“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent Van Gogh The foreground of a painting acts as an invitation to allow the eye to move comfortably to the focal point. In a way, it is a promise that the viewer will enjoy the journey. An inviting foreground is like an eye-catching welcome mat against a front door. It makes one Continue Reading
A Squirrel with Pearls
“Sometimes big trees grow out of acorns. I think I heard that from a squirrel.” —Jerry Coleman My husband made an observation during our many years together. I think it started watching me enjoy the movie “Chicken Run” for the third time. I kindly dismissed him to go and work on one of his varied projects, while he chuckled and graciously accepted. His Continue Reading
Driving Through Oso to RockPort, WA
“Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination” – Drake At the end of the summer of 2017, Kirk and I took a car trip to the Kootenay region in British Columbia, Canada. We had several overnight stops planned on the way. You will learn about all our destination in future posts. After we left our home on a late September Continue Reading
Something Old Becomes Something New
"I am always doing that which I cannot do the I may learn how to do it." -- Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973) Did you know that nine million tons of furniture go into landfills every year? That number continues to rise. From 2005 to 2015 the number grew from 7.6 million tons to 9.69 million tons. That stat was from 2015, so it's probably increased each year Continue Reading