THE TAX MAN COMETH And Boy, Is He Mad!
I was browsing the web today, searching for “Luann Udell” because someone recently said I was an “Internet sensation.” I think they were kidding. Anyhoo, I came across an article I wrote years ago for...
View ArticleHOW NOT TO BE PROFESSIONAL
Today’s post is a link to my regular column in The Crafts Report on how not to look like a professional artist. THE PROFESSIONAL ARTIST HOME SURVEY I read an article in a professional magazine today,...
View ArticleLESSONS LEARNED FROM KNEE SURGERY
Here’s my latest article from the August issue of The Crafts Report. Please send rum. If you want to read it without a picture of my knee, here it is: WHY IS THE RUM ALWAYS GONE? Life Lessons Learned...
View ArticleWhat Animals Are REALLY Thinking
You can read my latest column for The Crafts Report magazine here: What Animals Are REALLY Thinking (About Us Craftspeople) Enjoy! Tuck as a puppy with his innocent look. Bob, the very nervous guinea...
View ArticleHOW TO SOUND SMARTER THAN EVERYBODY ELSE
Artist statement resources for the folks who are smarter/better/more educated/more sophisticated/more talented than me. Short story: It’s our choice. We can make the commitment to say something...
View ArticleWHAT’S IN A NAME?
Today’s essay is a rewrite of a column I originally wrote for the September 2004 issue of CraftsBusiness magazine. I’m writing an update for my column in The Crafts Report magazine next month, and...
View ArticleOH, THOSE CATS….
And now, a short break from my regularly serious program…. Trying to stay sane as our giant snowstorm turns into a giant cold and gray rainy day. Today I read a short news item in our local newspaper...
View ArticleWe Interrupt Our Program….OPEN STUDIO!!
Yes, you’re invited, and you, and you, and you! Just in case you’re my mom (which you aren’t, because my parents have never been online. NEVER.) DO NOT call me and ask me if I’m lying dead in a ditch...
View ArticleALMOST ANOTHER EXPENSIVE PUPPY LESSON
The things you have to check on when you own a puppy! We’ve been pecking away all week at a pile of eight cords of firewood, stacking it onto pallets in our yard. Our new puppy, Tuck, loves to help. He...
View ArticleEXPENSIVE PUPPY LESSON
Where NOT to let your dog ride in a car. We just learned a very expensive lesson today. When we go in the car, our puppy Tuck rides in the back seat, preferably on the floor. He immediately would...
View ArticleSMALL THOUGHTS @ LARGE
Something useful, something interesting, something funny and something wise. You get to decide which is which. Instead of a loooooong deep heavy post today, just some little thoughts and things of...
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