Lately...

I've been working. Planning. Painting. Writing. Photographing. Emailing. Tweeting. Not a lot of blogging. I feel a big transition and I haven't fully been able to grasp it. Lots of swirling...

Inspiration :: Practicality be Damned

Five and a half years ago, the day after Christmas my younger brother and I walked the grounds of the United States capitol building. It was a cold night but the combination of the Christmas lights...

Inspiration :: TedX Fayetteville

Apologies ahead of time if you follow my Instagram feed and have already seen this photo. I was so taken with the event and the people and the experience I just kind of forgot about taking...

And now a word about being stuck...

Attention: Short whiny moment ahead. Please proceed with extreme caution and care. Reminder to all: Only YOU can prevent overwhelming negativity... and forest fires. I am frustrated. Me looking...

Giveaway :: Anything Goes Tickets

Oh my gracious, I'm so excited!! My local theatre and provider of arts + culture + music awesomeness, the Walton Arts center and I have teamed up to bring one of my local readers a pair of tickets...

Inspiration :: A Life Manifesto

Usually on Tuesdays, I post links to yummy things I have found while scouring the Internet. Today, I don't have any such list (Have I not been on the Internet? Have I not been terribly concerned...

Photography :: Horse races in Hot Springs

The Mister and I, along with some friends, are headed to Hot Springs this weekend to the races. It's starting to become an annual tradition that I really look forward to as a fun way to welcome...

And now a word about commitments, new projects, and saying no...

(my planner = illustrations + quotes + energtic thoughts + to-do's) I once held a job as the supervisor of 20 intelligent, ambitious college students. When they were under my watch, these...

lately...

I am image source Inspired by this Austrailan artist's story Reminding you of the Four Finger Fundraiser!! Dreaming about these rugs. Crushing on website design: especially this amazing-ness -...

Giveaway :: Birthday books!!

Birthday week calls for birthday presents!! Steal Like an Artist and 5: Where Will You be Five Years from Today? are two books I read last spring that accidentally/ unknowingly affected my life in...

Life List :: The Birthday Edition

I am 29 years old today. For someone who remembers growing up in a community of women who were perpetually "turning 29... again" this birthday seems to hold a little more weight than the rest. With...

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I am image source. Learning about the art of letterpress via a local community college and Amos Paul Kennedy (who is an exceeding cool gentleman. check out the docmentary, Proceed and Be Bold,...

painting :: watercolor class

A few weekends back my mother and grandmother (who is "Nana") came to visit the Mister and I. As I mentioned last week, I've been looking for a painting class and when I discovered that Beth...

Photography :: Color

Recently on Pars Caeli, MJ mentioned how much color influences her home decor. Though, like she mentions, my own taste has grown up, I looked around recently and realized that I have surrounded...

Lately...

I am image source Loving bold graphic patterns like this free digital wallpaper this modern take on a traditional quilt and everythng that artist Helen Dardic does Entraced by this video of how a...

One Little Word :: Vision Board . February

I took this quick (i.e. fuzzy, badly lit) snapshot of this month's One Little Word project (a vision board) a few weeks ago when the modge podge was still sticky. It's literally been years since I...

And now a word about being grounded...

It snowed yesterday. I know for those of you who feel like you have been digging out of snow since Hurricane Sandy, this seems like an ordinary weather activity and nothing that would be...

Knitting :: Lace = Self-Torture

Before I started knitting, lace seemed like this simple delicate thing that decrepit old ladies do to pass the time. Now I realize nothing could be further from the truth. The concentration, focus,...

Lately...

I've been Image source Dreaming about toy stores. I love the individual artists that The Land of Nod supports and love the natural materials focus of Nova Natural. Best of all: Both encourage...

illustration :: how to pitch to a magazine

Last week I took the (free!) "How to Pitch to a Magazine" class from Alt Summit which was sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens and presented by a couple of lovely ladies who work for that...

One Little Word :: The Project - February

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illustration :: aluminum cans

This weeks challenge 52 Weeks Challenge is : Something You Love. And, yes, I drew aluminum cans. More specifically, Coke cans because I have a soda addiction. But it's an addiction I enjoy... so I...

illustration :: valentine's day

This year the Mister has given me the gift of *time. Time to learn and explore and grow and discover. Time to really figure out what it would mean for me to really really do what I love. It's the...

Inspiration :: Children's Art

I'm realizing that the fastest place to find creative inspiration is through children's artwork. It's so energizing to see kid's create without the barrage of grown-up hesitancy or hang-up. They...

Goals :: February 2013

Yes, it's the middle of the month. Yes, I'm posting my goals anyway. Blog: Clean up the design. I feel like it's gotten away from me and that it's not terribly efficient. Learn more about search...

Inspiration :: Nature

This is, without doubt, my least favorite time of year. Regardless of my big city dreams, at heart I am, and will most likely always be, a southern girl who wants nothing more than the ability to...

Food :: Brussel Sprout Chips or ?My Brussel Sprouts are Better than your Brussel Sprouts?

Foreword: It has been exactly three months and twenty seven days since I have last posted about food, but I assure you I am still a fan of both eating and cooking. Now let's get on with it. I have...

Lately...

I've been: Image via the artist's blog. Loving this architecture inspired material from Carolyn Friedlander. Reading Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg. Catching up on all the most recent...