Coming Soon (April 1) just because  . . .

April is Poetry Month:

NaPoWriMo2026

Still waiting for winter to end, 5 days into spring.

100 Day Project Days 18-25

 Many of these have new carved dollar-store eraser stamps.

I went on a carving binge!

100 Day Project - Days 9 - 17

 Eight cards again - some took double mini-sessions (glue drying or stitching) because I limited myself to 5-10 minutes - seriously!

100 Day Project 2026

Here are the first eight days of my project.

(Tip: You can click on the pix to see details.)

I've been printing out little sets of writing and art prompts for several years -- then NOT USING THEM. So I decided that I will try them out randomly for 100 days. I am using half of a 3"x5" index card each day.

Here is my compact set up:

A  recipe box of prompts for textile, mixed media, and writing -- 100 cards pre-cut -- some cheap fountain pens (great for sketching and blending with a water pen) -- and my check sheet. I already found one set of prompts to discard -- nothing in it sparked creativity -- and one set that will get a 'gold star' because I got excited about its inspiration.

Here are the first 8 days' cards. Some awful and some interesting:

July

heat lightning flies,

with fireflies vies -

flashing bright in

the thick, dark air.

time enough

restless edgy

achy from the wait 

time to unfurl

sprout

feel the sun

shine

politics

just go

in the opposite direction

everything will be perfect

backwards

down

end

og tsuj

noitcerid etisoppo eht ni

tcefrep eb lliw gnihtyreve

Found poetry better lost

 

Inspired by today's NaPoWriMo's

suggested art site to explore:

The Museum of Bad Art. April 8, 2025

April 7 Spring continued

so . . . it rained snow &

crisp, raw, clean air

& one wet robin 

April 6

interstice

analog clock hand

movement sounding

before moving

pianissimo

rain drop 

between molecules of air falling

without landing

April 5: Prompts

the danger

of depending on others' words

is losing your own

the danger

of depending on others' words

is seeing beyond yourself