Sometimes it’s nice to have a good reason to make something. So, when my friend John pointed me in the direction of an artful letters campaign, I knew I had to join in. The purpose is to create artistic letters … Continue reading art-full letters…
I get this question a lot: As a maker of books, how do I feel about e-readers? Ask my heart, and she will enthusiastically answer “BOOKS!” Ask my brain, and she will thoughtfully tell you about the time she was … Continue reading some not-so-light reading…
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)…
I have it! Whee…! There’s nothing like the first day of class. It can either go well, resulting in a splendid dippy excitement that lasts well into the following day, or it can go poorly, creating a suckage of the … Continue reading first class buzz…
So, today is day nine of Fun-A-Day, a month-long project happening in Baltimore and other cities. Everyone picks his or her own kind of fun. So far, I’ve had fun nine times. (Cue slaughtering of famous Ferris Bueller scene: “I … Continue reading fun-a-day day 9: soooo many colors…
Every year I see the notice about this way too late. And every year — until now! — I’ve been super sad to have missed out due to sheer lack of paying attention. I’m talking about Fun-A-Day, a month-long creative … Continue reading fun-a-day with me (pretty please?) …
Once upon a time, two little girls* couldn’t fall asleep on Christmas Eve… It’s impossible, you see, to sleep when you know that Santa is coming. You constantly want to sneak down the stairs. And if you think harder about … Continue reading our peculiar traditions…
You know, sometimes an extremely-silly-yet-kinda-awesome idea strikes and you just have to do something about it. And, sometimes, you can justify spending the time on a silly idea because it’s for someone amazing. That’s why I made these sparkly Twilight-inspired … Continue reading sometimes we make silly things for the people we love…
Jenny O'Grady 