The inspiration for this journal, beyond, the desire to do something freaking awesome, has been to use my Inktense Pencils to create images of the Lovecraftian ‘monsters’.  I am awed by the...

This week’s lesson in the Love Art Happy Life was on Gustav Klimt and the task was to do a Klimt-inspired piece as homework.  I continue to recommend this e-course as it is helping me think about art...

Several years ago I obtained a puzzle that was a picture of clock gears and parts all strewn about; I don’t remember where or why.  I’m not really a puzzle person, so having and doing the puzzle...

Today is a sad day for me. Several months ago, I happened upon the HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast and have been hooked ever since.  I loved the fact that all of my favorite stories were read, dissected and...

mind·ful·ness ˈmīn(d)f(ə)lnəs/ noun the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. “their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition” a mental state achieved by focusing...

My father recently took a course at the local cooperative extension on Chinese Medicinal Herb Production in the United States.  In this talk, he learned about the different herbs that could be grown for sale...

My grandmother recently passed and part of adulting is helping to clean out your loved ones possessions.  It isn’t a fun thing to do, but it has to fall to someone.  Part of my responsibility was to...

Hey there and welcome back to my mud art project! In the event that I didn’t give full credit for the inspo on this series in first installment, Paul Bozzo is the artist I learned this from via YouTube...