Journaling – Part of the ‘Happy Secret’
Journaling is included in this TED talk about the “happy secret” approach to living a more fun, productive, rewarding life. It starts with how you feel, and how positive you are. Your emotional level...
View ArticleGroceries in Your Backyard – Back to the Future?
I’m about to swing wildly off-topic here. Blame it on my addiction to old newspapers and magazines. I cruise through them for cool images for collage, and — the next thing I know — I’m suddenly...
View ArticleMatthew Diffee and Mother Sea Turtles
Are you a mother sea turtle? If you’re a creative person, maybe you should be. That’s the advice of Matthew Diffee, and I think he’s right. Matthew Diffee Interview Human Demo: New Yorker Cartoonist...
View ArticleJohn Cleese on Creativity – Video
In this video, John Cleese — who, as part of Monty Python, is one of the 20th century’s most innovative, creative people — speaks for about 35 minutes about creativity. This is a somewhat older video,...
View ArticleSite Reorganized
Today, I’ve reorganized the topics (categories) of some of my posts. In fact, I did a lot of housekeeping, behind the scenes. In most cases, you probably won’t notice any difference. Generally, I...
View ArticleStart with Why – Simon Sinek
Yes, this site is resuming its original purpose, as an online diary. After all, that’s where this all started, back around 1995 before the word “blog” was even in use. Anyway… Last night, I watched...
View ArticleFree Adobe CS2 Download
Today — and I don’t know for how long — Adobe is offering a free CS2 download. You will need a (free) Adobe account, and CS2 is an old version of Creative Suite, but that’s okay. Here’s the link: Free...
View ArticleOur Charlie Brown Christmas Tree – 2012
This year, we chose some real, alternative Christmas tree options. We had two trees in our living room. (I’ve always preferred to have more than one tree for the holiday season.) One “tree” was...
View ArticleTuning Forks and Resonance
Several people commented — here and at social media — about my tuning fork story. I’ve seen the same thing demonstrated since, in real life, so I went looking for videos about it… and found some. The...
View ArticleJournals as Story Bibles
When I’m not working on art, I’m usually researching and writing books. Well, that or baking bread or cookies… or indulging in a movie or a TV series like Downton Abbey. Anyway, as I was cruising...
View ArticleStage Fright, Perfection, Flow, Teaching, and Art
Stage fright has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. It’s very selective. I’m fine in front of a crowd of thousands, especially in halls where the lights are on me and I can’t see …...
View ArticleSite Overhaul… Back to Basics!
For a week or two, this site is going to look odd. I’m experimenting with different website designs & layouts. Some are better than others. Even if a layout looks ugly at first, I might keep...
View ArticleZine Publishers… Permission?
Right now, I’m going through a 10′ x 10′ storage unit. It’s everything we put in storage when we moved here in 2008, and — finally! — we had it all shipped from TX to NH. I’ve found most of my art zine...
View ArticleEarly Selfies 1839 – 1913
The search for the earliest “selfie” (self-portrait, as a photograph) seems to be at full tilt. One of my favorites is dated around 1900. It’s shown at the right. The largest version I can find,...
View ArticleTime for Changes
So, I keep intending to get back to this website… but I’m not sure what to do with it. I have a few ideas, but part of this process will involve reorganizing what’s stored, where. In the next week or...
View ArticleConstruction – or reconstruction – in progress!
The site update project…? It’s now at the Totally Messy stage of things, and it may be like this all summer. I’m merging some of my other art sites with this one. For the moment, SantaFlamingo.com is...
View ArticleZine Publishers… Permission?
Right now, I’m going through a 10′ x 10′ storage unit. It’s everything we put in storage when we moved here in 2008, and — finally! — we had it all shipped from TX to NH. I’ve found most of my art zine...
View ArticleAbout the Coloring Books…
If you know me in real life — and possibly even if you don’t — you probably know that I draw. And draw. And draw. It’s something I’ve done all my life. I draw on shopping lists. I draw on church...
View ArticleWild Art Dolls Have Arrived!
As of this morning, all of the Wild Art Dolls articles have moved back to this website. Whew! That includes the free doll patterns. (I will update the GIFs as full-size PDFs, later. Meanwhile, you can...
View ArticleWhat’s on Your Desk?
Following the lead by K. M. Weiland (http://www.kmweiland.com/all-the-super-important-stuff-on-this-writers-desk/) and encouraged by my friend Nanette Day, I’m sharing a completely un-staged photo of...
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