Have you seen those images of incredibly detailed sculptural book art being pinned and re-pinned all over Pinterest? They are crazy! Don't you wonder how they were created? I do mixed media, altered book art, but my work can't compare to this craziness! TED has a video featuring the work of artist Brian Dettmer, who carves sculptures from outdated encyclopedias, textbooks and dictionaries. So … [Read more...]
Get a corgi, never shower alone
I love my Welsh Pembroke Corgi, Clementine, but lately, she's been a little clingy. Maybe she has cabin fever. Our walks have been a bit short this winter. As long as it's over 18º F and there's no wind, I've been bundling up and taking her for a walk through the cemetery, which is a block away, where it's dry and ice free, unlike all the sidewalks in my neighborhood. Just the same, we are both … [Read more...]
Small Fry vs. Small Fries: Millennials
Those Millennials. They'll never understand the Boomers. Small Fry! I was supposed to babysit the grandkids, so I texted my daughter "What time are you bringing the small fry over tomorrow?" Apparently she assumed fry meant one child, and reminded me both children were coming. I knew that. I texted back "Small fry IS plural." Small fry means children. Small fry can also mean insignificant … [Read more...]
Get Close to your Readers through Point of View
In any story, there’s a narrator that is separate from the writer. Point of view concerns how the narrator tells the story, and this will determine how close the relationship between the narrator and reader will be. Each point of view, from first person to third to second works differently to move the reader, and through the manipulation of point of view (POV), a writer can create intimacy or add … [Read more...]
Let your children be who they are
Was she? I was sharing some fabulous photos of my mother, who passed away in 2013, when a childhood friend asked me if she was supportive of my writing. My first impulse was yes. Then I had to rethink the question. Was she really? It didn't always seem so. It's true my mother more than tolerated my creative pursuits. She supplied me with pencils, paints, scissors, glue, and giant pads of paper. … [Read more...]
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