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It’s always gratifying to see one’s name in print or hear it said on air. It’s even better if what is printed or said makes things better for other people. I’ve been fortunate this fall to be quoted in two radically different formats, on two completely different topics that are both near and dear to…
The following is a reboot of a post from 2012 with a surprise new ending. I have this super vivid and fairly recent memory of writing the original post in a moment of nostalgia at the old Octane Coffee shop in my neighborhood and was shocked to discover that I’d written it just over 7…
When it comes to birthdays and holidays, it’s a toss up whether my husband is happier to give me complete surprises or whether he likes having me pick out exactly what I want. He jokes that he’s lucky because, being married to a tool junkie, he gets out of the no-plugs-on-presents-for-your-wife rule. – For our…
My son Skyler has spent most of his life turning nearly everything into a puppet. By age 4 he corrected me regularly that his stuffed animals were actually puppets. I take responsibility since I was the first one to make them talk. Skyler learned nearly everything by example then always did his own thing with…
Learn from the Master Who started the revival Although I primarily make my living as a professional artist, teaching is a huge love and a significant part of who I am. Seeing a lightbulb go on for someone else is as satisfying as making artwork myself. I’m also passionate about documenting nearly lost processes for…
What if I came up with a unified theory of physics, that holy grail of all scientific theories that reconciles Newton’s Laws with quantum physics? It’s not really hard to come up with a theory. What’s difficult is coming up with a theory that is wholly plausible, even better that is provable, or at least…
IT’S LIKE HAVING VICTORIA ON DEMAND IN YOUR OWN STUDIO ALL 3 VIDEOS IN MY SERIES, METAL TECHNIQUES OF BRONZE AGE MASTERS,ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR STREAMING AND DOWNLOAD VIA VIMEO ON DEMAND. You have the option to download the videos and watch anywhere at your leisure or stream them as needed. Each video has been extensively…