I have been so busy getting ready for the workshops—including all the kinds of prep that you do when you’re about to go out of town for four days, getting ahead with work and doing laundry and figuring out what to pack—that I haven’t had time or energy for much of anything else. But I […]

• Discovering Cadbury mini eggs (how did I not know how good they are?) • A satisfying walk • The Boots cosmetics aisle at Target • Hearing a happy client’s voice • Year of the Dog • Baking chocolate chip cookies with Siddo • Tiny packets of collage ephemera • Kyle’s cousin Kyle • Lunchtime […]

* Watching TV after 40 days of (practically) none. * Stranger Than Fiction on DVD (thank you, Easter Bunny). * Making Easter brunch with Mom. A tall pile of blueberry pancakes. Bacon dipped in maple syrup. * The new issue of Optic Nerve is out—and I can’t wait to read it. * Auntie Em’s mini […]

One of my favorite things about the Internet is the fantastic and fun array of personal projects that people begin, like Jessica Williams’ “I’m Too Sad To Tell You” photography project and The Paper Crane Project and, of course, Rama’s portrait party, projects begun just because. These projects are tiny threads that connect hearts and […]