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life and the state of crafts
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A look at the crafting industry, trends and techniques and the life of a professional creative designer.
Recent Posts
On Buying Time...
I just finished a great book recommended by one of my children - the adult one- it is called the "Four Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss. It is a business book, but more importantly, a life style changing book, if you have the guts to follow his plan (i...
It's Monday, again...
Usually the weekend brings lots of fun, but around here it has been raining for a week ! It's nuts, but spring has never been more beautiful (despite the knee high grass and red-clay muck on everything from the dog to the sidewalk). There was a lot g...
THE BRAND- get it - yet?
Okay, there are roughly five groups of individuals on this earth - I classify them for the sake of convenience - to refer to them- from 1 to 5. "1's" walk around obvious to everything around them. They are blissfully unaware. There are 2's thru 4's ...
Kids and Art (a.k.a when the TV dies)
The inevitable happened. the "big" tv needs a new "lamp" and you have to call the repair man for that little exchange. Of course now, the little tv just isn't good enough for anyone - "it's too small...""I'm bored!" - sings one."Me too" chimes the s...
I came here to talk about something important...
Oh yeah, the current issue of CLN. I felt compelled to talk about the things that are usually hush, hush when one designer noted that she was still paid way under minimum for hours of work.The "director" always told us... "We can't talk about pricing...
some things do not require words

