Category Archives: sketchbook

SoCS: Yawn

Posted on February 16, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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!

Posted on February 16, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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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Nataraj

Posted on February 15, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Nataraj and a whole lotta crazy journaling. My mojo went missing. Nataraj danced it back into my fingers! Killing winter with orange! “In order to be brave we must trust that underneath it all there is sanity and openness.” Sakyong … Continue reading →

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Painting George

Posted on February 13, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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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Tools: Birmingham Inks

Posted on February 8, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

Posted on February 6, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

Posted on February 3, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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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Studio Cats Growing Up!

Posted on January 31, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

Posted on January 28, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

Posted on January 26, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

Posted on January 25, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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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Crazy Busy

Posted on January 24, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Before my mom died I was feeling stressed by deadlines; I wrote this at that time and it is even more true today… but I am no longer worried about her. I’m glad we took the extra time down over … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream Cones

Posted on January 23, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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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Letting Go

Posted on January 19, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Disclaimer: This is not a Marie Kondo post… I’ve always been pretty good about giving up things I don’t use or that don’t fit. Where I’ve been slow is a few precious things that are memories of another me, a … Continue reading →

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Mom’s Service

Posted on January 15, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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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USK, Kaiser

Posted on January 11, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Following on my last Robert Oster ink post, I took RO Purple Jazz ink out sketching while trying to stay sane. Last year was hard and this was part of it. Mitchell had a problem in his throat and after … Continue reading →

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Quan Yin, New year

Posted on January 10, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Oh I am late in my postings. This is what happens when you have to get back to work and you were lazy and slept in every day during you staycation. On the other hand, I am writing more and … Continue reading →

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American Flag

Posted on January 7, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

Back to work 100% today. I find it so strange the way things come in waves. Suddenly we are getting calls and repairing various historic American flags. I love the colors and decided to do a detail. To hear about … Continue reading →