For my birthday, I was treated to a lovely surprise: a mixed-media class with Zainab Dhoon and a few special friends. Mixed media has always been one of my favorite ways to create. There is a freedom in bringing different materials together and simply seeing where they lead. That day, we worked with acrylic paint […]
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During COVID, like everyone else, I suddenly had a lot more time at home. And apparently I decided I needed coasters. Not store-bought coasters, of course. That would have been much too easy. I started with simple 4 x 4 travertine tiles and began experimenting. I already had rubber stamps and ink pads, chalk paint,
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There is something about taking fibers that seem to have reached the end of their usefulness, breaking them down, mixing them with water and making something new from them. I have always loved the unpredictability of handmade paper. No two sheets are exactly alike. The uneven edges, the bits of fiber that refuse to disappear,
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