Merry Christmas

 

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Talking Stick Art Doll Round Robin: The Final Swap

Last week Karen, Judy, and I gathered to have the final swap in our Talking Stick Art Doll Round Robin.  A bit of time has passed since our last swap.  At that time we exchanged the doll heads which now had bodies attached.  In this final swap our original doll heads were being returned to [...]

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Happy Solstice

Midwinter Solstice or Yule is the time of year when we experience our shortest day and longest night.  On this day the rebirth of the Sun god Yule is celebrated and evil winter spirits are expelled.
Winter solstice is considered a mysterious and powerful time as the sun begins to make a return journey across the sky.  [...]

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Friday Folly

Squaw Valley
Lake Tahoe, CA (2006)

Ski tips down and full speed ahead!

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Be Nice to Your Customers

Last Monday in the Boston Globe’s Business section “Business Filter” a small, one paragraph article titled “Customers Hate You” caught my eye.
According to a recent Marketing Daily report 62% of Americans say companies don’t care much about their needs; 62%.  That is up from 52% in 2004.
And what does that have to do with you?  [...]

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A New Addiction

Well, perhaps “addiction” is a bit of a strong term since I’ve only done this once.  However, the soldering class I took last Thursday was quite fun.  This form of soldering involved using a 60 watt soldering tool, copper tape, flux, and lead-free solder; not the traditional metalsmith soldering with an open flame.  I’ve experienced [...]

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Friday Folly

Cats are the connoisseurs of comfort -James Herriot
Woody (2007)

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Thursday 13: Movies

With the end of the year approaching it seemed like a good time to list 13 of my favorite movies (in no particular order.)

K-Pax: Kevin Spacey stars as Prot an alien visitor who happens to arrive in Grand Central Station on a visit to earth and subsequently finds himself transported to a mental hospital.  Jeff Bridges is the chief [...]

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Creativity and Talent

I recently started reading Eric Maisel’s newest book Creativity for Life.  Maisel’s books are always insightful whether your art is writing, acting, singing, fine arts or crafts. 
In the first chapter, Maisel defines creativity as having three elements: loving, knowing, and doing.  In other words, people are artistically creative when they love what they are doing, [...]

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Art Date: New Art Center-icons & altars 2007

On Friday I visited the icons & altars 2007 show at the New Art Center in Newton.  icons & altars is the New Art Center’s 14th Annual Benefit Exhibition that features the work of 98 regional artists who were invited to create an ‘icon’ or ‘altar’ that was social, personal, spiritual, or cultural.
Some of the [...]

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