http://colorjoy.com/weblog Art as an everyday attitude. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:18:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I printed this postcard in 2005. The image consists of five different "soft blocks" or "eraser stamps." I used different brands of soft block material (including a dollar store eraser, and art store Speedball block). I printed with rubberstamp-oriented "dye inks." I still like this image quite a lot. If you ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7598 It is old news that I don't like secrets. Somehow a secret feels like a middle-school problem to me. I do not feel comfortable leaving people out when others are "in" on the secret. Kindness  is important to me, and secrets feel unkind. Since I typically self publish, this is not ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7586 My life changed when I went to east Africa for 38 days in 2004-2005. My friend Altu, who grew up in Ethiopia, took me to meet her family. During that time we spent 1 week in Kenya and 1 week in Egypt. I have written several posts on my African trip ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7571 I have been without words for you lately. My life is at a point of change and re-evaluation, as lives do at times, and I find myself without a blog topic. It started when my car needed a new engine (last April). It was a hit I was ill-prepared to deal ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7550 My dad used to introduce my mom as his "First Wife" to get a raised eyebrow. My mom would reply that he was her "most recent husband." They had not ever been married to anyone else... So in that train of thought... this is me with my FAVORITE brother. I have ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7535 I am spending a little time each day this week, weeding out old things that I don't need anymore. I have boxes that I have moved from house to house and now is the time to purge. I've been through about 6-7 boxes so far. Only less than one box stays, ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7530 Late last week I was running a bunch of errands. I found myself waiting at a busy Lansing stoplight, next to an amazing vehicle, driven by an amazing-looking man. The vehicle was a motor-tricycle which was decorated to the extreme. The man driving was wearing a helmet (as is required by ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7527 I am a big fan of neighborhood events. I also especially love buying from people who own their own small businesses. Allen Street Market fits both bills. One of the food vendors, I know from knitting. Their kids took my knitting classes when I was at Foster Community Center. The market is ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7510 I have a friend who will become aged 6 next week. Last year, her mother heard me say that I had never used sidewalk chalk. So one day, my little friend and her mom gifted me with a big bin with many colors of chalk. Last year I used it once ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7507 Yesterday I was at the Okemos Public Library (Hope Borbas Branch - Mid Michigan). As I exited the building, I admired the garden. A movement caught my eye. It was a butterfly on a Purple Coneflower (Echinacea) flower. I can't tell you how happy I was to have my camera ... http://colorjoy.com/weblog/archives/7503