Category Archives: memory

Challenges Saved My Sanity

Posted on June 29, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

During this medical debacle, challenges saved my sanity.  When you just can’t think of anything to draw and you are stuck looking at the same things day in and out, challenges can prompt giving you a drawing to do without … Continue reading →

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Publishing the Darker Artwork

Posted on June 22, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

This post is a dialogue with other artists, and two other bloggers.  Many people do not think of art as a dialogue and commentary.  I hope they will not mind me co-opting a few lines from their blogs; I encourage … Continue reading →

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May Day, A Look Back

Posted on May 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

REFLECTIONS AS I CREATED THE JOURNAL AND AFTER I was in the middle of the  A-to-Z challenge last year when I stumbled upon the International Fake Journal Month, and “met” Roz Stendahl.  I wished I had seen it before the … Continue reading →

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Late Night: Cozy Catz and Lettering

Posted on March 4, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I am dissatisfied with my lettering. I hear my mother’s voice telling me I used to have such nice lettering! I know I never quite mastered architectural lettering, and now all of a sudden I care.  Geesh.  So I am … Continue reading →

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Mimi and Pa’s Ranch

Posted on January 28, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

I wish my grandfather had not sold their ranch in California. I have all good memories there of family and being a kid and critters and holidays and making things and first riding a horse and shooting a rifle and … Continue reading →

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USk: Multnomah Sketchcrawl in the Pouring Rain

Posted on January 18, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

My first sketchcrawl with other people, the Portland Urban Sketchers; I’ve crawled around a lot by myself urban sketching!  Mitchell was the bravest, being new to sketching and now going today as well. It wasn’t raining, it was POURING — … Continue reading →

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Art Journal: Memories

Posted on January 9, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

A friend has laid out a great challenge to kick off 2015. When I can, I am taking her cues because she’s created a great list.  Thoughtful, they are evoking memories in most who are playing along.  A challenge shouldn’t … Continue reading →

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How Did I Get This Age?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by D. Katie Powell

When did this happen? When I look in the mirror I expect to see the thirty-ish woman and do not know the face looking back at me. I expect to see the naked body of my forties and do not … Continue reading →

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Emotional Moonth Art Journal(Reposting)

Posted on December 27, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

This is one of the older posts from my other blog that I wanted here on D.Katie Powell Art. It was a pivotal moment regarding various choices to teach in cyberspace. It happened in November, and so is a bit … Continue reading →

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From My Earliest Art Journals on Design

Posted on December 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I came across my old architectural journals the other day. Way way back in time I practiced architecture — in another life! Back in the old days we didn’t call it art journaling, it was just what many of us … Continue reading →

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Cats: The End of a Sketchbook

Posted on December 21, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Kamala and I are the only gurls in the bedroom.  She thinks she owns Mitchell, and competes with Jai, Sammy and me.  She spent eight years living outside our door in a rural area and fended for herself, with fresh … Continue reading →

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Booby Gurl is Coming Home to D.Katie Powell Art

Posted on December 20, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I’ve made a hard decision during this Dark-of-the-Moon.  Previously I set up a second blog that was dedicated to my love of working with Lunar energy. Lunar Moondae was also home to my Booby Gurl images.  After a great deal … Continue reading →

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Our Antique Burro Chair, Monterey Style

Posted on December 9, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I started out to do a little post on painting one of our chairs. Then I realized I was posting about a chair I had also painted — so figured I should post about both restoration, painting the chair and … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Selfie in the Senate Hallway

Posted on December 7, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

I tend to lay down to get ceiling shots. I also tend to take my shoes off anywhere I can. Mitchell caught me taking a picture of the chandelier on my back on the Senate Hallway floor. I have on … Continue reading →

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Sketching Eames House of Cards

Posted on December 6, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Charles Eames House of Cards, above, bought in NYC at the Whitney, I think, in 1973; I bought them on my first traveling assignment as a young architect, to management school at IBM in New York. I chose them as … Continue reading →

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Our Vase

Posted on November 30, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Mitchell and I bought this vase from an antique store in Rogue River when we were first together, out exploring.  No label. The cup is one of many brightly colored pieces from Mamma Ro. It has that watery quality, and … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: AYA Sushi

Posted on November 1, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

Aya Sushi sustained us during our days in Olympia.  I am a sushi aficionado; I was hooked during university.  Aya Sushi is the best sushi I’ve had since Lalaland! I reserved a page in our business sketchbook because we ate … Continue reading →

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My “Business” Sketchbook: Senate Gallery Details

Posted on October 25, 2014 by D. Katie Powell

More drawing challenges in the Washington State Legislative Building. Before I went running around, I asked where I could go with the pass we used to get into the Senate office area.  It was nice to sit in the Senate … Continue reading →

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