Last year a copy of the Declaration of Independence was hung in the Oval Office. This prompted me to read the Declaration again, which led t...

I thought I would repost this for people who want to learn gel printing.  Gel plates  have been around for quite a while, and have been used...

2025 update on this old post from 2007:  I jinxed this cookie recipe below calling it The Best Ever.  It was a really, really good recipe. ...

I just finished reading " The Other Alcott ", about artist May Alcott, the sister of famous writer Louisa. It was interesting to r...

Patterns & Textures of Bangor, Maine and Beyond   is live on the Bangor Public Library website. Free supplies are available at the Bango...

After close to 2 decades of making folk art inspired by antiques, it has been fun (and necessary!) to do some art which has no rules and can...

 I've been looking at the grate in this building for years and years in Bangor, Maine. Recently I decided to do a crayon rubbing of it. ...