Author Archives: Virtual Brush Box

Awareness of the outside world. No links to worldwide photos of the year. These tend to be dramatic photos of horrible news events. Worthy, but sobering, particularly when taken all at once. Do not look through the top 100 photos of the 20th century unless you are feeling strong. ~~~ Big Camera Slideshow, swipe orContinue reading “Photos of 2024, Recap”

Awareness of the outside world. Fix The News: 86 Stories of Progress from 2024, Not everything that happened this year was terrible. Hervey, Rose, Koren, & Boyd. Dec 19, 2024. ~~~ Hunter Barn One lesson. Fussy horse gave me flashbacks. Other lesson choice was an off-track Thoroughbred. Been there, done that, have one in theContinue reading “Other Barns of 2024, Recap”

Awareness of the outside world. Colonial Williamsburg: The Twelve Myths of Christmas (in early America), 2023. ~~~ Process Note Christmas decor turns out to be spiky: stars, tree branches, snowflakes, candy wrappers, the non-fluffy part of ribbons & bows. Previous Posts [Holiday The First] [Holiday The Second] Onwards!Katherine

Awareness of the outside world. Also residing at the intersection of food and Christmas tree, KFC Golden Drumstick Tree Decoration. ~~~ LobbyChildren’s of AlabamaDecember 2024 Lobby from outsideChildren’s of AlabamaDecember 2024 Muppet Wiki: Cookie Monster But Why? Because Milton is a cookie monster. [C is for Cookie, C is for Costume Class, Halloween 2022] [The ReturnContinue reading “Wishing You A Cookie Christmas Eve, Or A Tasty Tuesday”

Awareness of the holiday world. “Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas. Bluesky @merriam-webster.com‬, December 11, 2024. ~~~ Stepping Stone Farm Diego. Note bows & greeneryContinue reading “Christmas Season at the Farm”

Art of the outside world. Snowflake Bentley. ~~~ Process Notes Inspiration. Wordflake, from personal noodling. Single letter flakes, the idea to rotate a letter around a point came from Julie Wildman during a presentation for the Washington Calligraphy Guild. At the time, I thought she was making cute ornaments from the letters & that theContinue reading “Welcome Winter, Graphic Art”

Words of the outside world. Reactor: All of Reactor’s Short Fiction in 2024. Hat tip to A. ~~~ Supposition. It’s A Wonderful Life is a reverse A Christmas Carol. I came to this conclusion when I was noodling ideas for Christmas fiction posts. The problem with A Christmas Carol, in all its various iterations, isContinue reading “Miscellaneous Christmas Thought”