How to get some quiet time when there is so much to do? My seminary studies are going for three more weeks this term. That plus the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas as an urgency to stay organized so everything gets done on time. For me the response is artmaking and silence. A wonderful church service will happen this Saturday. …
January 15 by 15
January 2021 Today is just the same as yesterday, only different. Like you, I have a series of habits and routines that evaporated. I have lived into some different patterns over the last year. I am much more computer fluent and tolerant. I am grateful for all the time I am not driving or riding in a car. I miss …
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March 15 by 15
March Waiting Some days feel “blobby” – ill defined. I have energy and there are things to do but no one thing is pressuring me to act and react. I have many things to do but no clear plan for when and how to get things done. Still on the tables are mending and patching projects. Every one of these …
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November 15 by 15
Time to wear the beaded Indian Corn necklace! There is snow on the ground, enough that I had to shovel and use the snow thrower, but I am still in mind that it is fall – I am wearing my Indian Corn necklace! There is so much seasonal overlapping outdoors with bushes and trees still leafed and the melted foliage …
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October 15 by 15
What is happing right now! Opening in October is the Central Iowa Textile Artists (CITA) Group Show at The Ankeny Art Center. The Artist Reception is Thursday, October 3 from 5-7 PM. The show will be on view through November 27th. The gallery is open M-F 9am-1pm, Th 4pm-7pm, and Sat 9am-12 noon. Here is the gallery link for more …
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August 15 by 15
Iowa State Fair and the biggest Pumpkin Every time I go to the Iowa State Fair I look at the schedule and figure out different things to see and do and eat. But there are also things I repeat every year because they are touchstones for me – they anchor all the variables that color the day. One such …
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July 15 by 15
Current Jelly – that’s the picture I am sharing with you. I was gifted 20 pounds of currants and I made 12 jars of jelly. Every inch of my counter was covered with something while I moved around with my largest pots to process the fruit and the jars. I made several mistakes this year and had big messes to …
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May 15 by 15
Meeting the stranger. This cartoon launched my musing this month. I and millions of others identify as introverted. Telling myself it is hard to meet people is not helpful talking. I also think the term “comfort zone” is not helpful for me. It is like there is this cave of soft squishy non-resistance existence which is desirable. But I find …
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Face Book Experiment
I was inspired by something I read in the paper today. In Monday’s Wall Street Journal (April 29) there was an article by Barbara Haislip about start-up entrepreneurs taking an Inprov Comedy Class for a business boost. So I looked at the same lessons and wondered how they do and how they could apply to me in my art-making. I …
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February 15 by 15
February Clarity In January I cleared my desk of papers and in February I filed and cleaned a number of things. I also watched Marie Kondo on Netflix like many other people. “Does this item bring you joy?” is her mantra-question for her clients. Curious, I tried her technique in my clothes closet and I have to say it worked – I was …
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