I like to do papercuts, a practice that came out of a combination of my childhood love of cutting out paper dolls and my adult admiration for woodblock prints (papercuts are WAY easier than woodcuts or linocuts). And for the last however many years, I’ve been doing a papercut for my annual holiday cards. LastContinue reading “Christmas Card Design: Vote!”
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Ceramics Saturdays: Jun Ware
In homage to Tiara Thursdays, I thought I would start a series about ceramics, a minor obsession of mine I’ve previously written about here and here. We’re starting with the Five Great Kilns of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE), each of which produced wares that were collected by emperors, scholars, and aristocrats as soon asContinue reading “Ceramics Saturdays: Jun Ware”
Friday Favorites: Vlogs (Calmtainment and Lifestyle)
I became a pretty serious consumer of YouTube vlogs over the course of the pandemic. Naturally there was a strong escapism factor, but I also just appreciated these folks who were going to the emotional effort of sharing their stories and lives with the rest of us who were starved for community. Here are theContinue reading “Friday Favorites: Vlogs (Calmtainment and Lifestyle)”
Quilted Advent Calendar for Recycled Christmas Cards
I receive such lovely holiday cards from my friends that I hate to throw them out. So, I came up with a way to display my favorites. Each year I choose 24 cards and cut vignettes from them that I slide into the windowed pockets of this quilted calendar. Then, during the coming advent, wheneverContinue reading “Quilted Advent Calendar for Recycled Christmas Cards”
The Rookery 