~ random food thoughts after finishing The School of Essential Ingredients, food titles, illustrated recipes and pulling together recipe collections, and more ~ Length: 34 min Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Andrew Cole ~ All You Need [Ariel] Carmen Townsend ~ Starting All Over [Ariel] Podcast… more…
~ mosaic stairs, mosaics and stairways in the city, projects for beginning with mosaics, trying a few new coffee shops, lists and map overlays – ways to explore ~ A Guide to Mosaic Sites: San Francisco ~ More Mosaic Sites in San Francisco (with Huxley) ~ Lillian Sizemore’s blog ~ “In San Francisco, the best… more…
~ folding cranes, a special morning of tea for one, drawing in public, knitting in public, and more ~ Length: 42 min Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Joshua Kadison ~ Illuminated Soul [PMN] Joshua Kadison ~ Sanctuary [PMN] Podcast not currently available. (What’s this?)
~ buying glasses ~ Danny Gregory’s An Illustrated Life: Drawing Inspiration from the Private Sketchbooks of Artists, Illustrators and Designers ~ windows ~ stories of all sizes, channeling times, a depressing read, ~ a wonderful botanical book [Botanical Drawing in Color: A Basic Guide to Mastering Realistic Form and Naturalistic Color], ~ and more. ~… more…
~ thoughts on piles, 52 or one a month or one a week… or disciplined approaches to making art… Life is a Verb… Drawing Lab… and more. ~ Life Is a Verb: 37 Days to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally ~ Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun… more…
~ a few thoughts on going ‘daily’ in December, words of thanks, and podsafe holiday music. ~ Length: 35 min, 48 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Gilli Moon ~ Merry Xmas My Love Janyse ~ Blessed is This Holy Night Lisa Hugo ~ My Christmas Wish… more…
~ pre-holiday thoughts, Zentangling, the story of a goldfinch and a chicken, doodling, and more ~ official Zentangle site ~ Zentangle “Getting Started” kit ~ Sandy’s BEEZ in the Belfry Blog ~ TanglePatterns.com ~ Length: 54 min, 18 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Adrienne Pierce [PMN]… more…
~ PRE-Thanksgiving thoughts… well after the fact ~ Length: 21 min, 31 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Danika Homes ~ Pockets Full of Gold Annie Fitzgerald ~ Watch the World Go By [Ariel Publicity] Podcast not currently available. (What’s this?)
~ soup, spaghetti squash, “I don’t cook,” Mouseguard, and more… ~ Length: 45 min, 40 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Marina V ~ I’ll Stand Up for You Shelley and Cal ~ You Will Never Change [Ariel Publicity] Podcast not currently available. (What’s this?)
~ random instances of “light” in recent weeks, 21 days to form a habit, an innovative ice cream vendor (seen in an artist’s rendering), and more… ~ Length: 27 min, 05 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Danni Rosner ~ Growing [Ariel Publicity] Peter Doran ~ Pathways… more…
~ lots of knitting, ruminations on lace, quilts on chairs drawings and a project about a family member, a pithy lemons quote, a book by Lynda Barry, a story of a journal lost and found, and lots of creative rambling in between. ~ Length: 55 min, 06 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler… more…
~ zest… the pile of shavings, a trip home, Kentucky tea, knitting and the communal aspect of craft, entrelac, a hat, a bit of applique, and more ~ Length: 40 min, 38 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Gabe Hizer ~ Memory [Ariel Publicity]Gilli Moon ~ Outside… more…
~ back from vacation… a sculpture of blocks and thoughts on routine ~ graphic novel selections for kids ~ Length: 46 min, 34 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Maree McRae ~ Let Go [Ariel Publicity]Lisa Redford ~ Universe [PMN] Podcast not currently available. (What’s this?)
