by Lauren | Nov 20, 2014 | art, artist, book arts, etching, penland, printmaking
I can’t believe I haven’t written here since July. It appears I have gone down a serious rabbit hole–one that involved working 7 days a week at two very different jobs. But hey, you have to make hay while the sun shines, right? And when I got a call... by Lauren | Jul 7, 2014 | aunt
I come from one of those large Southern families where titles like “Aunt” and “Grandmother” are often given like a knighthood. I say “given,” but they are earned. Usually through love. I was a lucky kid. I had a handful of... by Lauren | May 26, 2014 | art, artist, book arts
4th floor of the Chatt Public Library A couple of weeks ago I went outside my comfort zone and booked a table at my first zine fest. The Chattanooga Public Library was hosting its first annual ChattZineFest, and boy am I glad I went. (Thanks Sonja, for giving me the...
by Lauren | Apr 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I had a special visitor. He could only stay for a day, since he had a tight schedule, but we packed a lot into his visit. Flat Stanley was curious about letterpress printing and book binding, so I taught him a few tricks.We went over the basics. Then Stanley...
by Lauren | Apr 28, 2014 | art, artist, writing
So a writer friend of mine invited me to play along in this blog relay to discuss writing processes. It’s been going on since October, and I’m delighted to get in on this one. The idea is to answer a few questions about your writing, and then pass the...