Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Art of the outside world. V&A. This was my favorite museum in London. ~~~ My newest alphabet will be colorwork. The project is based on the historic embroidery technique of blackwork. The plan. Draw outline of letter. Fill-in with blackwork-style patterns. To start, the interior patterns will be iterations of the letter. That may change.Continue reading “Colorwork Alphabet Introduction, Art”

Awareness of the outside world. “Whenever I’ve had a little TV spot here in the States, the reporter has never read SF, though the cameraman always has.” Sidelines: Talks and Essays by Lois McMaster Bujold (Spectrum 2013), in Travel Memoirs, Croatia, April 2002. Note date. I wonder if this has changed. ~~~ How to keepContinue reading “Considering Content, State of the Blog”

Awareness of the outside world. “The glass-bottomed, 1,312-foot long (400-meter) walkway, perched 1,000 feet (304 meters) above the floor of the Sunwapta Valley.” Columbia Icefield Glacier Skywalk in Jasper National Park, Alberta Canada. Would you? Hard pass over here. ~~~ Altadena Valley ParkVestavia HillsBirmingham, AL USADecember 2024 This is the third former golf course inContinue reading “Last Walk of 2024, In Which I Encounter A Social Trend, A Fitness Post”

Awareness of the outside world. “Their bond was so strong that the former presidents asked each other to speak at their funerals. Carter fulfilled that promise in Grand Rapids in 2007.” Fox17: Jimmy Carter & Gerald Ford’s connection lasting through life and death, Witkos, Dec 29, 2024. The Sun: Ford, Mondale’s Sons Will Read EulogiesContinue reading “Optimus is an Insta Fav”

Awareness of the outside world. Times Square Arts: Midnight Moment. ~~~ Will spend the year as a suncatcher in my kitchen window. Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. CNN: Follow the New Year around the world, Sottile and Trammel 2023. ~~~ Hand walk with both horses each morning. Been doing since March 2023. That year, the Virtual Tevis started just when Milton had come off stall rest. Daily mileage was the only way we where going to makeContinue reading “A Solid Win For The Home Team, Morning Walk Stories”

Awareness of the outside world. Who uses gender neutral bathrooms? “Let me be very clear—inclusive policy benefits all of us. Fathers with daughters, mothers with sons, folks with disabilities, those traveling with elderly loved ones, and LGBTQ+ folks—single stall, all gender bathrooms create a space that meets folks where they’re at.” X: @JusticeHorn_ April 4,Continue reading “How Goes The Home Team?”