What is art? What is design? These questions are complex and subjective. Art and design are personal experiences. Everyone has had the...

The Summer Solstice is upon us. Here in the PNW, we get gloriously long days. Around 3 am, the night sky lightens. It barely just got...

In my last blog I was discussing the first two rules of design: Form Follows Function and Keep It Simple. I mentioned twice that these...

The first rule of design is Form Follows Function. It is the first rule because it defines the purpose of your product. It keeps the...

This is not news to anyone who has been through the last twelve months. Everything is strange. I am continually amazed by what the...

At one time or another, I believe everyone has wished to travel in time. While decorating and dismantling my Christmas tree this year, I...

I have always been skeptical about the phrase "everything will be okay". I understand why people say it, we must, despair is not helpful....

Inspiration, move me brightly Light the song with sense of colour Hold away despair More than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries...

Inspiration is a tricky thing. Deadlines can effect how inspiration happens. Desperation to meet a deadline may erase self imposed...

I was just surfing my Pinterest feed and I came across an article about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being told not to wear large hoop style...

I had a few hard weeks, hasn't everyone? Does that make it easier? more tolerable? validated? invalidated? We all have our own...

Today the Oregon Country Fair is usually opening. It is my favorite show of the year, a big , I mean BIG hippie festival in the woods...

Yesterday, a friend of mine told me she hated the quarantine. In my head, I thought, "hmm, I kinda like it.". Do not get me wrong, I...

I posted a quote on my Pinterest page today about how sometimes a great storm clears the path. It made me think about the great storms...

This is a disaster. Some have lost their livelihoods, some have lost their lives. The grief is... I cry every day. I do not even know...

It is Spring, one of the prettiest ones we have had in Portland, that I can remember. It has been unusually dry, which is not good, but...

I skipped my entry last week. I was in a bad mood most of the week. The weather turned gorgeous and I wanted out. I work outside a...

As we begin our 3rd week of social distancing, many of us are starting to realize our new normal. Routines have changed, but are...

Hello everyone, today is the beginning of the 2nd week of my captivity indoors. I should say our captivity but when I look out my...

Today is St. Patrick's Day, March 17 2020. It is the 2nd day of recommended sheltering in place. I must admit, I was skeptical for many...