Scrolls on the Road: Winter & Spring
Travel is a state of mind. Sometimes it takes you far away. Sometimes, just around the corner. These are from early 2019. February in Santiago, Chile With native Coconut Palms,…
Traveling the Greenway
Scroll 22 visits Sycamore Greenway in May. Honking, nesting geese, bird sounds, and yellow dandelions like stars in the tall green grass constellation. Plus drawings in June. After rains, late-planted…
The 100 Drawings Project: February Update
My busy life involves balancing studio work with arts administration and advocacy for other artists. Pursuing drawing in a regularized way has always been an unrealized goal. That's because drawing requires making…
Natural Dyeing on the Prairie: Botanical Colors + Scattergood School
This weekend I was in my "happy place," attending a two day natural dye workshop conducted by Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors and held at Scattergood Friends (Quaker) School…
Bird talk…
Friday during a conference call, heard a fuss on the back porch, --looked out and saw a hawk clawing the screen to get out. Tried to shoo her to the…
Time for a Handkerchief…handmade, of course!
Being a regular dog-walker and outdoor person, there are many occasions when a good old fashioned handkerchief would be just the ticket. Launder once a week or sooner if you…
Another Kind of Surface Design
Sometimes you just have to visit the beach.The Iowa River's treacherous flooding from one year ago caused water to cross over the Coralville Dam's spillway for only the second time…