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[Artwork] Sun Jumpers
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Go to page: [Artwork] Sun JumpersMy favorite, I think, of the mom-box images. Each card had at least a note on the back, and in some cases, the design would carry from back to front. This quote felt like her.
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Why I care about Raskolnikov
Go to page: Why I care about RaskolnikovSome thoughts on Crime & Punishment First, spoiler warning for Crime & Punishment. Yes, I know the book was written in 1866, but still. If you haven’t read it, I urge you to stop reading these words and go, now, and read Dostoevsky’s. Those are excellent words. I spent a lot of time, while reading…
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[Artwork] Gelatin Plate Monotype
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Go to page: [Artwork] Gelatin Plate MonotypeA mom-box card made from a gelatin plate monotype I had created during a printmaking workshop I took, many years before. Nancy Marculewicz taught the workshop, which was hosted by North Shore Arts of Gloucester (MA). Sadly, her book, Making Monotypes Using a Gelatin Plate, seems to have gone out of print. As printmaking goes,…
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[Poetry] My Mother’s Hair
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Go to page: [Poetry] My Mother’s HairThen, you wore it long and sleek, black and glossy, sometimes hanging down your back to graze your slender waist, but often piled upon your head, pulled back, like a lacquered black frame showing off a geisha print, all clean, bold lines and flawless beauty. I prefer it now, though, soft and silver, whimsical corkscrews,…
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The Mom-box
Go to page: The Mom-boxIn 2014, I embarked on a year-long art project that came to be called the Mom-box. It consisted of 364 hand-made cards, poems, or letters, created for my mother, to remind her daily that I loved her. I put them each in an unmarked card envelope and bought a decorative box at Michaels for them…
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Hidden Villains anthology available for pre-order
Go to page: Hidden Villains anthology available for pre-orderAnd here it is. To be released on March 17, 2022. My story is “Tough Love.”
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Welcome!
Go to page: Welcome!This is my first post, because there has to be one. I anticipate doing some writing about the things that interest me, which often involve language, art, philosophy, and the significant overlap between them all. Initially, I’ll start building content using my archives of past work, particularly drawing, which may inspire me to start drawing…