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Resurrecting The Dead Dancer
My first superpower in this life was dance. I took dance SERIOUSLY. My first ballet class we just flittered around the room pretending to be shopping on our toes. I was horrified and absolutely...
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Going to Art School
My high school was weird. There were various programs for kids and I was not a part of any of them. if you were in one of the groups you got special treatment. This pissed me off the entire time I went...
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Saying Yes to Glam
I really don't know what is happening to me. I seem to have replace my love of all things dark, spooky and skull-y with pretty beads and sequins.I grew up loving black and white movies with glamorous...
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D&D Chronicles: Vengeance Paladin Dud Night
This was our D&D battle on Sunday. We walked into an ambush but the stealth-y characters were actually caught first. My new vengeance Paladin had to save Reg's rogue right away. No other healers...
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D&D: August 13, 2015
I got to play my Gnome Druid character Pippi last night with my own miniature! One of our party members picked her up for me. He knew it was her when he saw it and he was right. She is perfect!It was...
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I am so over being a Paladin!
Once again I tried playing a paladin. One that was going to avenge the death of her twin sister. All that happened is she got swarmed by monks and a badger and was decapitated in another room.Reg,...
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Celebrating High Tea Gypsy Jewelry
I am so excited to share that I have created a new blog all about my jewellery-making called High Tea Gypsy. Not only do I share what I have made but when I can, I share how I made it.I have...
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What is it about teaching?
I am a LEARNER. I am someone who is absolutely addicted to learning. I am teaching myself the drums, I taught myself everything I know about food, jewellery, art… I can't take enough online classes or...
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Bring on the adventures! I am here to play.
I have had the week from HELL! Physically anyway. I have worked so hard and am starting to feel better now that I have gone three days without sleeping pills and caffeine. Only a masochist would do...
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Crafts Room Chaos!
My boutique is open! And the creative chaos has officially begun.Being a completely visual person, I need to be able to see stuff or I forget about it. That said, things can get lost which is why I...
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Art Spotting in Vancouver
My friend Stephanie and I went for another short exploration in the Main and King Edward area in Vancouver over the weekend. So many cool little shops and we spotted this one place that had all sorts...
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Chestnut Haiku
My mom said she started to understand me once she realized I was a poet. That I saw things differently. That I had a unique way of looking and experiencing the world.In university, the poet in me was...
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Overcoming Fear
We are stepping closer and closer to a scary time. I worry about money. A lot.It haunts and stalks me.Yet, in my dreams I paint. My second oldest creative wound... healing.Still, I worry that we will...
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Where do you want to go? Who do you want to be?
I took this photograph in Vancouver off Victoria Drive. It was a space between two abandoned stores. I always find these dead zones to be quite fascinating and the eye-level mail slot an invitation to...
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Fall 2015 in Vancouver
I just heard the first fireworks to scare away ghosts in my hood and suddenly I feel like Halloween is approaching too fast.I want to enjoy every second. Notice every leaf falling from the sky. Be out...
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Art Class: October 19, 2015
I was back at art class yesterday and finally completed my colour wheel. I took this photo before screwing it up. I consistently don't do what I am supposed to do, mostly by accident. Oh well. At least...
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Creating Dark Brown Board Backdrop
If you follow my Pinterest food board, you will see that I am kind of fascinated by dark backgrounds. And light backgrounds but really, dark backgrounds catch my eye. I love the warmth it gives to...
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Fear Sucks
I took this crappy photo from my kitchen as the sun was setting and I was making tea. It amazes me that just a couple of weeks ago I was up on Grouse Mountain and it was sunny and quite warm. Now the...
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Black Skies & Hollowed Cries
Oh the darkness of the west coast before the winter solstice arrives is intense. We have now gone an entire year without snow though so I find comfort in that fact and the warmth the winds have been...
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My Version of A Minotaur in New York
I found a pattern for a minotaur at amilovesgurumi's blog. You can find the actual pattern here.I am terrible at following directions and ended up coming up with some of my own funky ways of doing...
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