A collage of thoughts
Tara Choate Since starting this blog a little over three years ago, one of the challenges has been creating good blog posts. Data has shown that readers like my art posts, but…
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Other opinions are “Out There”
Last week I met a few deadlines. That, in itself, is cause for celebration. That they were art deadlines was even more significant. 2016 was not a great year for…
High fiber weekend
This weekend was the 2017 Rose City Yarn Crawl. It has been a few years since I really invested in this event, but this year I did the Knit Along…
How to Paint a Parasol (Key Gotcha-versary edition)
For some reason, the momma said we couldn’t do a video blog. Something about “a voice that pierced the ears.” I don’t understand. I just have a lot to say!…
Why my “why” has said good-bye
The Weight Watcher’s theme this week is “What’s Your ‘Why’: Hold your motivation close-it can be a weight-loss anchor.” I have known for some time that I have lost my…
Why I cannot be left alone with extra paint
Once again I have gotten myself into deadline crunch with painting. There is solid evidence that it is the only way I get things done. However, I cannot show it…
Scent of Season
Just for a change, I thought I’d do an art post tonight. Quelle surprise! Many moons ago, you may remember that I did a little ice painting. I showed you…
The navigator got distracted
As always, I am behind on so many things it hardly seems time efficient to list them all. So, I’m going to gloss over them all in the hopes the…
My action plan
As the headline in USA Today read: 10 days, 20 orders. Of course, today is day 12 (yes, I’m behind the times) but so far I’ve already been to a…