An eclectic mix of life, art & fiction

Deconstruction

“The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the pieces.” -Aldo Leopold Before I say anything else… Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were grand. How exciting to be writing my very first post in 2025. I’m… Read More
The Chill

“In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.” -William Blake It’s not really cold like this where I live, but the old house we reside in begs to differ. My fingers are frozen. This isn’t really about the… Read More
Art of Simplicity

“The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity”Douglas Horton I’m sure the meaning behind Horton’s quote was a bit more profound than the way I’m interpreting it – but it’s perfect nonetheless. Simplicity is hard! Basically, for many of… Read More
Peep Show

I had to take the evening off from overthinking my Less is More adventure. Not that I haven’t been doing things… it’s more so that trying to think of images I can create, that relate to the subject, gets kind… Read More
Vintage Appeal

Antiques: Grandma had it. Mom threw it out. I bought it back. I used a black and white photograph for the basis of this illustration, and it’s said to be from an old photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar… by photographer… Read More
Less is More

My riches consist not in the extent of my possessions, but in the fewness of my wants. -Joseph Brotherton A New Series is in the Works! I came up with the idea for this post several days ago, as well… Read More

Deconstruction