das Altenheim
I walked by a retirement home today on the way to the post office. Everyone was sitting outside. I passed by an old couple. The husband was feeding the wife, who was staring straight ahead. We made eye contact. Her face was completely expressionless, but her eyes followed mine as I walked past. I looked [...]
Blog migration!
welcome to the new blog design. i decided to switch services because the new one offered me more control over the design and easier interfaces. i promise this is a good change, not like when your parents made you move during high school and you’re still mad. and not like when starbucks stopped serving your [...]
the olympics
so. let me give you a little context for this: i am doing another one of Julia Cameron’s books after having finished the Artist’s Way a few months ago. it was so transformative and encouraging, that i wanted to keep up the momentum. so i went out and bought another of her books: vein of [...]
It’s story time!
Do you think it would be fun to write a story and use some of my drawings as illustrations? You do? I knew it. You are so great! Here’s the link: http://storybird.com/dwell-deep/Have fun! Love,Sam p.s. Tara Lazar wrote this one and it’s pretty funny (at least i think so!)
going on a bear hunt…
remember that book? my mom used to read it to me with lots of sound effects and various voices. she really should have pursued something in theater. she was fantastic at reading stories. anyhow. the bears are in the shop! xo, sam
craft showcase: papernstitch!
hello everyone! sorry for no posting yesterday, but it was monday. monday. phew, glad THAT’S over! today i wanted to tell you that my work is being featured on a great website: http://papernstitch.com/ it’s run by this great gal Brittni and she hand picks artisans and crafters to be a part of her monthly showcase. [...]
Moleskines Arrived!!!
So a while back I put a few of my Moleskine sketches from my trip to New Haven into a contest by Chronicle Books. I was selected as one of the 5 winners and just got my prize today: A folio sized watercolor notebook!! A standard sized sketchbook!! A set of 3 small plain journals!! [...]
using just my words
i try to take a walk every morning after i write. there is a loop i like to take around the north part of central park, which affords me a pleasant combination of people-watching and nature-observation that i find stimulating and inspiring. today the wind kept gusting up in random bursts and shaking the leaves [...]
Coming soon: Bears
Today I was going to make two bears and build panels… but then I ended up making FOUR bears and no panels… yet anyway. The goal is to get these and some new paintings in the shop on Friday, so be on the lookout! I’m really excited about the painting idea in my head and [...]
#18 The Thrifted Shirt
.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } I got this on a recent trip to Philadelphia to see this lady and her new baby and ended up getting to go thrifting with this lady. I got two shirts for $6. This [...]
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