School, Creativity, and Work: Using all three for Life’s Balance
It took me until I was in my 40’s to discover (or rediscover) my creative side. In school, I was a serious student, striving for straight A’s (usually getting them),…
Category: crafting
Conditioning for Anxiety or Creativity ?
Gardening, woodworking, jewelry making, painting, 3-D printing, writing, and music making – these are just a few of the hobbies that my immediate family pursues. Lately, I have spent some…
Ten+ Years of Jewelry Making
Today, I made a decision to close my Etsy shop, Carol’s Jewelry Orchard. It’s been open for ten years! Ten Years! Wow! I seriously do not know where the time…
Since Sunday
Today, I drove The Great River Road to deliver my handcrafted jewelry to an art gallery/gift shop in McGregor, Iowa. It is my 6th season there. Usually, I also volunteer…
Photo Challenge: Any Kind Of Geometric Shape in Black and White
The following are my entries for Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge on January 3, 2019. The prompt is for any kind of Geometric Shape in Black and White. Although…
Art Shows
What do you get out of attending an art show when you are an artist? This morning, my husband, my youngest son (16), and myself attended a juried art show…
Bargain Days
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday, a day of the week that connects us with other writers and authors who post in the like named forum hosted by Two Writing Teachers!…
The Artist in Me
This past Friday night I was a featured guest artist at an art gallery three hours from my home. While I have made and sold handcrafted jewelry for ten years…
