Author: tammy.schmidt
sprouting experiment
I have wanted to try growing edible food inside my home for quite some time. I’ve not any sort of outdoor space attached to my home,?ábut have been craving my own little “kitchen garden“. A year ago, I had some basil in my bathroom, sandwiched in between my bath and a window (it’s a special…
How To Paint: an egg
Perhaps this is a little late for Easter. Perhaps you don’t really want?áto paint an egg right now. That’s cool. However, if you paint an (uncracked, uncooked) egg, you will practice?áobservation and the?ácreative manipulation of representing form. An egg has volume. An egg has a gentle gradation of shadow. An egg can be reflective (depending…
smaller is better! Or, I Love A Challenge…
Today I moved. No, I didn’t move out of my home, I just moved all of my “studio stuff” (folding tables, chairs, assorted cabinets, drawing table, supplies… oh, and many large paintings) into my small loft-style apartment. I am looking at this adjustment, this shift, as a challenge. Whenever I have seen those Home and…
happy easter
This Easter weekend we are taking it easy, reflecting on life and the new life that springs all around us. We take note that today is Earth Day, and a cause for another pause and reflection. If you are so fortunate as to have both some time off and a garden, this seems like a…
How To Paint: a bit of colour
Sunday! Sunday! If you can, and are so inclined, it?áis a great day to relax with a dash of painting. Last week we saw?áHow To Paint a little light. This week we will?áadd?áa bit of?ácolour to?áit. Each Sunday, artist Natasha Henderson?áwill guide you through some simple ÔÇ£How ToÔÇØ tips for painting. Having been (honestly) inspired…
a chicken in every pot… a harpie in every garage
This might only appeal to some of our readers, and mostly those in Canada only. Apologies. Other cartoons are on their way… This Chicken’s party slogan? “Be Afraid”. We are in the midst of political election campaigns in Canada. In?ábetween the multitudes of?áissues on the plate, one thing that really struck me as?ádifferent from the…
can you take it?
A few months ago, I read Why We Get Fat by Gary Taubes. ?áI have put off sharing my book review with you because I know how very hard it can be to ingest this kind of information. ?áI feel like I need to personally understand how to manage sugar consumption before I go preaching…