My very first blog post for The Clutter Chronicles was about my favorite collection: Italian Pitchers. I timidly posted only a few photos, not wanting to bore anyone right out of the gate. But once I passed my 14th Collection post, I was ready to take a second look at my entire Italian Pitcher collection… Continue reading Collection #1 Redux: Too Many Italian Pitchers
Category: Art
Collection #14: Travel Sketchbooks, Part 3—England
Through my sketchbooks, I've taken you through China, Italy, and now England. My talented friend, Polly—an artist, Anglophile, and bricoleur—created a brilliant sketching itinerary through England for the two of us. Art supplies in hand, we drove off on the wrong side of the street and sipped tea from up in The Lake District and… Continue reading Collection #14: Travel Sketchbooks, Part 3—England
Collection #14: Travel Sketchbooks, Part 2 — Italy
As I wrote in my blog on China sketchbooks, the most intimate way to experience a place is to draw it in a sketchbook—to see every detail and absorb the entire atmosphere (the sounds, smells, and light and shadows) around your subject. Now, in Part 2, I’ll take you to Italy. Venice Like… Continue reading Collection #14: Travel Sketchbooks, Part 2 — Italy