Category: hamster
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Comings, Goings. Doings, Beings.
“I don’t want realism. I want magic.” ~Tennessee Williams There is much coming and going of late. Hither and thither we work and play. I’ll share a bit here as I set aside remembered things to pack away for upcoming workshops. Antigua beckons….. Narry a week ago, I was working in my own sketchbook in…
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Comings, Goings. Doings, Beings.
“I don’t want realism. I want magic.” ~Tennessee Williams There is much coming and going of late. Hither and thither we work and play. I’ll share a bit here as I set aside remembered things to pack away for upcoming workshops. Antigua beckons….. Narry a week ago, I was working in my own sketchbook in…
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Tangled
“I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by how (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.” (often attributed to Maya Angelou, but also has been a quote associated with author H. Jackson Brown, Jr.) The illustration, however, is by me. I hope your…
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Lately
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This is a world gone mad. Too many things to take in, too much heartache for a body to navigate really. The things I love which carry me into the gentle places of my soul and self and which keep me grounded when the winds do blow have suffered for lack of care. I look…
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Save the dates!! (The future’s so bright)
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2019 travel journal WORKSHOP DATES are officially posted and open for registration! (Click on the linked pages below for all the specifics!) Antigua, Guatemala: March 30- April 5, 2019 OR April 7 – April 13, 2019 (note, these are two separate workshop weeks which I’ll offer back to back.) Taos, New Mexico: June 9- 15, 2019…
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Hamstertown Ball
“You can think and you can fight, but the world’s always movin’, and if you wanna stay ahead you gotta dance.” — Terry Pratchett Yesterday a number of us gathered at the local Irish Heritage Center to celebrate a very special birthday. Our beloved Riley School of Irish Music turns 20 this year and to mark the…
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In(sta)sanity
I don’t know about y’all, but I feel rode hard and put away wet after this last week or so. That statement may seem like an uber-use of the vernacular, but I am after all, an Appalachian. I’ve always known this to be true, as my kin hail from Breathett County Kentucky, but today I…
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On the move (experiments)
A couple of weeks ago I took a short stop motion animation workshop through my local artist’s collective at the Kennedy Heights Art Center. The instructor is Kate Ball whose work is interesting and hand crafted and which has just the right amount of surreal creep factor. I loved it! We had a ball working…
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Fair Winds, Following Seeds
Always a step ahead, is our inner muse, in whatever form it takes. For me, it is often Ginger Small, so small yet so intrepid. So willing to step in to the trust of adventure in spite of her perceived size, stature and strength. After all, we are all only as big, powerful and strong…
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The Green Light
Ever wondered where intrepid hamsters head off to when they escape? I think I may know…. Ginger Small seems to be in the mood to head to New Mexico again for some tea and piñon in the high mountain desert, and perhaps a little mystery as well…. I shall be joining her to teach my Illuminated…