Friday, May 17, 2024

More than one way to plant a seed. Brave Girl Cards.

Most every day I take what is left on my desk, and make a Brave Girl Card- 
an Artist Trading Card (ATC)
that is to be given away or traded.
It is my practice to give them to someone I dont know well, or meet on the street
offering them a piece of my self to help me to be brave, and to help them to be brave.
I've planted a lot of flower and veggie seeds, and they found their way to my desk and a new life as 
Brave Girl cards.
Front
 
Back
Calligraphy stamps by Suzanne Cannon

Front
The leaves are a napkin from BFF Chris wonderful dinner party!

Back

How does your art and your practice weave together?
Comments and Questions welcome.










Tuesday, May 14, 2024

WOYWW 780- 15th Anniversary on the 15th!


15 on the 15th!
Keeping in the culture aside from the ATC's this is totally unstaged.
It is what is on my desk this Wednesday!
Thinking back over all we have been through together.
On one level sharing our desks and creative journeys...
On the heart level, sharing our joys and sorrows, births and deaths...
the pandemic!
And here we still are, sharing in ways we never imagined possible when we first picked up our crayons, and sharing as folks have for centuries, 
exchanging addresses and sending of pieces of ourselves, today in the form of
Artist Trading Cards.
This is what peace looks like!
The crowned one is for Julia- because !
One for my forward person, and I  think I am trading with a few other folks- let me know for sure, and if you would like to trade leave a comment and we'll see what I have.
I think the theme for this year is
Don't Wait.
For someone to send you flowers, share a kind word, read that book you've had in the pile for ages, take a walk...you tell me.
Thank you all dear deskers for the 15, and here's to fifteen more.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

WOYWW 778- I just forgot to remember!

Julia has reminded us about the upcoming 15th anniversary! and ATC swap.
As soon as I read the post, I remembered I had forgotten, even tho I look forward to it each year,
and right after that thought, I got an idea- sneak peak on the left.
One for my person forward, julia, LLJ, Twiglet and Annie.
Shout out to my BFF Chris who welcomed me as ever when I was traveling. I came home with one of the napkins from our delicious supper and someone else will enjoy it soon as well!

Long story short- I bought the newest gadget -The Glue Press- and was really liking it, but the press didnt set right in the holder.
I reached out to the manufacturer and they suggested user error.
Then the tiny tube that delivers the glue fell out of the top.
Had a good chat with the glue folks, and 
Shout out to Simon Says Stamps, for sending me new glue bottle tops, no questions asked!
Now I am a happy gluer, and it was just a dodgy bottle cap all along.
Yay customer service!
Thanks for visiting!
Comments and questions welcomed!