It’s nearing that time of year: the official season of standing on the shoreline while the waves nibble away the s…
Artist
CertainTees' Lee Tracy: Interview and Giveaway
The "Wearable Wisdom" of Lee Tracy is the remarkable result of one artist’s authentic journey to green. …
Zaishu!
No, Zaishu isn’t a new gadget or sugary snack. It’s a sturdy little table-seat-whatsit that happens to have …
Making Junk Mail Useful (and Artful)
This is about the positive and artful side of junk mail. I know, it’s a tough sell. Junk mail gets everyone riled.…
Andy Goldsworthy's Masterpieces of Art and Nature
A friend gave me a gift of the gorgeous book Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration With Nature some years ago. I’ve tr…
Artful Adornment from Ananda Khalsa
There’s a long tradition of jewelry made from exquisite miniature paintings, but the technique is contemporary, fr…
Tea for Two Lives
Tea accoutrements have been my life ever since my husband recovered from the flu and gave up coffee for good. He began c…
Catch the Wind
I love to watch babies, enchanted and giggling, as they gaze at mobiles moving gently above their cribs with every breez…