Category Archives: creativity

Mom’s Death: A Month of Journaling, I

Posted on December 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I still don’t have a lot to say about my Mom’s death almost a month later. It is hard to talk about. The couple of days before she died I did this journal entry above. She’d been in and out … Continue reading →

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VSW: Vista House

Posted on December 11, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

As I move back into posting, I will start with the pages I was drawing of the Vista House, below, when my mom died. (Not ready to write about that yet.) I don’t think we ever went there, though maybe … Continue reading →

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A Frightening Week

Posted on November 30, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Dear Friends: This blog post has peeps writing with concern. Know that the cats are okay, and we took five full days and unplugged and slept. Now back to the proper blog post! Without knowing what was coming this week, … Continue reading →

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Finished a Journal!

Posted on November 13, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Finished my Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook just before the election. I’ve been slow to post. Sorry there were pages I had to leave out; family members still alive. Who knows if they dip into my blog? I am doing so much … Continue reading →

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Bugs and Birds!

Posted on November 11, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

In the studio near the end of the day, especially in winter, the window facing the river becomes an attraction for the cats. Yaman and Savitri are teaching Hari-Gibbs-Tiger-Terror-TANK (yes his name is getting longer by the day) the ropes. … Continue reading →

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Small Moments

Posted on November 9, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Sometimes in the midst of extreme sorrow and worry, there are those moments that open your heart: glimpses of M’s twinkling eyes or a carefree cat streaking through the studio or Savitri’s feet. Her feet slay me. I didn’t do … Continue reading →

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Inktober 31, Last but not Least

Posted on October 31, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! Three pens and ink and we are finished… posted all today! For my birthday Mitchell … Continue reading →

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Inktober 30, Two Cheap Platinums

Posted on October 30, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! Update from the time I wrote this about it leaking… I had turned it into … Continue reading →

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Inktober 29, Squirrel Hill Journal Entry

Posted on October 29, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Do we really want this war in our country? do we want the hatred in our country? I stand with the Constitution, I stand with the Statue of Liberty. Please vote. To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or … Continue reading →

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Inktober 28, Fude Pens

Posted on October 28, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

FOUR MORE DAYS! Okay, full disclosure. I bought one of these pens years ago without knowing anything about pens, had limited success with it, and broke it…. I was sad but oh well. Now I see so many people enjoying … Continue reading →

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Inktober 26, Lamy and the Great Pumpkin

Posted on October 27, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I’m finishing a sketchbook from the Sketchpack Project this year… As it was all about pen and inks, seems a good fit to finish Inktober! I imaged it with my pencil marks left in — so you can see how … Continue reading →

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Inktober 26, Throwback

Posted on October 26, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

Happy Happy Birthday to the best Loverman in the World! (I am getting better at sketching my husband’s face… these are throwbacks to other days.) To hear about classes, follow me on Facebook or check out my new, improved dkatiepowellart.com … Continue reading →

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Inktober 25, Studio Cat

Posted on October 25, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

An empty cart, a cat and Mitchell… Wheeeeeee! 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 … Continue reading →

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Inktober 24, Hari aka Fred

Posted on October 24, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

We fall in love with the energy of a soul in a photo. Tiny Fred began his story way up a tree in a neighborhood in Washington State. Boys playing heard his cries, and brought him to the grandparents. Nobody … Continue reading →

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Inktober 23, Hari aka Fred

Posted on October 23, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

These are sketches from Hari’s days when he was a foster kitten, lovingly taken care of by a responsible young man who did not want to let him go. They allowed me to use the images they took of “Fred,” … Continue reading →