Category Archives: writing

TWSBI Eco

Posted on February 19, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

A story about how other creatives shape you… push you… remind you! I’ve fallen in love with TWSBI’s and draw them a lot. They are architectural, like little buildings, and you can see all the ways they work which is … Continue reading →

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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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zenkatwrites: Family

Posted on February 14, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

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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zenkatwrites: Why Sketch?

Posted on February 12, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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!

Posted on February 11, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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

Posted on February 9, 2019 by D. Katie Powell

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 →

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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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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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 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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HO HO HO!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I will eventually write about my mom, but for now, am remembering her through the card I made for her years ago, of her almost full-sized Santa. We called him Laguna Santa as he came from Laguna Beach. He took … Continue reading →

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OFF for a Couple Weeks! YaY!

Posted on December 22, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I don’t remember being this happy to have time OFF. We need it! We have now had a day to sleep deeply and as late as necessary; sleep is an amazing tonic! Lifts the spirit, and also having lights everywhere. … Continue reading →

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VSW: Taos

Posted on December 12, 2018 by D. Katie Powell

I always thought I’d be finishing this with watercolors, but this year has been a doozy and so I am finally choosing to publish the inked drawings of a lovely walk with Virtual Sketchwalk. We walked all over Taos and … Continue reading →