I’ve been feeling absolutely awful. There’s the routine nausea and tiredness but the worst of it is soul anguish. It’s impossible to gauge how much of this is contributed to hormones. Likely it’s mostly that, but in the fog of it this is no consolation. I’m not so sure my hormones have leveled out since Addair Kentucky, making normal irrelevant [...] Continue Reading »
volatile mama
6a list of sentences, because i feel like i have to hurry
0i really don’t have to hurry, but i can’t shake the feeling so… nausea again worked on the Knoxville Museum of Art’s Art on Tap painting today about to cut the day short so that I can pack and head to Bristol and then Tazewell for an evening of storytelling but before we go I [...] Continue Reading »
pretty pictures (and a sales pitch)
0Yesterday’s efforts toward making money resulted in a $3 sale. I am encouraged by this, but needless to say I must try some more today. Which brings me to today’s announcement… MARCH 26 2013: I’ll send along an original paper quilt and 2 CDs from Levon Walker with any purchase. Happy art shopping! Maybe if [...] Continue Reading »
snowing outside, angel baby at home, mama working right beside
0Today starts my week of bringing in the bacon. It’s the last week of March and I’m at 8% of my goal. It’s going to be a busy week. I hope to reach it sooner rather than later because I also have to put together an Easter fit for Addair Kentucky (I’m thinking of making [...] Continue Reading »
mostly links to delightful places
0Happy Saturday afternoon and welcome to today’s promotional awareness. I dare to write such a post because its fundraising week at WDVX and WUOT, so maybe just maybe you’ll have a little more tolerance for such ploys here. May I draw your attention to a couple of things that are in my own interest and possibly [...] Continue Reading »
things around the house that make me merry
0Oh joy! What a delightful surprise to come home to a package in the mail with my first ever published cover art. If you don’t mind my saying so, it looks great and I am really excited to read it. As the back reads, “This book is essential reading for pre-service teachers, classroom teachers, and [...] Continue Reading »
catch up
0My goodness, its been a long while since I’ve sat down to write a blog of any length. Here I am, on my Friday workday in Madisonville, Kentucky. I only brought some embroidery so I’m spending my time on other creative pursuits. And so, hello No Room for Hipsters, online housekeeping, and workshop brainstorming. I [...] Continue Reading »
still making things : a post that has been cobbled together over 4 months
2I posted these pictures in the middle of August and then wrote this while Levon was in South Dakota and now I’m getting back around to hitting the publish button: I’m just now getting back to the blog to hit the publish button. While Levon is gone we’re trying to evaluate things and have [...] Continue Reading »
pictures i like: today was for working but not the day after this one
4Did you notice _y cleverness in not using the letter _ in today’s title? The next task on the ToDo list will be to google what your suppose to do for keyboards that no longer type all their letters Or if any of you know write in Also I would like to say that [...] Continue Reading »
our hipster tourist guide of knoxville
4Hi, I’m an artist from Vancouver Canada, and I will be visiting Knoxville in May. I was looking up arts and culture in Knoxville when I stumbled upon your bog. I am wondering if you could do a post on a hipster tourist guide for Knoxville, as I am hoping to see indie art and [...] Continue Reading »