by Sue Schlabach | Jun 21, 2024 | Creativity, In the Studio
Butterflies in my stomach, I overpacked the car with groceries, canvases, kitchen sinks and a bathing suit for good measure. So many months ago I applied for this residency, at a place I knew little about. Why do introverts sign on for such things? This introvert, in...
by Sue Schlabach | Jan 21, 2022 | Artists, Creativity, Vermont
I’ve had these words pinned beside my desk since last spring when I came upon them. I tried to live by them in 2021. But 2021 wasn’t so easy. It followed 2020 which was somewhat worse. But 2019 was really hard for me with the death of my mother, so I’ve decided that...
by Sue Schlabach | Jan 21, 2020 | Creativity, Winter
Thank you Robert Shetterly for your vision and fortitude in bringing your art Americans Who Tell the Truth to my local gallery, The White River Gallery at BALE in South Royalton. This is the third time I’ve had the privilege of seeing some of your portraits in...
by Sue Schlabach | May 31, 2019 | Creativity, Design, In the Studio
Who will be the future apprentices—the ones who will put in the time? Hammer the metal one thousand blows to make the perfect horseshoe? These are things I think about when I despair about smart phones and sound bytes and plastic debris filling the oceans. When my...
by Sue Schlabach | Feb 17, 2019 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Design
Today I opened up to a list of 50 Things I Love that I wrote back in the fall. Do you have a pen handy? If so, do yourself a favor, and write down 50 things you love. It is affirming and—if all goes well—you’ll end up with a list of 58 or 62 or 75! The ones on...
by Sue Schlabach | Sep 15, 2017 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Design, Family, Vermont
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...
