Category Archives: creative space

Taking a Break from Blogging #Blog #Break #Timeout

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Here looking for a new update? You won’t find one. I started this blog in 2009 as a report to the New Hampshire community after the State Art Council awarded me a fellowship. Originally, it was a blog devoted to … Continue reading →

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The #Artist and her #hamburger #art

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

My lovely daughter and a multi-medium hamburger. I love that she can find her creative space. Fake fur, yarn, paint, ribbon, and other ingredients make for one cool sandwich.

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#Blazing into the #newyear…wait… do I really have to blaze?

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I’ve been slow to update my site recently. I posted nearly 160 blog entries last year–a number that surprised me. In December of 2011, however, I didn’t post much. Here’s what’s been on my mind. My father-in-law. He’s been with … Continue reading →

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#escape #walk #point #berm #orbit #spiral #glint #grace

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

Escape walk point berm orbit spiral glint grace

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#Interview #Me #HarpurPalate

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Here is the link to an interview I did with the lovely and talented Ms. Claire, an intern at Harpur Palate. My story “Trash” appears in their latest issue as the winner of the John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction. … Continue reading →

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#doodles in lieu of…

Posted on November 12, 2011 by

I haven’t been able to get to the page recently. Temporary, I know. But I’ve been trying to keep the doors to the creative space open somehow. Doodles fit the bill. Here’s what comes of a writer not writing but … Continue reading →

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#Seeing

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

A lovely video. Watch for the reaction/facial expression on the woman at the end of the video. I often debate (internally) the notion of a chaotic vs. ordered universe. Today, the ordered universe wins. Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on … Continue reading →

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#creative day, let it happen

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

How to let the creative day happen? I’ve been known to let all sorts of things get in the way of my creative time. Some of it is procrastination, but often not. Family, work, community involvement–good things that need to … Continue reading →

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#creative space and expectations, redux

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Looking at creative spaces. When the words are difficult to come by, allowing myself to explore in other ways. Thinking about creating without expectation. Trying to enter the creative space without defining the creative space. Focusing on the creative space … Continue reading →

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#Creative Space

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Obsessed with doodling in my moleskines (small) and writing in my moleskines (large). One creative endeavor leading to another. The creative space requires a lot of room, both internally and externally. I’ve cleared my desk of all non-creative things. Onward … Continue reading →

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