Crazy cat lady retires and puts away her cape
As I mentioned, for the last few months I have been working on trapping and releasing members of a feral cat colony in an “abandoned” house down the road from…
Tara Choate Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 3)
Week 3 was billed as having a “guest” speaker, but we started out in our “usual” fashion of a creative prompt to start the class. The prompt: “Your weekend.” As…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 2)
I intended to “catch up” on all three classes to date, but the last post got a little long, so I decided to divide the subject into weeks. Week 2…
Class: Writing & Illustrating Children’s Books (Week 1)
Well, after that last post, I could use some actual art-related posts. Luckily, I’ve been taking a couple of classes, so I have lots to talk about. For the last…
Positivity Experiment & Conclusion
The Age of Medicine Lately I have been struggling with almost every aspect of my life, including my mental health. I have been on depression and anxiety medication for 17…
North Fork Santiam and Opal Creek
I believe I am not the only person who woke up this morning with a plan to “do something.” Last night I Googled some ideas for hikes in the area…
This blogger’s default weapon
At least part of the reason I have had so much trouble blogging the last few months is that i have been having camera problems. If I had the money,…
How to create a meltdown – 2nd edition
Almost a year ago, I wrote this blog post. Today, having a similar day and mentally writing about it all day, I looked it up. I was surprised it was…
The process of “finishing”
As I said to my mom tonight, for me, finishing a painting is less about actually being done and more about running out of time. As you may remember, I…