All of the smiley balls are meant to look as though they are ecstatically happy. Sometimes, this makes them look like old men with no teeth. The best one I made looks like a grinning baby. Somehow, I haven’t managed to replicate that.
Oct 07
Smiley Ball Summer 2013 – A
I had a lot of friends who generously donated their time and helped edit my novel, and in lieu of payment, I offered to give them handmade art objects. Some people chose which art objects they wanted, but for those who didn’t specify, I made smiley balls. As people who have been to this site …
Oct 03
Keyhole Sprig Mug 1
I wanted to make ceramic gifts for some people I care about, so I had in my mind I would use sprigs to decorate the sides of coffee cups. Everyone can use coffee cups, right? I went through a lot of planning to make sure that they would be just what I wanted. Since the …
Oct 02
Book Review: Gone Girl
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Half epistolary, half true-crime-style narrative, this book amazed and compelled me. It starts out when Amy, Nick’s wife, has gone missing. Nick dutifully calls the police, then starts to fall apart as the evidence that he murdered Amy piles up. Amy’s story begins in her journal, as she tells about …