I'm going to have to give this little guy a break from the magic box.  The weather's nice.  Maybe he'd enjoy a bit of fre...

 Now that we've adopted Pete's cat Astro, the cat total for this house stands at five. I noticed I have bruises on both shins fro...

The water is cooling.  It takes more effort to jump in and more time to adjust.  But it's worth it.  Swimming in cool water is good. ...

  This morning the air had a hint of cool.  Instead of grabbing a tank from the endless tank basket, I chose a comfortable shirt, twisted my...

  As Orion began to improve, I took a turn for the worse.  My world has been very, very small for a couple of days and time went away. Two d...

Mostly sick today and yesterday.  Summer colds for Orion and me.  A lot of reading, a bit of movie watching.  Not too much thinking.  Don...

  For creative types who work at home, holiday - schmoliday is often the norm.  This morning was no exception, so I shuffled toward the coff...

  I found myself overwhelmed.  Again.  Still adjusting to a recent paradigm shift in which I stop seeing my unfinished projects as burdens, ...

           It's a little thing, but I thought to show you how I've been backing small prints and cards that go with Poppets.  So...

   More on Autumn:     "This Way to Autumn" Poppet, who so wants to be a garden sculpture.  I imagine her in hydrostone or ...

  In interviews and convention programs, I'd talk about the challenges involved in making large kinetic sculptures.  I grew fond of tel...

I'm sequestered today to write things down.  It's blazing hot outside but in here, the light is working out okay.

  As soon as I sat down to write this, my stomach started to rumble, reminding me that I've had coffee and no breakfast yet, though I...

It's summer, so we're probably spending more time outside.  Some of that time may be spent looking up into the night sky.   I kno...

I'm listening to the music of Derek Bailey.  It's rich and layered, engaging.  Oddly, I remember an old Sesame Street bit.  Not so v...

  This from Seth Godin's blog: Doing the big work (at the little table) Most of the day is spent in little work. C...

  Summer is here.  We swim in the dark and sleep with no covers, listening to fans blowing and night birds chirping.  The heat comes up wi...

On Motivation and Inspiration.   The latter was quiet, but near.  I think I heard him scuttle about in one dark corner.  I didn't dwell...

  It's Sunday morning, the house is quiet and I can choose how I want to spend the day.  This is a privilege and I know it.  Pete has ta...

  It seems to me that artist types tend to think too much.     Without this deep examination, where would the work come from?  It's ...