I can check them out.

While I like Somerset Studio to a degree, it really has become quite bogged down with advertising. Here in Canada, a single issue is $14 and I don't pay that kind of money to have 2/3 of it be ads. I have mainly been enjoying Cloth Paper Scissors since its debut last fall. It seems to have a better balance with regard to the ads and I like that it is more technique oriented. It's nice to see people's work, but I also like to learn something.

Anyway, I am willing to have a look at this new publication and see if it's worth collecting.

** Kathy from Atlanta, GA, you emailed me last week and I attempted to reply. Unfortunately, your email is out of whack and rejected my emails. The system tried numerous attempts to deliver and then timed out. I just thought I would let you know here that I tried to reply, but it didn't work.**

Am I stupid because I don't know or smart for failing to care?

I get this Ipsos-Reid poll thing from time to time in my email. It's market research and I sign up for it ages ago. Today's poll was about cookies and one of the questions was about Keebler. It said "Aside from trying to get you to buy this product, what else did the company want you to know about it's cookies?"

Now I don't pay much attention to commercials, so I wracked my brain and then typed "They are made by elves apparently in some big tree." Then I laugh my butt off thinking about what someone would think when they read that. Honestly, that's all I can remember about their cookie commercial and the only reason I know it's elves in a tree is because the advertising has been the same since I was a little kid. I don't eat cookies. I don't pay attention to commercials. That's the god's honest truth. Keebler cookies come from elves in some tree. End of story.

*dies laughing*

Tattered Edge Yahoo Group

Just a reminder in case any of you missed it, at the request of my students, I have created a low volume email list to help keep everyone up to date on when and where I will be teaching. If you are interested in being "in the know" please feel free to join. You can do so by clicking here. (or on the little purple Yahoo button above.) You will also find the "join" button on my Workshops page and a listing of the group on my Favourite Links page under Yahoo Groups. (For future reference.)

Oh and just to let you know, It's set it up so that I have to approve membership. You WILL be approved-I just made it that way so that I keep evil spammers OUT!

Art-E-Zine

I know many of you know about Gillian Allen's Art-e-zine. I check there regularly to see what's new just because there is so much great stuff posted there. Today's peek revealed that my friend Norma Kooi has some new work to share. Funny thing is she doesn't have a website, though I have asked (okay bugged) her about it. Norma is as funny as she is talanted and let me tell you she is a scream! Anyway, if you want to see her latest Christmas themed art, visit Art-e-zine. It will get you into the mood for the holidays!

YIPEE!!

I am going to go to ArtFIBERfest in June '06!! Anyone else planning on attending?!? I have my registration papers all filled out and ready to go!! WOOHOO!!

5 Women Who Inspire Me

Deb has tagged me, so here goes:
*Note: Okay so I am going to "break" the rules. After giving it MUCH thought, I decided to post the names of 5 PEOPLE who inspire me, simply because I realized it really doesn't matter what gender the people who inspire me are.


1. Melissa Etheridge: I have loved her music since before she became so famous. She is a phenomenal talent. She recently underwent treatment after receiving a diagnosis of breast cancer. She appeared on this year's Grammys, just two weeks out of her chemo treatments, bald headed and as ballsy and brassy as ever, belting out a Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" as if it had been written for her. She is as beautiful as she is gutsy. What I love best about her is her ability to be real. What you see is what you get. My favourite Melissa Etheridge song is "Tuesday Morning" which brings me to tears each and every time I hear it.

2. Leonardo Da Vinci: a visionary, the Master. How could I not include him on this list? I have always been fascinated with his genius-his art, his inventions, his predictions, his exploration of science. His incredible intelligence leads me to believe we are born with the knowledge of the ages and most of us just forget.

3. If I am talking about someone who inspires me in the mixed media art world, then I would have to say Lynn Whipple is the one. I have this intense love of folk art and that has been my primary style in quilting. I love Lynn's work in mixed media because it's folk art style as well. I love her use of colour and the wonderful materials she uses. Everything about her artwork speaks to me.

4. Tracy Chapman: Tracy is a very old poet soul who happens to sing. I fell in love with her music years ago before anyone really knew who she was. I love that she can get onstage with just an acoustic guitar and sing-her voice is truly an instrument all on its own. Couple that voice with the words she weaves together and you have magic.

5. My friends in NYC who lost their son in the tragedy of 9/11. Their courage and strength of character have taught me alot about the resilience of the human spirit. I am continually struck by their ability to keep their hearts open and to move forward after such a crushing blow. I love them fiercely. They have taught me so much by their own example.


I am tagging:
Celine Navarro: Green Frog Studios
Melanie: Navy Lane
Stacie Rife: Bailey's Bliss

TAG! Your turn!!

Last Post Today!

WOW! I am a posting maniac today! Okay I just went on my daily blog crawl and I am inspired by Denise to create an "I Am" list today. Here goes:

I am a 34 year old, finally figuring out how to be comfortable in my own skin, coming into my own, creative artistic soul through and through, proud mother of one, commited and loving wife.

I am a writer, arm chair mountaineer, crank the music up in the car and belt it out songstress. I am a fierce protector of treasured friends, a spiritual seeker, a soft heart who feels the world's pain.

I am a paper monger, a button gatherer, a movie addict, a fly in the face of danger adventurer. I will laugh when my world is coming apart at the seams because it beats the heck out of crying and ultimately, I am determined to live a life uncommon, each and every day.

Magnetic Poetry

Yesterday a friend posted a poem that had been deconstructed so that you had all the words but they were in random order. The challenge was to create a poem using ONLY the words that appeared in the original. The poem she chose had some dark themed words in honour of Hallowe'en.

Here's the poem I wrote:

Small shadow settles
on broken buddhas
and family crosses,
Incense of roses
crowns the death.
Her history difficult,
hard hours,
little suicides.
The string of stars,
these white wing birds
gifts of the heavens
are with you.

I have no idea what the original poem was-I am waiting for her to tell me. This was a really interesting exercise. It's been a very long time since I wrote poetry. (I was good enough to get published once upon a time.) I think it would be interesting to take what I wrote and create some art to go with it. Maybe I will...

Linkorama!

The incredibly talented Melissa McCobb Hubble has just created a new blog, The Garden of Pink Shadows. I have added a link to it on my Friends page. I have also added a link to her Erraticus Zine on the Links page. The zine is a showcase for interesting and beautiful collage work. If you visit the Erraticus Zine website, you can download the Erraticus font for FREE! (I just love fonts! You can never have too many!) Enjoy!