Crafting an Artful Life: Imaginative Musings on Creativity

Victoria Lansford - flowers in my yard

Let Yourself Bloom

About 6 years ago, my previous next door neighbors cut down everything that was beautiful in the yard next door to mine. The 100 year old camellia, the massive rhododendron, 2 large water oaks, and more. Why they opted to buy a home in an urban forest instead of a clear-cut suburban development was beyond…

Custom flat file drawer in Victoria Lansford's studio
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The Harsh Light of Reality + Surprise Relief

This week, the big, final, studio puzzle piece arrived: a custom built flat file drawer cabinet that looks like an antique map drawer cabinet in pristine condition. I’d had slight heart failure last fall when my husband cc’d me on an email he’d sent about getting it custom built. As a highly productive, tools and…