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New Poem: What I Learned From My Mother
By Polly Castor on May 8, 2016Read moreI learned all this and more from the best example I could have had. Thank you!
33Felted Lightning Bag
By Polly Castor on May 7, 2016Read moreYou have to knit a felted bag much larger than you want it, as you can see in the...
Book Review: The Forest Lover
By Polly Castor on May 6, 2016Read moreThis book is historical fiction of Emily Carr, a remarkable woman painter, who despite her confining Victorian upbringing traveled...
Two New Monoprint Collages
By Polly Castor on May 5, 2016Read moreHere are my two new monoprint collages done in acrylic and ink. Both are 18"x24".
Spring at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
By Polly Castor on May 4, 2016Read moreI had a glorious time a the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, which was bursting in bloom with cherry blossoms, wisteria,...
NYC Five Boro Bike Tour
By Polly Castor on May 3, 2016Read moreI completed it without walking my bike once– even up the steep climbs on the bridges– so although I...
Two Early Spring Plein Air Oil Paintings
By Polly Castor on May 2, 2016Read moreI've been painting outside a couple times here this spring before the weather turned cold and rainy.
Some Exotic Captive Birds
By Polly Castor on May 1, 2016Read moreYes, a God I resonate with gave them their coloring!
Bits and Clips for April 2016
By Polly Castor on April 30, 2016Read moreI hope you find something here thought provoking, meaningful, inspiring, or helpful in these links.
Kayaking in the Mangrove
By Polly Castor on April 30, 2016Read moreWe enjoyed kayaking in the mangroves wile in Florida...
Color Studies in My Artist Journal
By Polly Castor on April 28, 2016Read moreI love an artist journal as a place to try out ideas before doing them on larger canvasses. Here...