The Mineral King Preservation Society has had an annual picnic since 1987. (or maybe since 1986, but those years are beginning to blur together. . .) Last year Trail Guy and I were one part of the presentation, discussing the rebuilding of the Mineral King bridge. (That was actually a several part series published in September […]
Reading Rabbit Returns
For some reason, reading becomes a topic of discussion in newspapers, magazines and blogs in the summer. Are we all so ingrained with the idea that summer is filled with leisure activities that we all just read in summer? Yep. 1. A Train Called Forgiveness, an audio book by Dan Erickson. I listened to a […]
Now What Is She Reading?
Took a day or two off, reading. Knitting too. But not blogging. Did anyone actually notice? Don’t answer that. Thanks. My stack of books to read continues to grow. So many interesting books out there, and now it is compounded by my discovery of a site called Good Reads. If you type in a […]
Pioneers In Paradise
What means this? It is the title of a new book, the 100 year history of Three Rivers by my dear friend, former drawing student and fantastic knitter Sophie Britten! I had the privilege of helping Sophie with the proofreading of this book so it was quite the thrill to hold it in my hands […]
More Thoughts About Happiness
I’m not done telling you about The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. These are thoughts that struck me as I read through her chapter on happiness at work. (You can call me “List Lady” today.) 1. “Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability.” No kidding! My drawing students who are unexperienced but enthusiastic often […]
Happiness and Drawing a Book
The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun has captivated me. She is a writer who had a flash of insight: “The days are long but the years are short”. She realized that she wasn’t enjoying […]
Read-O-Rama
This California artist has been soaking up non-fiction books, learning about local history, the resilience of a kidnap victim and an ancient prophecy that relates to America today. Phew. No wonder the Reading Rabbit looks as if he is in a state of exhaustion. No fluffy beach-reading is happening around here! Bill and I: Building […]
More Read-O-Rama
(Happy Birthday, Cousin Kelly!) Salt & Light, portrait of a reading rabbit Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works by Erik Spiekermann and E.M.Ginger was a fun to read and fun to look at small book about typefaces. Well-written and well-presented. (But I still don’t know what typestyles to use in The Cabins […]
Read-O-Rama
What does this have to do with a California artist? It could be called “California Artist Reads”. It could be that I want someone to fall in love with the reading rabbit of Salt & Light. Perhaps I just want to share a more complete picture of my life with you than just my art. […]
Jana-of-all-trades or Master of One?
This piece is called “Less Traveled”. I believe in taking the less traveled road, which is one of the reasons I am not on Facebook. I read blogs – art blogs, business blogs, marketing blogs, inspirational blogs, knitting blogs, humor blogs, travel blogs, writing blogs and art marketing blogs. The writers of these blogs are […]