Facing the first holiday without
Tara Choate Over the last month I’ve found myself going into a dark place. There are some triggers and events that started it, and it’s been hard to find a way out…
Tara Choate
Ruth Ellen Hoag Workshop (the 2nd): Resolution? What resolution
As recently as a few months ago, I promised that there would be no more workshops for a couple of years so I could work on “my own voice.” I…
The camera got a workout
Back in September I wrote a post about a weekend down at the beach and promised to post photos of one of the adventures, a whale watching tour, “the next…
Owner of the “Fastest Tongue in the West”
Before you start wondering, this is not a kinky post; it’s a dog post. Specifically, about my dog. Today Key and I got up VERY early and headed over to…
Around the Bend
My apologies for the “radio silence”. I truly intended to post the whale watching pictures the next day, but there are SO many that editing got me really bogged down.…
Something is better than nothing
It’s been a few weeks since I posted, and the reason is a bad one: I forgot. I have mentally started on a couple of posts, but then it all…
Suspending secret
Artists have a secret. Well, maybe it’s not a secret, but it definitely something that non-artists might be surprised about. We have a lot of art. And that’s not including…
esquisse
esquisse a first usually rough sketch (as of a picture or model of a statue) Some days, it just doesn’t come together. You do the work, you make the marks,…
Charette
A charette (pronounced “shuh-ret”) is an intense period of design activity. The word charette comes from the French word for “cart” or “chariot” and is sometimes spelled “charrette.” The term…