catherine stemperApr 41 minTime to SpringSpring is so full of promise. The whole year lies ahead to be filled with dreams and wishes. Plant your seeds of inspiration and...
catherine stemperDec 22, 20212 minDarkness is CheapHappy 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...
catherine stemperNov 7, 20213 minThe Cost of ConvenienceI had another booth blow over this weekend. That makes three this year. I have been a vendor for 29 years, outdoors almost every...
catherine stemperJul 28, 20212 minConnect the DotsWhat is art? What is design? These questions are complex and subjective. Art and design are personal experiences. Everyone has had the...
catherine stemperJun 15, 20212 minStart StoppingThe 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...
catherine stemperJun 3, 20212 minThe Emperor's New ClothesIn my last blog I was discussing the first two rules of design: Form Follows Function and Keep It Simple. I mentioned twice that these...
catherine stemperApr 22, 20213 minRule or Be RuledThe first rule of design is Form Follows Function. It is the first rule because it defines the purpose of your product. It keeps the...
catherine stemperFeb 28, 20212 minLong Strange TripThis is not news to anyone who has been through the last twelve months. Everything is strange. I am continually amazed by what the...
catherine stemperJan 17, 20213 minTime TravelAt one time or another, I believe everyone has wished to travel in time. While decorating and dismantling my Christmas tree this year, I...
catherine stemperNov 13, 20203 mingetting betterI have always been skeptical about the phrase "everything will be okay". I understand why people say it, we must, despair is not helpful....
catherine stemperOct 29, 20203 minInspiration part 2Inspiration, move me brightly Light the song with sense of colour Hold away despair More than this I will not ask Faced with mysteries...
catherine stemperOct 8, 20202 minInspirationInspiration is a tricky thing. Deadlines can effect how inspiration happens. Desperation to meet a deadline may erase self imposed...
catherine stemperAug 20, 20201 minPower UpI was just surfing my Pinterest feed and I came across an article about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being told not to wear large hoop style...
catherine stemperAug 13, 20202 minPut on a Happy FaceI had a few hard weeks, hasn't everyone? Does that make it easier? more tolerable? validated? invalidated? We all have our own...
catherine stemperJul 10, 20203 minThrough the Looking GlassToday 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...
catherine stemperJun 8, 20201 minOxidationYesterday, 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...
catherine stemperMay 31, 20202 minClearing the PathI 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...
catherine stemperMay 8, 20202 minSilver LiningsThis 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...
catherine stemperApr 20, 20202 minShe PersistedIt 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...
catherine stemperApr 12, 20202 minBeginningsI 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...