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Riding the Wave of Busy

Posted on March 17, 2024 by silvergrrl

For a retired person, I am astonishingly busy these days. My class at USC this spring is photography (for the non-art major) and I am learning cool things about how use my Nikon D5300 DSLR camera that I bought last … Continue reading →

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The Summer of Art2Life

Posted on June 17, 2023 by silvergrrl

I’ve written before about how my life has been shifting since my mother died, four and a half years ago now. I’m happy to tell you that I’ve continued down the path of deep change. I never know how things … Continue reading →

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Burn, Baby, Burn

Posted on June 19, 2022 by silvergrrl

I’m making a real effort now to get back into doing art every morning. I still love encaustic painting, and I’ve gotten a book now on doing mixed media with encaustic. We had touched a little on this in my … Continue reading →

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My New Love – Encaustic Painting

Posted on May 17, 2022 by silvergrrl

I just got back from another wonderful class at John C. Campbell Folk School – this time it was encaustic painting. Now, I am not a painter, per se. My only 2D art endeavors are collage and making my own … Continue reading →

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Ending Another Year

Posted on December 5, 2021 by silvergrrl

They just fly by so quickly, don’t they? It’s been 6 months already since my surgery that I talked about in my last post. I have healed well, although I still have pretty gnarly-looking incisions. Apparently it will be another … Continue reading →

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MD5 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Posted on May 4, 2018 by silvergrrl

Practice makes better. This is why commitment is important. Today I attempted to solder the bezels for my stones to the backs that form the piece. I knew this could be a challenge, because there are a lot of things … Continue reading →

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Where Have I Been???

Posted on April 30, 2018 by silvergrrl

I just realized it’s been almost two months since my last post. Wow. My excuse is that I’m in the process of moving – we built a new house on the opposite corner of the greater Columbia area from our … Continue reading →

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BitterSweet

Posted on March 6, 2016 by silvergrrl

No big changes in life happen without mixed emotions. At least, none of mine ever have. This time is no different. I’ve just retired from my job of 17 years. Last Tuesday (March 1) was my last day there. I’ve … Continue reading →

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A New, Fun Challenge!

Posted on October 10, 2015 by silvergrrl

It’s so much fun to have a new challenge! With a science-y name, to boot! A while back, I signed up for Sweet Georgia Yarn’s Fibre Club, where for each of three months they send you fiber to spin. Special … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – Color Blend Photo Page

Posted on September 12, 2015 by silvergrrl

Today’s spinning color experiment was Riptide and Black Cherry. These are both dark colors, and I wasn’t sure how it would come out. The result made me think of a storm cloud. The yarn is soaking now, so I’ll wait … Continue reading →

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