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Time to Stitch Up a Story–and I Need Your Help
Dear friends, The longer I write and knit and sew, the more convinced I am that these different art forms aren’t so different at all. Stories don’t have to live only in our heads or on the page. They...
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Audience-Building for Artists: Finally!
Artists may be famous for hiding in garrets, toiling in total obscurity, but working artists know they have to get beyond the stereotype if they’re going to succeed. The question is, “How?” Building an...
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Alethia Grey – Episode 19
In our last episode, Special Agent Morse has finally come face to face with Alethia Grey: unfettered and fully armed. Get the next episode below, or read the entire comicfrom the beginning. To enlarge...
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Freeing the Angel: Unfolding Process in Project M
“Every block of stone has a statue inside it, and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.” – Michelangelo When asked how he created his amazing sculptures, Michelangelo is reputed to have said,...
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What Is It About H.P. Lovecraft? – Part 2
NOTE: This is a follow-up to my previous article on H.P. Lovecraft For a writer known to be reclusive, fearful and unsociable, H.P. Lovecraft has a remarkable ability to foster community. I learned...
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Alethia Grey – Episode 20
In our last episode, Alethia Grey forced Agent Morse to sit down for an interrogation of his own—with Dr. Kravich’s life in the balance. Get the next episode below, or read the entire comic from the...
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Open Doors, Open Eyes
Now that Volume 1 of The (Re)Invention of Alethia Grey is almost finished, I’m looking ahead to Volume 2. The story will shift to Milwaukee of the 1880s, which will require quite a lot of reference...
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The Power of Creative Rituals (And Cinnamon Rolls)
“Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy …” ― Neil Gaiman, Stardust Since leaving the world of traditional employment to set up my own shop, I’ve found myself doing a lot...
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Sisterhood Across Centuries
“… I saw that there’s a better way to value people. Not as fun or not fun, or stylish or not stylish, but as warm or cold, generous or selfish. People who think about others and people who don’t....
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Alethia Grey – Episode 21
In our last episode, Alethia Grey demanded that Agent Morse disclose the fate of her childhood home, Grey Point. But Morse isn’t afraid to leverage her interest to get what he wants himself. Enjoy the...
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Creative Kintsugi: The Art of Celebrating Mistakes
“..when something has suffered damage and has a history, it becomes more beautiful.” – Barbara Bloom In my “other life” as a brand strategist and storyteller, I never cease to marvel at what I learn...
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Captured in a Jar: Love & Fantasy with Knicky Laurel
If social media has afforded me any true pleasure, it is getting to meet other amazing, passionate writer-artist-creators who don’t let anything hold them back from telling their stories. One of these...
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Out & About With: Scott McCloud
Looking back over my last five years of conversations about comics and visual storytelling, I can attest that most of them have included at least one consistent question: “Have you read Understanding...
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Adventures in Art – Part 3
This is the third in an occasional series about my return to art after fifteen years’ absence. This week, I decided to begin exploring a new style: the style of the Arts & Crafts Movement,...
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Alethia Grey – Episode 22
In our last episode, Agent Morse refused to answer the questions of his interrogator, Alethia Grey. Today, he reveals why. Enjoy the next episode below, or read the entire comic from the beginning. To...
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Floating On Petals: Following the Voice of Vision
We listen to a lot of voices in our lives. Maybe it’s time we started listening to our own. As I’ve shared before, I live in an old Victorian house on the edge of downtown Milwaukee. This area is...
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A Dress & A Photograph: When History Meets Story
“When you buy from an independent artist … you aren’t just buying a thing, you are buying a piece of heart, part of a soul, a private moment in someone’s life.” – Rebecca Joy Plett Of all the stories...
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The Most Creative Word in the English Language
Saying “No” might be our greatest creative act—but the art is in how we say it. Over the last few months, as I’ve come into new levels of creative power and understanding from within, I’ve had to get...
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Alethia Grey – Episode 23
In our last episode, Agent Morse “peeled back” Alethia Grey’s outer shell to reveal the shocking truth of her identity. Get the next episode below, or read the entire comic from the beginning. To...
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Announcing “The League of Marvelosities”
Since August, I’ve been sharing tidbits from my upcoming serial novel. The story has been dubbed Project M to date. Today it’s finally time to announce details, including the real title. Drumroll...
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