Leafology

Yesterday, I was almost finished my entry for a contest that Sketchbook Skool is holding for the entire 2016 klass! Boy was I excited. Then this happened… and then, this happened… Thanks. I am feeling better today, not a lot, but I believe that sometime soon, my new Lamy Safari EF pen will arrive and…

A celebration of handlettering. Source: Inspiration Monday: handlettering Boy oh boy oh boy…now I am inspired to go do my homework! Check out Sketchbook Skool…and you can get inspired too!

Originally posted on Danny Gregory: I know, I know. You are good and tired of me nudging you about the new kourse at Sketchbook Skool. Message received. But I want to just give you another taste of what has me so worked up about Expressing, how inspired I have been in making it and working with these…

Source: Hi, my name is Stephanie and I’m a blamer

I will be visiting the Bean Cellar more frequently because those bell paintings…well, those bell images. And that’s all I can say. I too am choosing to branch out into an old and treasured art form or more accurately modalities, genres, techniques. Sometimes, some years, returning to old loves just feels right. We need to…

Originally posted on Leafology: First one here is something I’d like to share with my grandson, Jams who lives far away. Reading poetry with children is something I’ve always enjoyed and there are some wonderful poems to share here: A small dragon Brian Patten (you can listen here: http://www.poetryarchive.org/poem/small-dragon) Treat yourself and be read to.…

Source: Inspiration Monday: Fäviken Even in the midst of a blogging sabbatical, I must share this. Because? Because it speaks of doing things in just the right way. Although, I do not cater to my perfectionist self, now and again, it just makes sense to slow down and think things through. Then act on it.…

Suggests nature preserve instead of big box … some Mondays are just way better than others. Thanks to you Sir. Glad that some politicians have heard of the Climate Accord of 2015 and are on board with that. As well as not having their heads stuck in the sand so that they see more creative…

My friend, Kelly Babcock, recently coined a phrase, “December, wearing October’s sweater” which I found delightfully apt for this year’s December. In some ways, this strangely balmy December reminds me of  home. Home was Windsor, Ontario, Canada’s most southerly city. In fact, it is south of Detroit, Michigan. I grew up there, but I’ve spent…