Paper Dreams Among the Seams

This week, my Blogtober travels included an Artist Talk with costume designer Christina Beam, the creator of In the Woods: a collection of full-scale, storybook-adjacent paper costumes. Snow White’s hood This display of fantastical finery, complete with several decidedly spooky ensembles, was highlighted as part of 2023’s ArtWeek Berkshires, and featured Beam’s work that is … Continue reading Paper Dreams Among the Seams

The Top 10 WriterJax Posts of 2022

Reviewing a year of blog posts is similar to culling photos for the annual holiday card. It's an exercise that sparks memories, offers reassurance that the year was busier or more well-spent than remembered, and always uncovers a few gems in the batch, suitable for (re)sharing with others.

Art with Little Purpose

My latest foray into paper crafting is making playing-card-sized collages. Most are 2x3, and currently overflowing from the container they’re in, because I don’t yet know what to do with most of them. Some have been turned into gift tags; others ended up in my current Project Life scrapbook as embellishments. Other than that, these … Continue reading Art with Little Purpose