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the crossroads of art and life
Inside the Photograph: Rodney Smith
In February my husband gave me a Valentine card of "Couple Kissing, London England," by Rodney Smith. At first, I thought it was a painting (in the spirit of Andrew Wyeth). R's message began with: "Look at that fireplace! Look at that cat! Look at those heels!" I just...
Life at the Crossroad
Back in 2010 I subtitled my new blog 129 Twig and Vine 'At the Intersection Between Art and Life. All these years later, I am living—literally—at an intersection. We moved into the little brick house in ate April and the year of work is slowly ebbing from our achy...
The Little Brick House on the Corner
There is a little village near here where my family lives. My brother and his wife moved there in 1995, and this small town—with only a couple hundred residents—took them in. My parents bought a house around the corner from my brother in 2004, and also became active...
Frosty Feeling, Antidote: Hygge
Welcome January. I guess. The world is frosty, and I'm working to warm my heart to the hard work ahead. Outside the windows it's fairly bleak and monochrome. But red, green and blue keep popping up saying, "Hey look at me!!" Safe marching in Washington, Sisters. In...
New Clothes for an Old Sofa
Most of our furniture is gleaned from family houses, the curb or swapped with friends. I like the eclectic nature of the whole. But we do have a sofa that we acquired new in the late 1990s when I did design work for a furniture store and was paid in furniture. We...
Grape Picking in a Vermont Vineyard
I can already feel the indoor dayscreeping upon us. So a weekendoutdoors among the vines wasa welcome invitation. My brother began planting a vineyard for Red Horse winery six years ago, and this year was a bumper crop for the two white and one red variety of grapes...
October Fog
October mornings—when not frosty—are usually adrift with fog in pocket valleys. This weekend marked the peak of color for autumn foliage and the mist and sun only amplified the treetops. I had a long drive from here to the Red Horse Winery to help pick La Crescent...
Good Morning Weekend
Here's a little weekend watercolor applied over an ink drawing I did a while ago. It's part of this collection if you'd like to see more. Wishing you a happy weekend and some creativity or exploring on your horizon. I am painting and sewing this morning, and then will...
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