Category Archives: art

Worthy Cause! Yo Espresso Mobile Project!

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Please check out this campaign! If you live in Portland and want to be a part of something awesome, or  even if you don’t but wish me goodwill and/or take my word when I tell you trust me about awesome … Continue reading →

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Altered “Book” Metal Sculpture: David Kracov’s “Book of Life”

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

Link:  Bit Rebels: “Book of Life: Beautiful Butterflies Burst From This Stunning Book” A friend posted this to my Facebook page. (Thank you Sarah!) This is a stunning piece of art. It is a sculpture in metal with a great … Continue reading →

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Cards!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

Remember a few posts back I posted that I thought it would be fun to participate in the Letter Writing Challenge that has been going around? For a month you aim to write letters or handmade cards and send them … Continue reading →

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The Best Way to Cheer Yourself Up

Posted on March 5, 2012 by

“The best way to cheer yourself up, is to try to cheer somebody else up.” -Mark Twain

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A Meditation on Mystery

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Collage, 2012 by: Chrissy Miles (A thank-you to clinock for the inspiration and lovely comment in my “About!”)

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Stuck in My Head: Story of an Artist – Daniel Johnston

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

“Listen up and I’ll tell a story,  ’bout an artist growing old, some would try for fame and glory, others like to watch the world.” -Daniel Johnston

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Henry Miller: To Paint is to Love Again

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Henry Miller on painting and his passion for watercolours. “To paint is to love again. To get up at the crack of dawn and take a peek at the watercolours that you did the day before, is like stealing a … Continue reading →

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“We are all Beggars…”

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

“..each in his own way.” -Mark Twain

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Kid’s Books for Grown Folks – Carl Sandburg’s “Rootabaga Stories”

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

Originally written as bedtime stories for his daughters, Carl Sandburg’s “Rootabaga Stories” takes you to Rootabaga Country with Blixie Bimber, The Potato-Faced Blind Man, Rags Habakuk & the Blue Rats, The Wedding of the Ragdoll and the Broom Handle and … Continue reading →

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Phenomenal Illustrator: Michael Hague

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

I have gushed about Michael Hague before in other places.. but I can’t help doing another post here because I’m such a huge fan of his. He doesn’t need it, he is pretty famous. I think his work pretty much … Continue reading →

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