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The death of Scott Walker has left me with a hole in my heart. His voice, so individual, intense, so beautiful, still has the same capacity to move me today that it did the first time I heard it. His songs and albums are among the most beautiful I’ve heard in my life, and they […]

A blog detailing art, music, drama, and dance activities planned by Art Relief International and Cultural Canvas, Thailand.

thought i had to post some of my arts here so it’s nor empty

Hole in one first birthday themed party for our baby boy Jet! Had so much fun seeing this kid's birthday party theme come to life!

The death of Scott Walker has left me with a hole in my heart. His voice, so individual, intense, so beautiful, still has the same capacity to move me today that it did the first time I heard it. His songs and albums are among the most beautiful I’ve heard in my life, and they […]

Construction project moves popular attraction to the museum's roof.

The death of Scott Walker has left me with a hole in my heart. His voice, so individual, intense, so beautiful, still has the same capacity to move me today that it did the first time I heard it. His songs and albums are among the most beautiful I’ve heard in my life, and they […]

Sharing all the details of Porter's hole-in-one first birthday party. The day was filled with balloons, golf-themed snacks and lots of cake!

The death of Scott Walker has left me with a hole in my heart. His voice, so individual, intense, so beautiful, still has the same capacity to move me today that it did the first time I heard it. His songs and albums are among the most beautiful I’ve heard in my life, and they […]

In my last post, I told you about all the fun we had with our guests at E.J.'s golf-themed first birthday party. But now, I want to talk abo...

Most of the living spaces in Aegean Pool House are outdoors—including the enviable open kitchen and dining room.

Isolating Colors Chart I hope you are having a great week! I was coloring a tutorial image for Tracing Memories outline, and I realized that a trick I use with attendees should probably be added to my blog. An old trick artists use when they want to figure out what color something is, they isolate that color by looking through a card with a hole cut out of it. Then they can compare that one spot with the colors they are working with. I know some people have taken their large Copic color charts and done something similar so they could identify color matches, by punching a small hole in each swatch. But, those charts are kinda small, and I don't have a long-arm small hole-punch. So, I made a special color chart that I wanted to share. To make this easier for the class I'm working with, I created this helpful chart for 36 colors per half-page (72 colors per printout). This is set up so that you can punch the holes with a standard, single hole-punch. To use this chart, right-click on the image and download it. Then, simply print it on your favorite marker paper and color in each rectangle with the colors you have. Write the color number next to it. Punch each hole. Then, line up the colored page with the area you are trying to color-match. As you can see from this close-up of the dog photo, the grass is somewhere between G28 and G99. So, when I go to color, I will use a mix of those two colors. I actually want the grass a little lighter, so I threw some G24 into the picture first, then scribbled in G28 and G99. For the lighter gray on the dog, my color guide told me that C2 is a good match. This is a really handy quick reference, especially if you have a hard time matching colors to the Copic color spectrum, or if you only have a limited range of colors and have a hard time figuring out which will match the best. Here is the finished picture. I colored him with G24, G28, G99, YG11, YG13, YG17, G02, E33, E27, E49, 100, C2, C5, R85, and B41. instead of worrying about keeping the daisies white while coloring, I went back after I was done coloring and added them back in using Copic Opaque White. The original photo was taken by Chelsea Lowery, of her big dog, Rupert. He's such a cutie!

Space is dangerous, but also beautiful... and NOW, thanks to this next recipe, it can be delicious as well! So I'm going to get real with you, I got a little sneaky with this recipe... I've made about a gazillion homemade chocolate cakes in my life, but this time I just wasn't in the mood. So I opted for a store-bought fudge bundt cake! Since the recipe calls for freezing the cake, I think the store bought version actually tastes better ':/ Confessions aside, there was no cheating on the showstopper of a dessert. It's just a simple decorated disc of heavenly chocolate resting on top of this traditional Baked Alaska like a halo from space!

This delightful stitch pattern from Barbara Walker’s Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns makes a charming and unconventional dishcloth. I have modified the pattern to close the large holes that result from making the bobbles. If you use a multicolored yarn the bobbles seem to enlarge and stretch out the colors like a magnifying glass! I wrote this pattern for Knitpicks cotton yarn “Dishie”. If you prefer to use one of the thicker yarns such as Peaches & Crème I would go up to a #6 needle, and reduce the stitches to 33. If you find it cumbersome to turn your work multiple times to make the bobbles, this dishcloth is the perfect vehicle to teach yourself the technique called “knitting back backwards”. You can find a good tutorial HERE