A few days ago I read this wonderful blog post by Amanda Palmer about “money, shamelessness, & how an artist today relates to her fans” (as summarized by Neil Gaiman on Twitter). Then Cory at The Abundant Artist posted about it and asked for thoughts. I started commenting on his blog and discovered I had too much to say on the subject for just a comment!
So, first, go read her post. Really – this won’t mean half as much if you haven’t. I’ll wait.
Okay, so now that’s done, here are my thoughts: Continue Reading →
Lookee there! That’s my new workbench, ready to use. A friend who loves woodworking and had all of the necessary tools and know-how came over and built it for us, for which I am extremely grateful. The post in the middle is sunk into the garage floor and filled with concrete to protect the back wall. so we had to design around it… Made for quite a tall workbench, but that’s actually quite nice for the finer detail work I’m generally doing. Continue Reading →
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I love the costumes, and the spookiness, and the sense of fun and playfulness that seems to me to be more entrenched in Halloween than any of the other major holidays. Continue Reading →
This always seems to be the most awkward part of starting a new blog or website…. the small talk before you can get into a real conversation. Continue Reading →