~ thoughts on getting ready for vacation ~ thoughts on showing up, doing the best you can, and finding voice ~Elizabeth Gilbert video ~ They Draw and Cook blog ~ C-lyn Studio ~ Length: 34 min, 20 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Alyssa Hendrix ~ Sudden… more…
~ paper airplanes, felt dolls in 3rd grade, and an “Art Saves” project in fiber ~ City Quilts: 12 Dramatic Projects Inspired By Urban Views ~ Length: 44 min, 19 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Allison Crowe ~ This Little Bird [PNM] Jenae ~ The Long… more…
~ Two sort-of intros… a preface and an intro… the free-wheeling, not-tidied-up-and-tucked-in-around-the-edges sort. I’ll be back to add in all the links for books. In short, it’s an Elm Creek episode of the CMP. ~ Material Obsession (quilt book) Enjoy! [Oh no! I mistakenly attributed the tracks by Lisa Redford to Ariel Publicity. They are… more…
A short show… an a bit of winding in and out of days… ~ following the appearance and rendering of the light within, a bit of sketching, a good bit of sewing (and non-sewing), thoughts on quilt drawings, and more ~ Rare Treasure: Mary Anning and Her Remarkable Discoveries ~ Length: 28 min, 23 sec… more…
~ a class at the cartoon museum; drawing manga; maybe it’s not so easy to have a mom who draws, and more ~ beautiful book – [Deborah DeWit Marchant: In the Presence of Books] ~ Length: 39 min, 18 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] David Packouz… more…
~ soup, kitchen gadgets, chili ~ in love with A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table (she blogs at Orangette) ~ ATC exchange on hold ~ The Technical Pen ~ new series… quilts in ink ~ Length: 42 min, 44 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really… more…
~ thoughts on the show title and spoofs on it a la two boys ~ a nudge to “draw your hands” ~ wish for the perfect nudge ~ a recent piece of art (with hands) ~ a half-voice from a cold. Bear with me! Length: 36 min, 05 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim… more…
~ Old Year / New Year, wishes, resolutions, goals, starting and ending ~ Word of the Year (a la Ali Edwards) ~ The North Star ~ Update on ATC exchange Length: 34 min, 50 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Lisa Redford ~ New Year’s Day [PMN]… more…
~ Holiday wishes, holiday art, wishes for the season, boy voices then and now, and holiday podsafe music Length: 53 min, 45 sec Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Tom Shad ~ A Podcast Christmas Theme [PNM] Chaz ~ The Gift of Love [PMN] Bree Noble ~ It’s… more…
~ a set of boy pillows take unexpected shape; a small pillow to make; parrots and robins; and more ~ The Turtle (Lighthouse Family) (Length: 37 min, 08 sec ) Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Adrienne Pierce ~ Making Angels [PMN] Adrienne Pierce ~ Joy [PMN] Podcast… more…
~ testing fate… the orchid and the roses ~ conversations within and around art ~ Emily Dickinson’s Letters to the World (Length: 37 min, 26 sec ) Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Matthew Ebel ~ Walk a Thousand Miles [PNM] Allison Crowe ~ Choose to Be [PNM]… more…
~ things are growing in the kitchen ~ woodcuts and journal-style history in: Stranded at Plimoth Plantation 1626 ~ a roundup of books, including: Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life ~ a hopeful tree and a wishing wall (Length: 32 min, 57 sec ) Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted… more…
~ unfinished chairs, projects to keep, and a chair in the library ~ atc theme for November/December: “Hope” ~ You Can’t Take a Balloon into the National Gallery (Length: 40 min, 57 sec ) Featured Podsafe Music:Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN]Lisa Redford ~ Time to Grow [PMN]Allison Crowe ~ Now… more…
~ seeing myself… growing up ~ not only an artist ~ time spent in kindergarten ~ graphic novel art for Creative Therapy web site ~ “Mama’s Gift” pillows in ink… for posterity ~ A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams (title was cut off in show – sorry!) ~ This is Just… more…
~ mandalas, quilt bindings and quilting lines ~ mandalas by Tammy from Dasiy Yellow ~ Birds by Jeffrey Fisher (Length: 29 min, 34 sec ) Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Lisa Redford ~ Hope Never Dies [PMN] Bari Koral ~ Aspiring Angel [PMN] Podcast not currently available…. more…
~ Form, function, train tracks, graphic novels, and more ~ Tales from Outer Suburbia ~ ATC theme for Sept/Oct (due Oct 31) – “Favorite Quote” (Length: 35 min, 29 sec ) Featured Podsafe Music: Intro Clip: Jim Fidler ~ All I Really Wanted [PMN] Linda Finkle ~ Beautiful Day [PMN] Allison Crowe ~ There Is… more…
~ thoughts on living a simple life ~ the process of a graphic novel response to “A Day to Be Repeated” ~ I run into “cooking”-related books: [A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table / Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen] ~ Handmade Home: Simple Ways to… more…