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Radical Pruning
Art Attributes, Artist motivation 4/28/20 Art Attributes, Artist motivation 4/28/20

Radical Pruning

My radical pruning happened outside the house. I took a deeper look and, with knee pads and sun hat on, and armed with sharpened clippers, really went to town on the dead wood!

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Just Right
Artist motivation, Commission, Contemporary, Contemporary Quilt Art, Good Habits 1/17/20 Artist motivation, Commission, Contemporary, Contemporary Quilt Art, Good Habits 1/17/20

Just Right

Goldilocks tried out bowls of porridge, chairs and beds, to find the ones that were just right.

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Weed Sort Plan
Artist motivation, Order and Chaos, planning ahead, repeated themes 4/9/19 Artist motivation, Order and Chaos, planning ahead, repeated themes 4/9/19

Weed Sort Plan

This blog is part two of a discussion about photographs. Do they bring you joy?

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Joy
Artist motivation, Good Habits, planning ahead 3/22/19 Artist motivation, Good Habits, planning ahead 3/22/19

Joy

I really enjoyed the process of making photo albums. This was an activity that "sparked joy".

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Cat Fights and Tornados
Art Attributes, Good Habits, Order and Chaos, planning ahead 6/10/18 Art Attributes, Good Habits, Order and Chaos, planning ahead 6/10/18

Cat Fights and Tornados

Does planning relate to creating artwork? Yes. Does planning relate to marketing artwork? Yes. One must plan to succeed. One has to show up and do the work. And, just like the planning for a big party, the ideas are conceived and nurtured, the setting repaired and weeded.

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A day in the life- mid August
Art Attributes, Artist motivation 8/10/17 Art Attributes, Artist motivation 8/10/17

A day in the life- mid August

Summer time has less of a get-into-the-studio-and-begin-working protocol and more of a which-garden-do-I-work-in-today protocol. The work of the garden is really the same as the work of the art studio.

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Cleaning the Closet (Refrigerator, Studio, BookShelf, Shed)
Artist motivation, Quilt Art 1/19/15 Artist motivation, Quilt Art 1/19/15

Cleaning the Closet (Refrigerator, Studio, BookShelf, Shed)

I am often heard saying "Use what you have." I am pretty good at practicing what I preach. I design new garden beds with easy to move perennials in mind, those already in other beds and ready to thin.

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