You opening and reading this is a warm hug to me Reader! And I know a lot about warm hugs. The past few days, which is out of the ordinary for me, I've been at a small conference of about 10 folks who have a similar business to me. That kind of IRL kinship once again blew my heart wide open. So, my whole body hurts, but my heart is crazy full! I drew a couple of the people. I'll share it in the next note because I don't have a picture right now... Me at the conference about to do a little...
2 months agoย โขย 3 min read
Your patience is a warm hug to me Reader! Once again I skipped a month in staying in touch. If you noticed... thanks for being patient with me :). (This is what happens when we haven't done dishes regularly enough...) Between kids and their school, a husband and his chores, my life and work and health... It's just always a lot ya know! And it still rubs me the wrong way because if I could arrange my priorities, this is actually first and most fun. So, that's a whole thing. The one silver...
3 months agoย โขย 1 min read
Heya Reader! I'll just write (From Sarah) in the title this last time so you remember who this is. ๐ You might have signed up after following me on LinkedIn, or after attending the DC International Fountain Pen Show. This is my art letter. Anyways. Earlier this month I sent the last Stamp Fans note and then shut it down. It is so freaking meaningful to me that it will be missed โ Thank you Kim, truly! (A magnificent experiment from this year) There's something really bittersweet about the...
7 months agoย โขย 4 min read
Hi Reader! I'm running behind just like you (unless you're better than me, and you DON'T feel surprise that there's only like five weeks left in the year...) Anyway, let's pretend it's October, and here's the October/November Stamp Fans. Click here to download the Stamp Fans letter Also, I finally got my Sketch Book tour posted. So here it is in all its glory! Click here to check out the YouTube video I have been keeping up with my daily journaling (Hobonitchi Cousin) and a wide variety of...
8 months agoย โขย 1 min read
Hi Reader! I'm not sure where you live, but I live in Virginia, and Fall is my absolute favorite season here for several reasons: 1 - The end of walking outside and being doused in my own sweat because it's so hot. 2 - Back-to-School is a cosmic invitation to treat myself to some stationery. ๐
3 - The trees just seem to breathe their last, best breath and everything is green and lush with just a tinge of yellow. I sent you a note about a month ago with a little update. I thought I'd do the...
9 months agoย โขย 1 min read
Hiya Reader! My name is Sarah, and this is a free email list of art and journal explorations. You might have just signed up because you attended the DC Pen Show and we met... if so, HI! ๐ You also might be subscribed from 2022 when I shared a list of fun journal prompts. Hi to you, too :). It was a long time ago, though, so no worries if this isn't interesting anymore. It's a one-click unsubscribe below. โ I wanted to send a quick update today to say hi, share a few pictures from my travels...
10 months agoย โขย 3 min read