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A fireplace was something required in the house Nick and I bought. I was willing to compromise on the front porch, kitchen size, and number of...
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When I look at this photograph I imagine a twenty-something-year-old wandering through an abandoned barn, enjoying a spontaneous afternoon out...
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Sometimes I wonder as Nick and I are walking through the grocery store, if people think we are crazy. We are a very goofy couple. We are const...
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Fall is hands down my favorite season. I love the changing colors, the reds and yellow contrasting against the bright blue sky. The way the co...
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It was my fall break, a whole week off from school, needless to say, I was loving my job at the moment. I decided to spend my break sitting on...
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Engage your sculpture students with this life size tape person project. Students work in groups to create tape sculptures of themselves, insta...
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This was a boiling point for me. The first few weeks of school were behind me, but the stress of the year had been piling up. It was my second...
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Creating an artistic pumpkin is much easier than you may think. All you need are a few everyday items and some art supplies, and you can creat...
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  Being born and raised in the south also means that I was born and raised with the Braves. Growing up I remember rooting for Chipper Jones, J...
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I was thrilled when I finished my first visual journal cover to cover, and I couldn’t wait to start my new book. When I first found my s...
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This is my most recent mixed-media painting. I was commissioned to create something with blues, greens, and yellows, but other than that it wa...
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I finally reached the end. I reached the end of my journey, the end of my first visual journal. I worked cover to cover until every page was f...
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