I sometimes forget that I am more creative than most. I had a professional Artwork Installer help me put frames up this month, and he was surprised he didn’t need to design the layout of the wall. A blend of my own and inspirational creations that are finally on my wall People can be so […]
“If you look deep within, you will find a brilliant light. Too many, far too many, squint and turn away from the shine. Let your eyes adjust, and bathe in the radiance.” ~ unattributed Wow, after posting my “unwrapped” blog about Style, the Radvent I caught up on was Wrapping. It asks how you present […]
Princess Lasertron’s Radvent on Style has a fabulous opening: “Ladylike dressing is making a comeback, opening the door to beautifully defined silhouettes, exciting accessories, and life with grace and style in all the details. The exciting thing about being a modern example of style is that we don’t have to look a certain way there’s no […]
I’m sitting on a fear-busting Radvent entry but Princess Lasertron is nice enough to give me a cop-out with this Music post. Graphic re-blogged with permission from Princess Lasertron. I actually just made a Christmas mix for my friend. It is so much quicker to do this in iTunes than it was when I grew […]
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” ~William Wordsworth Last weekend I visited Piccolo Theatre’s Holiday Panto (ends tomorrow, December 17). Jessica Puller did a fabulous job writing Space Wars. I thought it would be a Star Wars vs. Star Trek type show, but the geekery was far better than that. This review […]
“When I consider my actions as performing certain ideas, it helps me reclaim my agency.” ~Katie F-S Yesterday I attended a free concert performance in Northwestern’s Alice Millar chapel. I’ve passed by this beautiful building many times and admired its external stained glass window. The internal windows are just as beautiful. You can read about […]
I’ll have to let Radvent go through January because there are a few good topics this week. Today I’ll work on Influencing. Â Image re-blogged with permission from Princess Lasertron Five of my greatest influences is difficult to narrow down. I could easily do this exercise for every year of my life, as well as make […]
“I love geeking out on art while drinking wine.” ~ Jennifer Yang, Meetup organizer On December 2 I visited a painting and sculpting studio with a local Meetup group. I first met this lovely group at the Ravenswood Art Walk. Vitruvian Art Studio offers drawing, painting, sculpture and anatomy classes. It took me a while […]
Today I am planning on working with Princess Lasertron’s “how to get started” prompts to get my 2012 goals fleshed out. Identifying my mission to “begin to be the person you want to be today” is a daunting task, so these 6 tips will help me move it along. Image re-blogged with permission from Princess […]
“Zie ginds komt de stoomboot uit Spanje weer aan.” ~ Sinterklaas lied Happy Sinterklaas! I forgot to order my kruidnoten this year so it is passing this household without much ado. Today I’m busy wrapping up two Christmas orders and haven’t even started to draft the blogs about my two fabulous Friday outings. Technically I […]
