by Elaine | Oct 17, 2021 | My Art & Studio
I heard on a podcast (Stuff You Missed in History Class) about a study done by the Department of Home Economics on housework. Yes, the U.S. government used to have a Department of Home Economics! The study report was called, “Is the Modern Housewife a Lady of...
by Elaine | Sep 28, 2021 | My Art & Studio
Do you have a friend with a sympathetic face? Or maybe you’re that person – people instantly feel they can trust you, and they talk your ear off. You wish they’d stop because frankly, it’s exhausting. I have a friend like that, and I made this...
by Elaine | Sep 15, 2021 | My Art & Studio
The Back Story on The Perfect Tweet Here is the tweet, which someone else declared perfect: I whipped up an award for The Perfect Tweet, because medals and awards are a thing that I do. Variations on a Theme I also tried the award out with a skeleton, purchased just...
by Elaine | Aug 10, 2021 | Micro Galleries, My Art & Studio
This year I became an artist whose work has been shown internationally, which is a cool thing! First my quilt, Blood and Fire was added as a “block” to the Covid 19 Quilt, a project of Tal Fitzpatrick and Kate Just, both of Australia. That project lives...
by Elaine | Jul 28, 2021 | My Art & Studio
I turned on the radio in my car one day to hear a man going on and on about how much the Indiana Jones movies meant to him, and how it continues to influence his life. Gradually, I discovered that I was listening to National Public Radio’s new interview series, Movies...
by Elaine | Jul 5, 2021 | My Art & Studio
How the Matchbox Art Came to Be I had both little tiny model railroad people and time cards in my studio. And a box of 50 empty matchboxes, so naturally, I combined them! First, I made Salaryman, naturally, he’s got the Monday timecard. Folks encouraged me to...
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