I’ve been in Merced the past few days, hanging out with my sister and her family. This means, of course, that there’s tons of crafting happening. Indeed, within an hour of my arrival, my niece Renee had suggested that we do a craft war. “What’s a craft war?” I asked, wincing inwardly, thinking it was… Read More Craft Wars: Creativity and Competition
The Los Barriles Art Walk Today was one of those days that just gets away from you – early appointments, missed connections, low blood sugar – so I wasn’t able to jump on the Art Studio Tour in and around Los Barriles. Luckily for me, Playa Norte RV park was one of the stops on… Read More Art in my own backyard
Thanksgiving morning, 2015. My parents had a full house with my sister, her husband, and their two girls, plus another couple who’d come up for the weekend. To escape the creative chaos in the kitchen, I took my nieces – Julia and Renee (then ten and nine years old) – up the hill to my… Read More Infinity Becomes a Bird.