Hey there and Happy New Year! I was scrolling through my email this morning, looking for inspiration and found an email from Journal 52. Now, as some may recall, I started this art and creativity journey...
Each year, Corning, NY plays host to its own street festival in honor of its prime commodity: glass. This year marks the fifth iteration of GlassFest and while I haven’t attended in a couple of years...
There is a much larger story surrounding my endeavor to make homemade tomato paste. This story will be told at a later date. Today, I will just share my triumph of will and patience that led to this culinary...
This past year my last living grandparent moved on and it was the first time I took an active role in the sorting of a life. I guess it is a rite of passage in some ways, as it makes you feel different...
On our recent trip to Acadia, I wanted a souvenir. Not one that would be ordinary though. One that I could use, something functional. I found a hand-bound leather journal and my expectations soared. It is...
‘I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Penniless, and at the end of my supply of the drug which alone, makes life endurable, I can bear the torture no...
The weather this year has thus far been unpredictable and varied. Our late Winter and early Spring has consisted of a mix of 70F days and 20F days, often within 24 hours of each other. It hasn’t done...
I’m not going to lie, I am vaguely daunted by the concept of the Night Gaunt and am thinking of doing something radically different medium-wise to convey these creatures. Like many of Lovecraft’s...