Author Archives: D. Katie Powell

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About D. Katie Powell

hollywood baby turned beach gurl turned steel&glass city gurl turned cowgurl turned herb gurl turned green city gurl. . . artist writer photographer. . . cat lover but misses our big dogs, gone to heaven. . . foodie, organic, lover of all things mik, partner in conservation business mpfconservation, consummate blogger, making a dream happen, insomniac who is either reading buddhist teachings or not-so-bloody mysteries or autobio journal thangs early in the morning when i can't sleep

HBG: Squirt!

Posted on July 17, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

For most of my life, cats have been deterred and trained with a squirt gun. These two are not succumbing! Yaman loves water… more on that later. Savitri doesn’t like it but she is so tenacious that only a time … Continue reading →

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Florian Afflerbach, Amazing Artist

Posted on July 17, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I don’t usually post about indie-fundings thangs, but I am doing this, and it is probably the only time you will get a chance to buy Florian’s work.  He died too soon in an accendent, was an amazing artist, and … Continue reading →

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Hahnemühle Post Cards, 5

Posted on July 15, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

A second image of Randy’s Gardenia created during the video. Terry Phillips’ Morning Glories climbing her bird feeder, showing a bit of the layering process from ink to finish. Hahnemühle makes a longer post card, which I played with above. … Continue reading →

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HBG: Ice Cream Sticks

Posted on July 11, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

The ice-cream-stick game. The only good thing to come from the botched kidney stone surgery! Began with Jai and Kamala, and now the torch has passed to Yaman and Savitri. *sammy looks at the sticks, then at us, as if, … Continue reading →

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Alike: A film about creativity

Posted on July 9, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Working hard on my new website and so this is my offering for the day.

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HBG: Scary Things!

Posted on July 7, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

It is not nice to be scared but they are so freaking funny when they are… Yamantaka (who I keep calling Charlie, as in, “Listen Charlie…”) was running pell-mell with his new-found freedom in our studio when he came face … Continue reading →

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HBG: The Back Story

Posted on July 6, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I am sure there are hundreds of amazing and honest foster parents in the world, but ours wasn’t one of them.  Because of her lies and antics, our guys cost us roughly a thousand dollars more than they “should” have … Continue reading →

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HBG: Dosha Types

Posted on July 4, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

*btw, that is not a rat… it is he with his head under a roll of cotton trying to find a rattle mouse he thinks went under the roll. Also, this was written when they had not yet come off … Continue reading →

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HBG: Toilet Paper Box

Posted on July 3, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Building a fort for them reminded me of the forts I built as a kid! They are so tiny that we built it out of the toilet paper boxes for the studio… When my mom and I moved into a … Continue reading →

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HBG: Savitri Is So Gurlie!

Posted on July 2, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

I can say these are gurlie traits because I am one… You know how women can change their minds? Be unpredictable?  Seem soft but BE hard as nails? That’s Savitri… On the other hand, Yaman wears his heart on his … Continue reading →

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HBG: Yamantaka Loves Dangly Thangs

Posted on July 1, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

All the things we were going to name them… Yamantaka stuck! He is named after the underworld god AFTER he met Manjushri and acquired wisdom and discernment. I know, a lot to lay on that little guys head… but he … Continue reading →

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Why Not so Many Posts?

Posted on June 27, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

A mini-vacation to move and introduce kitties to Sammy… going well I might add!  Nose touching yesterday! A unique opportunity… A new website coming…. with a shop! So I am shaking things up a bit… and that takes computer time … Continue reading →

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VSW: Hahnemühle Post Cards, 4

Posted on June 23, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

More middle-of-the-night playing-with-inks postcards. In this one the delicate nature of the blossoms went a little awry, and mostly it was from overdoing the ink layers, then adding watercolors, and every thing began to moosh around and so I blobbed … Continue reading →

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Hood River Strawberries

Posted on June 21, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Summertime in Oregon is announced when the Hood Rivers are ripe. They have a burst of the sweetest flavor, and they are gone too quickly! I missed the official Solstice since it came on the 20th this year — But … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook Project, FEAR

Posted on June 18, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

This year I participated in the Sketchbook Project out of Brooklyn. The idea of being part of hundreds of artists and writers creating books on the topic of Fear or Hope at this time in our country’s history was a … Continue reading →

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HWB: Boy and Gurl Come to Own Us

Posted on June 16, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

My journal  of Boy and Gurl will be told in the Hahnemühle Watercolour Book,  my spring gift to me! I wish I’d done this for all my kitties… but back then it was architectural drawings or big acrylic paintings. I LOVE … Continue reading →

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VSW: Hahnemühle Floral Post Cards, 3

Posted on June 14, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Chives.  Love them in salad. J.Herbin has two inks in this post, a lovely green and pink. I forget the name of this daisy-like flower… not a sunflower. CC’s posies, again, can’t remember the name of them! Bougainvillea.  Home. Still … Continue reading →

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Sammy Meditating

Posted on June 12, 2017 by D. Katie Powell

Not these days… He is hearing the crazy cats down the hall in the studio and watching at the door to see if we bring someone into his space… He’s dropped weight and tests came back and no indicators, so … Continue reading →

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