A window on a Baltimore tradition
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Screen painting in East Baltimore won't die, not on Elaine Eff's watch. The folklorist has been on a crusade for three decades to preserve the kitschy art — landscapes painted on rowhouse window screens. The screens are for decoration, and privacy, too: The paintings allow residents to see out and prevent passersby from seeing in.
Delicate perches
Turn mismatched vintage china into dainty bird feeders
Saturday, April 12, 2008
For years, I coveted (quite openly) a charming little bird feeder my best friend had in her garden, made from a vintage china berry bowl mounted on a metal stake. Because she moved out of state, any hopes I had of seeing it appear in my garden have disappeared with her, so I decided to make my own.
Make memories while saving them
Keep a family diary that encourages telling it like it is
Thursday, April 3, 2008
So you don't scrapbook. You don't have to. With just a little effort, you can still keep a good grip on your family memories - and get the whole family involved.
Old meets new at Etsy
You'll find all kinds of handmade items for sale on Web site
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Sometimes a step back is really a step forward. That's how devotees look at Etsy, an online marketplace for handmade goods.
Artist teams up with poet to help others find their voice
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Kelley Hunt is an internationally known rhythm and blues recording artist. Caryn Miriam-Goldberg is a writer with a penchant for poetry. Together, they form sort of a mutual admiration society.
3 wall-wowing projects for the adventurous
Sunday, March 2, 2008
So you're sitting there, looking at that big, empty wall. It's blighting your indoor landscape. Stealing your decorating mojo. And, until you win the Powerball, your art-buying budget is looking mighty slender.
The Bold West
Looking at livestock in a whole new light
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008
Western art, we've discovered, is a divisive topic. In an informal word association free-for-all recently, most folks mentioned Remington and Russell as most representative of the genre.
5 things to know before buying a sewing machine
Monday, Feb. 4, 2008
To a seamstress, a new sewing machine is like a new stand mixer to a baker or a new iPhone to a tech junkie. It's shiny - almost toylike - and its new owner probably will crack it open the second she gets it home. That same unbridled enthusiasm, however, also can lead to rushed, uneducated purchases.
Creatively hide your knitting stash
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008
January is the time to make your New Year's resolutions and to get organized. Maybe this is the time to finally try to make sense of your knitting stash too.
Threads of a story
Decades of learning have turned an artist into a master of her craft
Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008
When Jacque Hart tells the story of how she first learned to weave on a loom, it sounds like a training montage from “The Karate Kid.” “I worked at weaving every day, sometimes all day, for about two years.”
Time to nourish your creativity
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007
We are all born creative, it is a fact of human nature. Anyone who has watched a child absorbed in her make-believe world can see that. But the curiosity and imagination so evident in our child selves often fades with the passage of time.
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