As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been making a LOT of changes to this website. I created this website in 2010, and having it has basically been on-the-job…
I’ve been working on a ton of website upgrades lately. I have pages for all of my artworks now, and each page has the piece’s details (title, year, materials, and…
It’s that time of year again! Deck The Halls Christmas Market is happening this weekend. This will be the third year of Deck The Halls (and my third as a…
If there’s one thing in the world that I love*, it’s pens. I have all kinds of pens. It doesn’t seem to matter how many pens I have; I just…
Story time! I’ve done soap reviews for a long time — they’ve just been in my own head. I’ve loved soap since I was a kid, but sometime ago I…
I LOVE SOAP. All kinds of soap, but especially bar soap. I love everything about the experience of trying a new soap. Do you KNOW how many different soaps there…
Hi, my name is Whitney, and I have a thinking problem. That’s cute, right, that pun? I thought it was cute. {: It’s true though — I have a thinking…
A while back I completed a special commission for a friend, which you can see above. Her request: A necklace and pair of earrings. As she is African Canadian, she…
It’s February! Wow, already a month into 2017. Where does the time go? My January was a pretty unfocused month. 2016 was rough on me energy-wise, and the last few…
2017 has started off with a lot of introspection. Something got me interested in Wicca again, soon after the new year. I can’t call myself Wiccan, just like I can’t…
Change happens slowly. My internal narrative is that my home is a wreck. In many ways it is. But when I look around, and really see where things are, I…
Another year has arrived! That means it’s time to review the previous year and welcome the new one, and also to pick a Word of the Year for 2017. So…
So ok, I admit it, I sometimes have a hard time letting things go. Tonight I discovered a series of cracks in my prized hand-carved jewelry stamp. Hey, I’m allowed…
SO! Onto part 2, wherein I continue talking about the art date I had with my lovely friend Gayle. You can read part 1 here. — After the beach, Gayle…
My lovely friend Gayle invited me to join her last weekend for cat smooches, Gayle cuddles, and artsy things. She enticed me with the promise of trying out her new…
Note: This is the first part of my Tidying Up series, where I discuss the journey I’m taking with Marie Kondo’s “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” and my reasons…
Astoundingly, right now I sit at 0 unread messages in my email inbox. To all of you Inbox Zero followers and gurus out there, that might not seem like a…
Foreward: I wrote this post a long time ago, but for whatever reason, I never posted it. I post it now in memory of our beautiful boy cat, Orion, whom…
Last week, we had to say goodbye to our beloved boy cat, Orion. Our precious O-boy. We’ve worried about him for the past month — no, scratch that — the…
Hah! Ok, so, the title’s a little weird since we’re a month and a half into the new year, but…yea, I’ve been MIA, and I finally feel strong enough to…