Entries Tagged as 'Artsy/Crafty'
A long way to Seattle
Seattle is approximately 2500 miles away from Pittsburgh, which works out to about half a day of flying when you take into account drives to and from airports, connections and time zone changes–a long ways away! And a really long ways away if you consider the path I took to get there. Even after I [...]
Categories: Artsy/Crafty · Life
Macarons, S’il Vous Plait!
Surprise surprise, I am better at making crochet macarons than the real-deal edible versions. Not macarOOns mind you, but the delicate French macaron, an almond-based meringue sandwich cookie. (It feels demeaning to call it a “cookie”). I have baked chocolate and pistachio macarons, but they didn’t quite turn out perfectly, the meringue tops and bottoms [...]
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Hoping for “a good summer full of beautiful sight, sound, and creativity”
Some time in April, I signed up for “Mail Art,” an art swap organized by The Artclash Collective, which is based in Philadelphia. Participants receive four names with mailing addresses and you agree to send a piece of art (small, 2-D pieces that can easily fit into a standard envelope are the common choice, but [...]
Categories: Artsy/Crafty · Life · Writing
A Tethered Time, A Sociable Sedentariness
It is almost amusing to have to promote the Ulcerative Colitis Success essay contest for which I was chosen as a semi-finalist, from the confines of a hospital bed, where I’ve been for 10 days now. ‘Tis the ultimate test of remaining positive regarding this disease if there ever was one. Last year, 700 people [...]
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One little giraffe
For better or worse, there’s nothing more motivating than hearing “I bet you can’t do that” when you’re trying to achieve something. I came across the endeavor known as One Million Giraffes from a fellow determined and creative soul (and friend) by the name of Ashley Albert, of kids’ rock band The Jimmies fame. The [...]
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Re-working reality
“‘To re-work reality’ I had written somewhere: temeritous, presumptuous words indeed–for it is reality which works and reworks us on its slow wheel.” -Lawrence Durrel, Clea Um, where did April go? April was a cruel month in some ways, staying true to the T.S. Eliot poem, but let’s focus on the positive. When everything seemed [...]
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