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Shoot for the Stars; Maybe You’ll Accidentally Land on the Moon

Sarah Finnigan

Between IX and the end of the year, I assess how I’ve been doing my work, and I reconsider what next year will look like.  What can I do differently? Where am I hindering myself? What have I jotted down on notes to save for later, but forgotten? In preparation for 2026, one of these things I’m contemplating is my threshold for what deserves to be made.   “Shoot for the moon; even if you…

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Inspiration from Times Past

Kristine Poole

October 23, 2025 - Colin and I work most days of the week, most weeks of the year. Neither of us have ever been particularly inclined to have regularly scheduled days off. We love what we do and mostly, we worry about not having enough time to create all the things we want to make before our time here is done. But, when we do take time off, we do some serious playing. We will travel for 4 - 6 weeks, often planning our vacation time around specific artists whose work we want to study or museums we want to visit. Nothing compares to actually spending time with artworks in person, in your own time - it is the best education. And, we get to see all the gems that we never find in the art history books. I…

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