As I sit back in my mental comfy chair, done with holiday shows, done with the schlepping, caput with the sore feet from standing, just done all the way around, I have a lot to be thankful for in this Earthly realm.  As fleeting as I hear it is, some days it seems long and drawn out. And though we don’t know how close to our personal edge we silently creep, be grateful to be able to take another step, [...]

Yes, planning for the holidays while the heat ripples off of the  pavement is a daunting task. I am busy thinking cool thoughts for inspiration and have been reading up on submitting product for holiday gift guides. They leave me kind of cold. I pride myself on creating daily as a stream of consciousness, not a production line. That is not conducive to getting the masses to buy your stuff. Really? The masses. Is that my audience? My work has [...]