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COVID-19 status posters: quarantine, isolation, all clear
These graphical posters are easy-to-read alerts for your neighbors, delivery people, and others who may come to your door while you are under quarantine or isolation. Or let everyone know that you are healthy and safe to approach. What’s the difference between quarantine and isolation? Quarantine means you have been in contact with someone with
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Half self
Decided to try a self-portrait in the mirror this morning. It’s been a while since I’ve really focussed on drawing myself with realism. See that slightly startled expression? It’s me looking in the mirror carefully reproducing every bump, wrinkle and flap I see. I’m wondering wtf is up with the extra chins? They weren’t there
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Peacock in the countryside
Feathers in the sun on the way to yoga this morning. Perfect palette match with the sky, trees and foliage. I had no idea I lived in a peacock world.
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Neko-bouzu
At Wara Coffee, I saw a sweet cat version of the Japanese weather charm, teru-teru bouzu. So I sketched it. Naomi gave me good marks: 大変よくできました.
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Flourish 2020
It’s theme word time. This year, I feel like December has snuck up on me. We’re halfway through and I am not prepared to end my year with any forward looking anything. I can barely register what’s on today’s To Do list. Despite that, this tradition needs to continue. So for the past week, I’ve
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A radish
Inspired by a photo of Dan’s, I drew a radish. I enjoyed layering the colors to get the right shade of pink.
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Memory Support, an art project
“Memory Support is a tribute to the forgotten stories of family and the remembered stories of friends. When the structure is full and and the cloth faded, I will burn it to send the memories to the sky, then bury the ashes to enrich the earth.” This has been quite a year of making, reliving,
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Drawing Meditations
A few months back, Tracey and I teamed up to make a new creative project. We launched something I think is unique to the world – or at least very uncommon so far – coloring pages with guided audio meditations. We call them Drawing Meditations. The idea takes two forms of meditative relaxation and combines
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Drawing the Circus
Feeling a little disconnected from the group this afternoon, so I drew everyone in their characters and the big circus dreams we are creating. Maybe tomorrow I can play well with others.
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Genesis Art Teacher Training
I’ve been enjoying Liane Wakabayashi’s intuitive art classes for several years and when she invited me to join the first Genesis Art Teacher Training, I jumped at the chance to learn how I might be able to use this as a quiet creative activity with my social circus work. Genesis Art uses a beautiful deck
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