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Why I Write
When I write, I draw on my experiences as a woman with a painful past, a rapturous wife and mother, a world traveler, and a spiritualist. For me, writing is an art form. Like an artist, the work becomes more than I imagined it would be. When I set out to write a story with a particular idea or character in mind, words I cannot claim as my own flow from a magical and mysterious place through me and onto paper. The work takes on a life of its own; it is living art. The process fascinates me, satiates me, and makes my life more meaningful.
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Blog, Blog, Blog #667996 added September 16, 2009 at 6:07pm
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A family that paints together...
A friend recently gave me a huge piece of mirror, about 3'x4' in size. Much to Christian's dismay, I announced that I'd like to adhere about four rows (four inches total) of glass mosiac tiles around the edges and hang it over the fireplace in our great room. Christian loves a project as much as I do, but our creative visions rarely match at the outset. Unfortunately, math wasn't on my side (I hate math!) because the weight of the mirror warrented a hefty frame, and tile would only worsen the problem.
We battled it out with design ideas and came to an agreement over how the mirror should hang, then set out building a frame. Christian is a master woodworker, and I assisted watched him transform planks of wood into a frame that I then painted white.
Now, we have the frame lying on a table in the house, and we are painting it in bright, funky colors. We are using symbols that have special meaning for our family (geckos, the globe, tribal markings) and drawing inspiration from aboriginal art and culture. We spend evenings with the kids, painting and laughing. Here are some shots of us 
[Also here, the kitchen shelf project I mentioned in comments below. Thanks, sunshine014 for asking to see it!  ]
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