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Playing with Post-It-Notes™ in My Journal
Even before I went into the publishing industry I used Post-It-Notes™ (PINs) when doing my research in graduate school. I thought their invention was the greatest leap forward in note-taking and organization. The heads and fore edges of all my books, notebooks, and journals were encrusted with PINs, all sporting my minute (and at the […]
Wishful Spending: An Artist Trap
“Wishful Spending”—in which people purchase “items that stand in for the activities they would like to do or the people they would like to be.” —Carrie M. Lane, “More Than Pretty Boxes: How the Rise of Professional Organizing Shows Us The Way We Work Isn’t Working,” as quoted in Jennifer Wilson’s “Chaos Theory” review, New […]
Flood Debris Part 3—Rubber Stamp Masking
From the 1980s until November 2016 I gathered a rather large rubber stamp collection. I used the rubber stamps for mail art and as art tools in my journaling and art. While I gave most of the stamps (and storage boxes and index) to a young stamper in 2016 (in a move I realize now […]
Brush Forensics
A few years ago I was asked to create an illustrated love letter for a show of such letters at a local gallery. At the time I wasn’t traveling much. For me a really good love letter requires time and distance to ferment. I chose instead to write a love note to Dick about the […]
A Little Dip Pen and Watercolor
At the beginning of the month I had a pen sketch of this muse from Sktchy. Here today is another sketch, from the same muse with different facial hair. I’ve used a different painting approach: dip pen and watercolor. (See the caption for additional media comments.) This is actually a painting made on a sheet […]
Saying Good-bye To Rubber Stamping?
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Why Add Fragrances to Rubber Stamp Ink? (Roz Vents)
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How Does Roz Write A Love Letter? Part 2
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