Karen Alma
What I think about. Things that happen to me. Stuff I like. And other things.
Category: Books, Art, Creativity
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About 10 years this project fizzled out and it’s stayed neatly tucked away in my office area all that time. I have a week or two to finish it before my three month sabbatical from my job is over. Will I finish? No one knows! But I hope so! The project is a scrapbook that…
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There is nothing so satisfying as a little Charlotte Brönte on a quiet morning. Mug of coffee in one hand, book in the other. I’ve been carrying this book in my backpack next to my laptop for a couple of months now. I keep meaning to pull it out and read it – re-read it,…
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Group painting classes are quickly becoming an annual Grand Meetup tradition.
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My daughter has been volunteering at the library for the Summer Reading Program and the other day the craft was to create a complex drawing from a simple shape. She chose an elephant because she knows I love elephants and she wanted to bring it home for me to color. Isn’t she sweet? She made…
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I recently decided it would be fun to send a gift to my teammates. I had a great time playing around with different concepts for a Wapuu that would represent our team. If you aren’t familiar with Wapuu, you will want to check out the history on wapuu.jp. I finally figured out what to do, with some help from, Ryan,…
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My youngest creates the neatest cartoon-like characters and always has a great story to go with them. This series is called The Round Family: In the artist’s words: They are round and they’re shaped like a ball. They live in Wild Round Ball. The Uncle is a waiter. The Tia likes herself, that’s why it…
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While resting during a hike today, surrounded by this fantastic scenery, I tried my hand at sketching my daughter. Good thing I thought to toss my sketchbook and pencil in my bag this morning before setting out. Turned out ok, it kind of looks like her, just a little younger. My youngest says I didn’t…
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I drew a mug and a spray bottle that were sitting on the counter. As an added challenge I had to sharpen my pencil with a knife. We have no working pencil sharpener at the moment so I wowed my kids with my knife skills:
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If you’ve been to an event where Automattic’s been a sponsor you’ve seen these little books. They’re small, perfect for notes, sketches, lists, or whatever your heart desires. I picked up a few of the Jetpack ones recently so I could give them to my kids on road trips. I’m currently on vacation and since…
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When I owned my own web shop and spent my days creating WordPress sites for clients I kept everything in notebooks. By everything, I mean grocery lists, household todo lists, notes from client meetings, Christmas gift lists, everything. These notebooks are about as close to a journal as I’ll ever get. The other day my…
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On this 10th (or 11th) day of Christmas I give you this blue Santa’s helper. My youngest made this as a gift for his cousin. It comes complete with a mug of apple cider and a naughty/nice list affixed to the side. He wrote the names of most of his family, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc…
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We were at the Albuquerque Sunport last night and it was fun to see the Christmas decorations still up. So, on this 8th day of Christmas, I give you gingerbread Star Wars. This was part of a Gingerbread display. Super cute. There was also a marshmallow dog: