Category Archives: art

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Happy Hearts on 4th Street (Home Sale Means Sooner Move to Ecuador)

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In 2006 I bought a house. And this week, believe it or not, my partner Sara and I have sold that same home, a sale that will allow us to move to Ecuador later this spring, sooner than we’d expected. But there’s … Continue reading

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10 Steps to Holiday Ecology: DIY Gift-Wrapping with “Trash”

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Whatever you do don’t spend big bucks on gift wrapping over the holidays. I promise.You don’t need to. In fact, you can have more fun and make a more lasting impression on friends and family by creating packaging from trash … Continue reading

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Ornaments for Holiday Ecology (My Newest and Grooviest Creations Yet!)

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I have a passion for transforming trash into treasure– for repurposing something you might throw away into something that might just blow away your friends and family this holiday season. My own family mocks me mercilessly about this. In fact, … Continue reading

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‘Tis not the Season: An Untimely Holiday Ecology

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I know. ‘Tis not the season. At least, not yet. But, this time around, Freshly Pressed has evolved into freshly stressed. Overwhelmed by too much to do, I’ve resorted to prematurely reworking a post I shared during the holidays last year. … Continue reading

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Crazy-Ass Recycling by Strangely Aging Aunt: DIY in 10 Easy Steps

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I have  a passion for transforming trash into treasure– for repurposing potential throw-aways into absolute blow-aways. My family mocks me mercilessly about this. In fact, my nephews’ effort to humiliate me for saving cat food cans knows no bounds. They love to … Continue reading

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Survival of the Ditziest: Absent-Minded Artist does Bizarre Bazaar

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When I absent-mindedly dropped trash in our kitchen’s utensil drawer, I knew I’d taken the up-cycling-artist thing, a bit too far. As my partner Sara said, I’d been playing with tin cans too long. Maybe you’ve done something similar—cleaned up … Continue reading

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Pink and Purple People Tend to be Different—

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Or so Sara says. You see, my partner’s favorite color is orange, and hers is a strong preference.  You might say it borders on the extreme. I suppose, it’s not unlike my extremist point of view when it comes to empty … Continue reading

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More than a Can of Worms!

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My wacky week of art production has been much ado about–you guessed it–tin cans. It hasn’t been a can of worms, exactly, but it hasn’t yet let up, either.  In fact, it may have intensified.  To be sure, things in my life … Continue reading

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I Do Drowning with Feline Flair: Disaster Mitigation and the Creative Life

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I’m up to my artist’s ear lobes in cat food cans, ornament making, and painting projects. In fact, I’m so inundated with tides of creative crazy, that, should the water rise above those now damp lobes, my hearing could soon be sacrificed to the twin causes … Continue reading

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Like Color Blindness, Only Lots More Smelly: A True and Trashy Tale of PackRat-itis

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My partner Sara says I’m sick. She insists, as I’ve suggested before, that my condition is chronic, if not terminal—not for the ailing me, in this instance, but for those closest to my afflicted self—Sara, to be specific.  Clearly, it’s a sad … Continue reading