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Layering Scribbles (Sketchbook Ideas #11)
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2024Read moreIt is highly useful to practice scribbling and to know the idiosyncrasies of layering scribbles in different media.
30My Symphony (Poem by William Ellery Channing)
By Polly Castor on January 7, 2024Read moreTo live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury...
Bringing Down the Duke (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2024Read moreIf you want an intelligent, passionate romp, with both a cause and a woman’s virtue in the balance, read...
Four New Monoprints
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2024Read moreI've been working on monoprints lately, since it is a step by step process that I can do in...
Book Challenge 2024 (A Totally New Approach)
By Polly Castor on January 1, 2024Read moreI've heard from many of you and your feedback was helpful in radically changing our Reading Challenge this year.
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (December 2023)
By Polly Castor on December 30, 2023Read moreI’m still walking in the same place, trying to see it freshly every time.
Our Anniversary 2023 (Year in Review Photos)
By Polly Castor on December 29, 2023Read moreMy husband and I have been around the sun together again!
Assessing Last Year’s Resolution (2023)
By Polly Castor on December 28, 2023Read moreI was only partially successful at my "tech" resolution for 2023.