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hey there cutie-pie, wanna feel my muscles?

These days, writing seems to be all about self-promotion.  If you want to publish books then you must have a popular blog and a large following on Facebook and Twitter. Ironically, you have to spend all day not writing but

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hey there cutie-pie, wanna feel my muscles?

These days, writing seems to be all about self-promotion.  If you want to publish books then you must have a popular blog and a large following on Facebook and Twitter. Ironically, you have to spend all day not writing but

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making it

i make artist’s trading cards. artists give these to each other– you give them away, trade, and collect, sort of like a baseball card, only it’s a little original work of art. i take a class in trading cards at

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making it

i make artist’s trading cards. artists give these to each other– you give them away, trade, and collect, sort of like a baseball card, only it’s a little original work of art. i take a class in trading cards at

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eggs

For me, xmas time is about the juxtaposition of dark and light, warmth and cold, hunger and fullness. It’s about precious babies getting born and how the world opens to receive them. And it’s about going over to my mom’s

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eggs

For me, xmas time is about the juxtaposition of dark and light, warmth and cold, hunger and fullness. It’s about precious babies getting born and how the world opens to receive them. And it’s about going over to my mom’s

octopus

wish list

Reblogged from girl in the hat: After 9 pm I just can’t think any more. I can’t read or write and I don’t even feel like talking. I just want to be entertained, but we’re all caught up on Dexter,

octopus

wish list

Reblogged from girl in the hat: After 9 pm I just can’t think any more. I can’t read or write and I don’t even feel like talking. I just want to be entertained, but we’re all caught up on Dexter,

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riveted

When I was in New Orleans last year, I fell in love with an artist. I’m speaking synecdochally, of course. I mean that I love the artist’s work, not the man himself.  After all, I’ve never even met him, but

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riveted

When I was in New Orleans last year, I fell in love with an artist. I’m speaking synecdochally, of course. I mean that I love the artist’s work, not the man himself.  After all, I’ve never even met him, but

collage of women

crafty women

we meet monthly at my house. we’re all women. with part of our brains, we work with our hands. we run our mouths with the other part.   while the hands are creating, our brains go new places. we are surprised by

collage of women

crafty women

we meet monthly at my house. we’re all women. with part of our brains, we work with our hands. we run our mouths with the other part.   while the hands are creating, our brains go new places. we are surprised by

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crazy crow lady

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. How delicious it is to get dressed up, peek into strangers’ houses, and eat too much chocolate.  It seems that for the most part, costumes seem to fall into specific categories:  funny, scary,

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crazy crow lady

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. How delicious it is to get dressed up, peek into strangers’ houses, and eat too much chocolate.  It seems that for the most part, costumes seem to fall into specific categories:  funny, scary,

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shoe fetish

A friend once told me that you can tell a lot about a woman by looking at her purse.  She rolled her eyes and grinned when she said it.”What do you mean?” I said, and she answered in pantomime, pointing

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shoe fetish

A friend once told me that you can tell a lot about a woman by looking at her purse.  She rolled her eyes and grinned when she said it.”What do you mean?” I said, and she answered in pantomime, pointing

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pinball

I found this old pinball game on the side of the road.  It’s made of wood, it can’t be played, and the glass is long gone, but I love the way it looks. I used to love to play pinball.

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pinball

I found this old pinball game on the side of the road.  It’s made of wood, it can’t be played, and the glass is long gone, but I love the way it looks. I used to love to play pinball.

after all

after all

this photo was taken by my friend, susan forrest.  we had gone into the Castro to pick up some photos she was having printed (she’s a photographer) and we stopped at a cafe she knows that serves fish. i saw

after all

after all

this photo was taken by my friend, susan forrest.  we had gone into the Castro to pick up some photos she was having printed (she’s a photographer) and we stopped at a cafe she knows that serves fish. i saw

godzilla!

thrifty art

Thrift Store Art I Might Like If You Added A Twist Prompted by my love of thrift stores and my previous post about “renovated” art, I ran down to my favorite thrift store to gauge the plausibility of me doing

godzilla!

thrifty art

Thrift Store Art I Might Like If You Added A Twist Prompted by my love of thrift stores and my previous post about “renovated” art, I ran down to my favorite thrift store to gauge the plausibility of me doing

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opposites

maybe because the way our planet is round and rotating and situated in the universe and we have day and night and we like things simple and clear we have created a shared reality that has opposites and we believe in

rmask 001

opposites

maybe because the way our planet is round and rotating and situated in the universe and we have day and night and we like things simple and clear we have created a shared reality that has opposites and we believe in

Crappola by Wayne White

renovated art

Calling all collagist, recyclists, and people who like kitsch: Have you seen what some clever people are doing with those horrid old paintings you might find at a thrift store?  Here’s what they do: buy the art for a couple

Crappola by Wayne White

renovated art

Calling all collagist, recyclists, and people who like kitsch: Have you seen what some clever people are doing with those horrid old paintings you might find at a thrift store?  Here’s what they do: buy the art for a couple

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cross-pollination

i’m not sure how many years now but for quite awhile, there’s been a group that meets at my house once a month to make crafts and talk and eat.  sometimes we come with a specific project in mind, others

flower 3

cross-pollination

i’m not sure how many years now but for quite awhile, there’s been a group that meets at my house once a month to make crafts and talk and eat.  sometimes we come with a specific project in mind, others

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naked women

When I see artwork depicting naked women, it usually bores me.  Pictures of naked women are like painted bowls of fruit or the proverbial ship-tossed-on-the-rolling-ocean:  ho hum, I’ve seen it before.  I know, I know, the correct term is “nude,”

litho 1

naked women

When I see artwork depicting naked women, it usually bores me.  Pictures of naked women are like painted bowls of fruit or the proverbial ship-tossed-on-the-rolling-ocean:  ho hum, I’ve seen it before.  I know, I know, the correct term is “nude,”

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flower power

I just met an amazing young man who can make things out of paper.  When I expressed interest, he sat down with a single piece of paper and, without scissors or instructions, made me a flower, or a “flower tower,”

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flower power

I just met an amazing young man who can make things out of paper.  When I expressed interest, he sat down with a single piece of paper and, without scissors or instructions, made me a flower, or a “flower tower,”