If I can't be a dragon-whisperer, can I at least befriend a talking dog?
The most difficult and crucial lesson for beginners is the importance of failure. You need to make a lot of mistakes. You need to feel good about those mistakes and recognize that they are opportunities to improve. You can’t allow those errors to overwhelm you and make you feel hopeless. ~Danny Gregory Note: He is... Continue Reading →
I am a maker, with lots of projects underway. While I make useful things like quilts and socks, I also make sweaters for dinosaurs. It can be easy to question this practice. The practical part of our society often declares art and crafts as unnecessary, wasting time and materials to make frivolous and even useless... Continue Reading →
I've timed my return to blogging badly... I'm traveling this week! So here's a little nugget of wisdom I hope you find inspiring. The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow. — Kurt Vonnegut Jr. What I get from this quote is the reassurance... Continue Reading →
Last week I was a lucky winner. Mine was one of the three names picked at random from a list of 1033 comments on Luise Heinzl's Dephemerember video for December 25th. I won the fourth artist's trading card (ATC) she made during that video! My astonishment and joy have been quickly replaced by so many... Continue Reading →
The Swetsville Zoo in Timnath, CO is actually a sculpture garden showcasing the wild imagination of Bill Swets. Filled with creatures made from metal scraps including parts from cars, tractors, and motorcycles, this "zoo" includes dinosaurs, birds, insects, reptiles, dragons, even people and flowers. The two things all Swets' creations have in common: they are... Continue Reading →
