Monthly Archives: November 2011
When it Rains, it Pours.
I’ve been swamped with freelance work lately. Today I was working on several projects. One of them were concepts for a sponsorship program (pictured below). As you can see, I love clean lines but with bursts of color. Especially for … Continue reading
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Filed under In the Art Studio
No Rest For the Weary Weaver.
Eric has not taken a break from working in quite awhile. On Thanksgiving, when we arrived home after dinner, he went back in his workshop for a couple hours. And he’s been there all weekend. He’s got orders from September … Continue reading
Filed under Eric Working in the Shop
Ohhh… To be Productive Like My Mother-In-Law.
Many already know that my husband learned his craft from his father and his father’s partner. But few know that Eric’s mother Joanne is a professional, talented painter and his step-father Bruce is a craftsman as well who restores old … Continue reading
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A Christmasmoviephiliac’s Top 10 (plus some).
As promised, here’s the movies I do not miss during the month-long holiday-movie-marathon: A Christmas Carol. There are multiple remakes and I have to watch ALL of them before Christmas, but my favorite take is the 1951 version with Alastair … Continue reading
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Cornucopia and the Romans.
Some of you may know that after 9/11 I quit my job as a Creative Director in advertising and did something crazy. Basically, I was living in Texas making more money than I needed, quit, and headed north to Chicago … Continue reading
