And, suddenly…it’s November! My mom has an incredible green thumb, and her dad, Grandfather Bud to me, studied forestry at Syracuse. Growing up identifying every plant that crossed our path (or was even close to our path), I’ve learned enough to identify most common plants, but I’m still no expert. More than anything, I have …
Our new-to-us Challenge MP-15 press, in storage in my dad’s wood shop for a while. I know this press is meant to be ours because when I went out to meet it for the first time, it had its own Charlotte-in-residence. I saw a brilliant little brown spider and egg sacs galore on her web. …
Despite the silence, there’s no lack of activity around the homestead – not to worry! We’re just lacking in hours in the day and energy enough to conquer it all. We’ve been up to plenty. A few custom projects – one a birthday celebration book filled with letters to the client’s mother; another an illustrator’s …
Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and that means our little workshop is buzzing with sewing, gluing, printing, scoring, packing, shipping, folding, and tearing. Boxes of cards and piles of covers in progress and books to be sewn are e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e. and it’s busy, busy, busy, which is just how I like it! In the …
In the midst of prepping for the holiday season, I challenged myself to hone my drawing skills with a little exercise. I know that daily drawing, just like daily walks, limbers up the mind and body, and I wanted to start getting myself in shape. This New York Times blog post reminded me to share …
