Category Archives: creativity

Cat Squares, 4

I am thinking these may be a little book… with funny stories attached…  What do you think? 6. PURPLE MOUSE’S MAJESTY Savitri loves purple. All her favorite toys are purple, but Purple Mouses Majesty is a perfect combination of color, … Continue reading

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SoCS: Yawn

I  journal and do morning stream of consciousness exercises, and I’m again participating in Linda Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday.  I write to a timer, 15-20 minutes, no editing except spelling, and of course I add my art! You can … Continue reading

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Hari-Gibbs-Fred Meets the Horses!

We set up the studio so the cats have a little more run time when they are in the studio. *okay, truth be told they get under our feet sometimes and this gives them a whole lotta space* They can … Continue reading

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zenkatwrites: Family

I cry all the time watching Blue Bloods… I cry at the Reagan Family. I want a little of what they’ve got. Tonight when it ended I thought about how my family was so very “fuck-ed-up-ed” *channeling my baby brother … Continue reading

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Painting George

We have a lot of creatives in my family. My mom wanted to be an actress and took acting classes. *i can hear my baby brother laughing because she did a good job acting all her life* My baby brother … Continue reading

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zenkatwrites: Why Sketch?

There are a few artists I follow because I love their work or their passion. A few because I love them, or love what they say about art. One because I can’t quite figure out why she has a huge … Continue reading

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Sorting out this blog transfer!

Note about merging my blogs… My art followers might not want to read my writing… My art followers might not want to read my recipes… In an effort to give a head’s up I am going to start my posts … Continue reading

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SoCS: Stealthily Slinking Savitri

As I am pulling my zenkatwrites blog into my dkatiepowellart blog, and as I am getting back into regular blogging with my blogging buddies (I have missed you guys) I am committing to Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Rules at the … Continue reading

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Tools: Birmingham Inks

Over Christmas I took advantage of a huge sale on Birmingham’s own line of inks, scoring 30ml bottles for the price of samples! *btw i am sending you to their ink page site as they are a small company that … Continue reading

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“Cookies” and Jai and Savitri

Reading my posts on zenkatwrites is taking a trip down my last few years. There has been a lot of loss… and I guess that is part of what happens at a certain age. I am in my sixties, and … Continue reading

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Mom, Again

This journal I’ve not shared as many pages. Death and family — the latter being what I could not share. Some of them are still alive. Her empty jewelry box says something to me, as I get an emotional and … Continue reading

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King Vomit

He’s my hero. Need I say more? To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com “Memory is more indelible than ink.” Anita Loos, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. “I think not….” Me… why I journal! … Continue reading

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Studio Cats Growing Up!

They are getting old enough and BIG enough that it is time for them to learn to be in the studio unsupervised for short times… We clip their nails and their are rules… *hahahahahaaaaa rules will be broken in our … Continue reading

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Cat Squares, 2

Continuing on from Cat Squares 1… 4. SOCCER BALL Savitri’s a world cup champ!  She brings the ball to me in the mornings. the game begins when I throw it in the air… It sails over the studio tables to … Continue reading

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Comforts

Bread is a comfort food. My mom made fresh bread; I never got the hang. Maybe I need to try it again? Freshly baked, a piece ripped from the end… or sliced and baked with butter and garlic. Yum.  I … Continue reading

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Deadlines

Deadlines are stressful, and partly it is because of my age; I am not as young as I used to be, and when hand stitching an item like the sofa, my arthritic hands feel it, as I am going through … Continue reading

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Ice Cream Cones

The best way to eat an ice cream cone is to put just enough ice cream in the cone to top it off, because think about it, isn’t the best part of eating and ice cream cone to have bites … Continue reading

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Mom’s Service

My mom’s memorial mass is today. I recreated a nicer drawing from the sketch I had in my journal, but left it blank so I could write in her prayer. I”ll have some of her ashes… A strange thing to … Continue reading

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