Tag Archives: maps

Friday Night Flicks : Psalter World Map

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

Tonight’s flick combines two of my loves: books and maps. The video is from the British Library Learning series on Vimeo.     You might spend a few minutes this weekend admiring some pop-up and movable books —another of my … Continue reading →

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Moving Right Along

Posted on May 3, 2020 by

If you have been following this blog for a while you may recall that I spent several weeks early in 2019 backing paper for use in works for my September 2020(?) exhibition Square Dance at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery … Continue reading →

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Sewing Along

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

I have been sewing the letters on panels for L is for Lettering, and as of yesterday afternoon I am about two thirds done. I have produced a lot of little thread ends.

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A Bit of Progress

Posted on January 19, 2020 by

I have been easing back into working on pieces for Square Dance — my upcoming (September) solo exhibition at the Saskatchewan Craft Council Gallery. G is for Geography has remained on my worktable since late November, while I worked on … Continue reading →

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July Was Map Month

Posted on August 4, 2019 by

On June 16 Dinahmow posted a call for people to post maps on their blog in July and leave a link in her comments. Somehow I missed the fact that last Sunday was the last Sunday in July (too busy? … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit About A Lot Of Things

Posted on March 3, 2019 by

I am currently working on two projects which I can’t show you as they are planned entries in a juried competition. In the unlikely event that one or other of the jurors should stumble across this blog, it would rather … Continue reading →

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A Celebratory Paper Toy

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

Sometime last Sunday afternoon, this blog reached 100,000 views. While that may not be an impressive number to some, it was quite exciting for me. In celebration, I decided to give away one of the paper toys I designed last … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on October 21, 2018 by

We returned from England on Wednesday evening at 10 p.m. —about 5 a.m. Thursday in England— and I have been busy ever since. The laundry has all been done, and I have had an emergency dental appointment to fix the … Continue reading →

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Still Sorting (but actually getting some work done)

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

The interminable process continues: I am working on clearing my work surfaces bit by bit. Things that are work-related but have no specific home in the house got piled on my two work benches while I was clearing other parts … Continue reading →

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Posted on July 23, 2017 by

David and I took a few days off this past week and went North. I had never been to Lac La Ronge before, so the road beyond Prince Albert was new to me. It doesn’t actually show on this Google … Continue reading →

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