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Hi, Everybody—it’s Freebie Time! As many of you know, I’ve been juggling lots of things lately (new freelance projects, seasonal jobs, writing a series of novels, etc) and am constantly trying to set aside more time to make art. I just bought a new...

Paper Narratives Project

This week in the studio: I finally get to see my piece Villanelle for Mitchell County installed in the Paper Narratives exhibit at the Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking in Atlanta. I was delighted at the invitation to participate and began working on this...

Let’s Make Mail Fun Again

This week I’m working on two new projects that are designed to bring art to your mailbox once a month, like an art-letter-of-the-month club. I don’t get a lot of fun stuff in the mail anymore, so if I can at least send something nice through the mail to...

What Happens at Penland…

This time I have a really great reason for disappearing from Blogland for two months. Really. I was teaching an 8-week concentration at the Penland School of Crafts, which was one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences I’ve ever had. My plan was to...