Overalls | Vision for a Carving Project
Paul’s interpretation of “overalls” began with a reflection on why he, himself, wears overalls so much of the time. “In a way, it’s an homage to Dad,” he says. He […]
Category Archives: Being Creative
Overalls | How I Became a Poet
Norma, whose medium is typically fabric, considers herself first a poet. And poetry is how she interpreted “overalls” in our Sibling Discovery Project. Norma’s poem is a reflection on a […]
Brenda Ueland
I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like a child stringing beads in kindergarten—happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead […]
Pablo Picasso
Art is the elimination of the unnecessary. Pablo Picasso, painter, and sculptor (1881-1973)
All Too Familiar
Day 117 prompt: Drink In a dress black as ink, She adjusted her mink. “May I buy you a drink?” he asked, with a wink. She hoped for heart-sync. A good […]
Ease Essay | Part 2 of 2
I think I was 17 when I made a Pendleton wool suit for 4-H judging. The fabric was expensive and heavy, and it had a checked pattern that required matching […]
Ease Essay | Part 1 of 2
I began sewing at a very young age. At five or six, I was hand stitching with needle and thread. Now and then, Mom would let me press the foot […]
This is My New Home
Thank you, WordPress! It was ridiculously easy to move all my poetry from Tumblr to this site today. I love my new blog home. In fact, I may very well […]
Hello & Welcome!
Welcome to my site. I decided it was high time to have a central online home for what I’m writing, creating and sharing. Migrating everything to this location will take […]
Ray Bradbury
My stories run up and bite me in the leg — I respond by writing them down — everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea […]
Jerome Jerome
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time […]
William Thackery
There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write. William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist (1811-1863)
Tug-of-War
My ambition to write is playing tug-of-war with a small army of anti-writers. They are strong, crafty opponents. I wake early, intending to spend 30 minutes with my journal before […]
Restless
Last night I labeled myself “restless.” Today I appreciate this fuller possible explanation … perhaps I am working to to get a messy brain in order. (Almost as interesting as […]
Satir
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. Virginia Satir
Beth Nyland 