Two of my poems — “Canvas,” and “Lemon Tree” — are featured in today’s online version of The Rusty Nail, forthcoming in print. This link goes directly to the poems. Both of these poems are part of a bigger project … Continue reading poems in the rusty nail…
For those familiar with The Light Ekphrastic, you know how much I enjoy the process of reacting to someone else’s painting — or words, or song, or anything — and using that interaction to create something new. Recently, a few … Continue reading good morning, my eye…
Normally, I don’t cut up books — I make new ones from scratch. But, when the Light Street Branch of the Enoch Pratt Free Library announced a “Between the Covers” altered book competition this summer, I knew I had to … Continue reading from one book, another…
I haven’t posted a lot lately because posting usually means I’ve finished a project — or at least come to a nice resting spot. Lately, though, I feel like there’s another element keeping me away from blogging: secrets. Truth is, … Continue reading busy little secrets…
I love a good challenge. And I love a great movie. So, when my friend asked me to make a real-life version of a cartoon book for her wedding guest book, I nearly squealed with excitement. The book in question … Continue reading bringing a book to life…
Pop-ups kind of scare me. They never do what I hope they will do, and they tend to want to switch directions on me, mid-cut. To prepare for a class centered around pop-ups last week, I figured I’d better practice … Continue reading pop-up a to z…
There’s something extra exciting about seeing your words in book form. For me, that just as often means painting or embroidering those words as setting them in a traditional typeface. Right now, I’m working on painting the words of my … Continue reading tiny painted words…
I’m tired of winter. I want some color… Tiny color is okay with me. It’s still technically winter, after all. But, wouldn’t it be nice… … to hold a little color in your hand? To feel it pulsing in your … Continue reading a bit of “spring” cheer…
…turns into bookworminess. That’s what’s happening right now. Maybe it’s that icky late-winter weather, or the early nightfalls. Maybe it’s that there’s a lot of junk food at work right now. In any case, my desire to make books has … Continue reading sometimes bookiness…
It’s hard to believe January is over already. That means Fun-A-Day is over, too (sigh). As promised, though, here is a slideshow of my project, which involved drawing something new each day on a randomly-selected discarded card catalog card. I’m … Continue reading it was so fun(-a-day)…
