Category: Adventure
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Mountain dispatch
All I can manage is a quick note today—because this is where I am right now … and this place has got me pretty speechless. I’m here teaching with Jessica this week, with a studio full of smart, sassy, and seriously talented women. The class has got us inspired to stay up late printing every…
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Wild, wild west
The Tailor and I took a road trip to a friend’s farmstead wedding in North Dakota this month. We figured that while we were at it, we might as well make a mountain (read: 750-mile) detour to complete our vacation. So off to the Rockies we went, sketchbook in (my) hand, with our eyes peeled…
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With a cherry on top
Picture a Chuck-E-Cheese-ball-pit-sized vat of pie cherries: that’s what our kitchen feels like right now. The Tailor loves fresh sour pie cherries with a fiery passion, but they don’t grow well in western Washington (not enough sun). And they’re both hard to transport commercially (thin skins) and not super popular with folks under the age…
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Pristine waters
I fancied a drive around the Bay today—it seemed like just the thing to get the creative juices flowing.
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Just in case I missed the rain
I think Washington was jealous that I left it for Texas last month— —because when my best friend Elizabeth came out for a trip to the San Juan Islands, we were treated to endless rain. That’s okay, though—the San Juans are absolutely gorgeous in any weather. The place could not be more different than what…
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Deep in the heart of Texas
Mexico on the left, Texas on the right. With all the crazy work I’ve been doin’ lately—and all the rain that this season brings—I really, really needed a vacation. So the Tailor and I took ourselves on a little road trip—way the heck down to the Texas-Mexico border. Yep, we drove 2,200 miles one way,…
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Wild goose (paper) chase
Oh, man. I’m beat. You people plum wore me out this time. Every year I keep thinking we can’t possibly top the previous one, but Wayzgoose just keeps getting better and better. And this year, the weather was so unbelievably good* that I think half of Tacoma (plus a good portion of Seattle and a…
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Printing at Penland
When Jessica and I were in North Carolina last summer, we had just enough sightseeing time to squeeze in a short trip along the aptly-named Blue Ridge Parkway. Between the dappled sunlight, the lush Southern greenery, and the unexpected splashes of color, we were enchanted in an instant. (I, for one, was tempted to do…
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Printer’s devilry
Last Sunday, to raise funds for the upcoming Wayzgoose, we had a little “Wayz & Means” film festival celebrating all things letterpress. Even though the show’s over, the main event of Wayzgoose itself is still on deck. So as a little warm-up to get you in the printing mood, I thought I’d share a couple…
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Snow falling on cedars
I love it when a journey is required to bring Christmas home. Hoping yours is holly-jolly, merry and bright.