catherine stemper
Embrace Your Abundance
As we enter the season of harvest and abundance, I want to discuss how good design is everywhere, one just has to keep one's eyes and...
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catherine stemper
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Time v. Money
Everyone is talking about inflation. It is on my mind too. Setting pricing is a struggle for many artists. Most of my career, I feel...
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catherine stemper
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Passion Fashion
I have mentioned before how some of the oldest man-made artifacts are beads, jewelry. Beads may have symbolized family or group...
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catherine stemper
- Apr 4
- 1 min
Time to Spring
Spring is so full of promise. The whole year lies ahead to be filled with dreams and wishes. Plant your seeds of inspiration and...
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catherine stemper
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Darkness is Cheap
Happy Solstice Everyone! May the return of the light begin! I have lived in the PNW for almost 30 years now, most of my adult life. The...
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catherine stemper
- Nov 7, 2021
- 3 min
The Cost of Convenience
I had another booth blow over this weekend. That makes three this year. I have been a vendor for 29 years, outdoors almost every...
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catherine stemper
- Jul 28, 2021
- 2 min
Connect the Dots
What is art? What is design? These questions are complex and subjective. Art and design are personal experiences. Everyone has had the...
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catherine stemper
- Jun 15, 2021
- 2 min
Start Stopping
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...
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catherine stemper
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
The Emperor's New Clothes
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...
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catherine stemper
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
Rule or Be Ruled
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...
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catherine stemper
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Long Strange Trip
This is not news to anyone who has been through the last twelve months. Everything is strange. I am continually amazed by what the...
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catherine stemper
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Time Travel
At one time or another, I believe everyone has wished to travel in time. While decorating and dismantling my Christmas tree this year, I...
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catherine stemper
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
getting better
I have always been skeptical about the phrase "everything will be okay". I understand why people say it, we must, despair is not helpful....
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catherine stemper
- Oct 29, 2020
- 3 min
Inspiration part 2
Inspiration, move me brightly Light the song with sense of colour Hold away despair More than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries...
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catherine stemper
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Inspiration
Inspiration is a tricky thing. Deadlines can effect how inspiration happens. Desperation to meet a deadline may erase self imposed...
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catherine stemper
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Power Up
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...
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catherine stemper
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Put on a Happy Face
I had a few hard weeks, hasn't everyone? Does that make it easier? more tolerable? validated? invalidated? We all have our own...
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catherine stemper
- Jul 10, 2020
- 3 min
Through the Looking Glass
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...
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catherine stemper
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Oxidation
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...
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catherine stemper
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
Clearing the Path
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...
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