There’s something magical about getting a piece of real, handmade correspondence in the mail, especially these days. This year, I’ve been trying to make mail art on a regular basis, so when I heard about the MailArt 365 project, … Read the rest
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Grocery bags, gift wrap & good fortune
My mom is one of the most creative, loving, hilarious, and wonderful people in the world. She’s the sort of person that brings delight and laughter wherever she goes. It is the highest stroke of good fortune and grace that … Read the rest
Another anemone anomaly
Made at sunset on a chilly evening, from two brown paper bags full of paper towel rolls, cut into thirds, then painted with an old sponge brush, inside and out.
Halloween 2010: Year of the Cat(Bot)
I had a bunch of lofty — some might say far-fetched — ideas for this year’s Halloween costume. Owl with rotating head and glowing eyes. A giant honking Canada Goose, as a salute to Lake Merritt’s glut of geese. … Read the rest
Anemones and sweetgum fruit: Nature-inspired cardboard sculpture
Following up from last week’s cardboard toilet paper roll project, I decided to try experimenting with cut texture and a bit of paint on a few of the rolls. It was fun!
To me, the result resembles fruit from … Read the rest
Rolling, rolling, rolling…
I’ve been experimenting with making a few wall pieces out of the humble yet ubiquitous cardboard toilet paper roll. I really like the fact that, when squished and glued together, they look vaguely like a honeycomb, or something cellular.





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