September is here and school has started again for my grade schoolers, albeit a bit differently than a typical school year. One of the subjects I love helping my 3rd grader with is Language Arts. There, they read stories and answer questions about comprehension to make sure they get the full meaning out of the …
The activity on my desk
While setting things temporarily on my new desk, I see tons of projects and things that I meant to do, to complete and never did so. We’re in the process of moving from one house to another, so in all the packing, things are getting shifted around. I do like that I have the opportunity …
Postcard swap: The Sun, the moon, and the stars
I’ve barely gotten the last swap of minicards out, and here I am announcing the third quarter postcard swap. We’ve got to keep with the quarterly schedule, though. The theme is “the sun, the moon, and the stars”. If you’ve participated in some of these swaps before, take note that I’ve changed the way you …
Review of the minicard swap
This past Friday I mailed out 151 envelopes to 12 different countries, all filled with amazing swapped mini-cards. The return envelopes alone were so beautiful together! If you aren’t familiar with what this project was, many of us began working on these cards way back in April. With so many of us sheltering in place …
Online course: Learning from others to encourage your creativity
Art class Friday, July 17th, 4pm Pacific Tuesday, July 21st, 10am Pacific Cost $10 Sign up: https://collective.margaretemiller.com/plans/52211 Inside the free community Collage Art Collective, we are exploring this month’s goal of increasing creativity. One of the best ways I know how to foster creativity is through the inspiration of others. Often I keep images of …
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