I’ve loved playing Dress Up for as long as I can remember. We have loads of pictures from when I was a kid – me dressed as some sort of classy lady, and my brothers as women with pillows stuffed in their dresses (because I was the big sister and they had to do whatContinue reading “Playing Dress Up”
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Memento Mori Christmas Nesting
Winter is not my favorite season, but since it constitutes at least three months of every year (a quarter of my life!), I am always looking to change my attitude. In Scandinavia, people embrace these limitations and practice the concept of hyggae, or a focus on all things cozy. Thick, warm sweaters and blankets, hotContinue reading “Memento Mori Christmas Nesting”
Natural (Poopy) Beauty
I love the idea of keeping a nature journal, but had no idea of the crap I might get myself into by starting one. When we moved to an established suburban neighborhood three years ago, I didn’t expect it to be chock full of wildlife, but I see more animals here than any other placeContinue reading “Natural (Poopy) Beauty”
A Postcard Project in Four Parts
A friend once lamented that the loss of handwritten, mailed letters included losing the drawn-out anticipation of a reply. When letters were the only way to correspond, it took days or weeks to receive that response and – at least according to him – created a delicious sense of possibility. In our culture of instantContinue reading “A Postcard Project in Four Parts”
The Elemental Artist 