It is often assumed that the chief reason for making things — furniture, clothing, toys, a garden — is to save money. There are other factors that may be of equal or greater importance: making what we need for life is a way of expressing creativity and of gaining greater confidence. Emotional security comes from providing the necessities of life…
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Sometimes when you describe a process to someone else it helps you to understand it in your own mind too. That’s what happened when I made the notes for this post on describing today’s collage process. I hope you’re inspired by it too. Collage Process I started today’s page by dying a few sections of it with coffee. Sometimes I…
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Recently I passed the six month milestone of writing this blog, which prompted some reflection and also a little looking forward. As a result, I’ve planned some new content around migraine, and thought I’d start with this one on the four phases of an attack. At one time, I had planned to write a more consistent series around Migraine Basics,…
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Every once in a while life gets a little more crazy than usual. I abandon my routines, my spaces get cluttered (or just more cluttered), I’ve been away from home, and migraine interferes. When that happens, I try taking a day to reset. To clear some space, both mentally and physically, prioritize, and get back to it. Almost everything will…
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Let me distract you for a moment from the intensity of the world with some news from my little desk space. I’ve used up an ink cartridge in my fountain pen, and am now replacing it. Approximately a 45 second task which I find extremely satisfying. I am probably exaggerating a little, but I owe my equilibrium to ink and…
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