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Recent Pages in My English Artist Journal
By Polly Castor on April 1, 2025Read moreHere are the most recent pages I've done in the thick artist journal with the handmade paper I got...
21Bits and Clips for March 2025
By Polly Castor on March 31, 2025Read moreI hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires,...
What Matters (Quote by Brian Doyle)
By Polly Castor on March 30, 2025Read moreWhich is to say everything alive; which is to say all prayers; which is what I am doing.
John Wolseley (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on March 28, 2025Read moreJohn Wolseley is an Australian environmental artist, and quite a character, with a very interesting process.
I’m in this 2025 Connecticut Women Artist’s Member’s Gallery
By Polly Castor on March 27, 2025Read moreConnecticut Women Artists is a talented group that I am happy to be included in.
To Be of Use (Poem by Marge Piercy)
By Polly Castor on March 26, 2025Read moreThe people I love the best jump into work head first without dallying in the shallows...
Brunelleschi’s Dome (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on March 25, 2025Read moreAs a former structural engineer, it is only natural for me to geek out on the construction of the...
Chez Panisse Apple and Frangipane Galette (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on March 24, 2025Read moreThis is subtle, delicious, and not overly sweet. I love frangipane!
Concerns to Pray About or Do Something About
By Polly Castor on March 23, 2025Read moreI hope posts such as this one help myself and you be part of the solution, which is a...
Comparison a Friend (Quote by Sam Boughton)
By Polly Castor on March 22, 2025Read moreIt is important to remember that there are also thousands of people behind you, eager to reach where you...
Gianni Notarianni (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on March 21, 2025Read moreThese are done in oil, mostly with a very small brush.