Comments on: My Fourth Blogiversary

By: Mom

Mom — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:51:12 +0000

Yes, you are a good writer and so were both of your grandmothers. Grandma Illa had a column in the midwest magizine,The Farmer, called Country Living. Grandma Ruth wrote for the weekly newspapers, both in Henderson and Janesville, MN. She loved telling the tale of when she started, she would call folks on the telephone to introduce herself with “This is the new editor’s wife.” After a long day, she caught herself saying, “This is the editor’s NEW wife!”

By: Karla

Karla — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:33:51 +0000

Wow! Sorry I’m so behind! Hope your birthday was memorable and Happy Blogiversary! I’m still catching up from the Holiday!
I love your “column”! You write well and often touch on things that I find of interest. Books of peoples musings do get published, I for one have always seeked them out. The human thought process is very interesting to me, maybe because I sometimes feel very confused and am hoping to find a path to understanding from others. Now that could be a subject for a column. I’m thinking of starting a blog myself, even though putting myself “out there” strikes fear in my heart! I want to share, but ….
And as for being an artist, life is art, how a person lives life can be art, how a person thinks can be art.
You are a writer, a muscian, a singer, a fiber artist (painting yarn) and you’re a dancer. You’re obviously creative in many areas. I’m sure I missed something, but I didn’t miss that you are an Artist.

By: Maryellen

Maryellen — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:53:12 +0000

I consider myself an artist but I don’t mention it to many people as it almost seems a threat. I say I’m an artist then some unhappy person says no your not you just do that fill in blank. Over the past ten years I’ve done my own thing time permitting and I’m looking forward to doing it more next year when my daughter starts second grade. I’m babbling but I really agree with what you said and enjoy your blog and enjoyed your class at Michigan three years ago.

By: Patch

Patch — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:11:45 +0000

Happy Blogiversary!

I occasionally do “soft block printmaking” which is also sometimes called “eraser carving” and is related to something called “mail art.”

Have you ever heard of letterboxing? It’s a hobby that’s only recently started to get popular, but it’s been around in various incarnations for 150 years or so. It’s current incarnation is thusly: someone handcarves an eraser-type rubber stamp, places it in a water resistant container (inside a ziplock bag too!), along with a logbook. Then they post clues somewhere online, and other people go try to find it, carrying along their own personal stamp and logbook. When they find the letterbox, they stamp their own stamp into the box’s book, and the box’s stamp into their own book, replace everything, and continue on their way.

A lot of the letterboxes around here are out in the woods or along the beaches, so it’s great exercise as well as fun art. Hiking and puzzle solving and graphic design and carving and book binding, it’s my perfect hobby. ;D