I was up really late working last night, so I’m short on words today. Just sitting here trying to work up the energy to go to the store while not thinking about elephants. Oops. I did it again. And again. Dammit! Awww, come on! How am I supposed to not think about that level of … Read more
Before I made the dog image that set me on the path to creating Uncommon Creatures, I was fiddling around with two photographs. One was a little girl with a stuffed lion. I thought it was sweet and bleak at the same time. Now that I’m looking at it, I realize it’s mostly bleak. And … Read more
I got distracted by bears this afternoon. First I made these images and can’t decide which I like better: Then I made these two: And these with a cute little bear playing hide-and-seek: These guys are looking for him: Then I found these two images: And decided they’d been having a snowball fight. I made … Read more
I’ve been trying to finish my blog post on Courtney Milan’s The Brothers Sinister series for several days because I wanted to post it today. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of talking noise in my house these days and it makes concentration difficult, to say the least. I get overwhelmed with the noise and my thoughts … Read more
Sparky keeps coming into my office to tell me how bored he is. This does not bode well for retirement. Assuming we can ever retire. He brings our dog, Annie, with him every time. Well, every time she’s not already in here. Most of the time, she demands my attention, too, but sometimes she sits … Read more
For introverts like me, the social distancing of late has actually brought more peopling than we’re used to. I’m stuck in my house with people who, though I love them with all my heart, I want to distance myself from. I’m never alone anymore and now I can’t even go to a restaurant and eat … Read more
In light of everything going on in the world right now, I’m playing with art. I chose a picture that from about four years ago that gives me warm fuzzies. Original photograph 1 2 3 4 Which do you like best?
This is Lucky. My friend, Amy, shared a Facebook post about him from the Cane Rosso Rescue and I fell in love. Here’s the information from his FB post: Lucky is a fan favorite of everyone at the rescue. He thought he had found his forever home this weekend, but he has been waiting so … Read more
I’ve been trying to come up with a logo for My Uncommon Creatures Digital Portraits for several months. First, I found a drawing of a narwhal I liked and applied my process to it to make this: Unfortunately, I then found out that the place I had purchased the original image doesn’t allow their images … Read more
I love the book A Boy Called BAT by Elana K. Arnold. It’s about an autistic boy, Bixby Alexander Tam, BAT for short, who loves animals. Since my boys also love animals, I thought this would be a great book for them. SK13 is not going to read anything I suggest. Because 13. SK11, however, … Read more