Writing, reading, and living a creative, awesome life.
On this episode of Makers are Magic, I talk with my good friend and Samba teacher! Melanie Wylie. She’s had experience being an apparel designer, graphic designer, painter, and more. We talk about creating Samba costumes, making things with kids and finding time to create with them around, the importance of experimenting, and much more!…
Happy Sunday, everyone! I’ve been falling off of the blog schedule lately, but I’ll be back on it soon. But I have some good links to share today. I had to scramble but got to record a podcast with my good friend Melanie for Makers Are Magic; look for it tomorrow. Here’s my recording studio,…
On this episode of Kidlit with Kathy Ellen, I talk with Jacqueline Tourville, writer and author of Albie’s First Word, A Tale Inspired by Albert Einstein’s Childhood We chat about Plattsburgh (the small town we both grew up in!), the writing process, what it was like to work with a legendary editor, keeping the history…
Woo hoo SuperBowl Sunday! Are you watching the game? We’re going to be casually watching it over here, but mostly hanging out with a few friends. Right next to my computer right now is this AMAZING yarn holder/dish that my friend Jennifer made. I love how small and cute it is, and had to put…
I’m back with more handlettering! Remember, if you want to follow along (and get some words with the images!) follow me on Instagram!
Yay, 4th week of Writer Words Wednesday! Each Wednesday I’ll share a bit of hand lettering related to writing. And if the words help you, you can download them, print them out, and put them up somewhere where you’ll be reminded/inspired by them. This week it’s this one, AGAIN from the book Creativity INC, about…
On this episode of the podcast, I talk with my friend Keith Kralik (website, Instagram, twitterfacebook) about how he started his company, WriteRoots. He sells mini books and aims to help people rejuvenate the art of writing and personal touch of gift giving. He talks about the specifics of setting up his product, and even…
Ok, some good stuff to share with you guys today! This has been a great Sunday. A few walks in the sunshine, and some quality time with some Emerson quotes out on the newly cleared front area! It’s my favorite kind of weather…not too hot, not too cold. Just right 🙂 Here’s some things I’ve…
I’m back with more handlettering! Remember, if you want to follow along (and get some words with the images!) follow me on Instagram!
Yay, third week of Writer Words Wednesday! Each Wednesday I’ll share a bit of hand lettering related to writing. And if the words help you, you can download them, print them out, and put them up somewhere where you’ll be reminded/inspired by them. This week it’s this one: Attacking the project is not the same…