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, I've had this cloth, a summery linen-cotton blend, for ages but never cut it: today I did. This is an above-the-knee simple tailored skirt with a yoke-type waistband. The sewing project was going really well... until my helper showed... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at the cassandra pages

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Drawing #15, Meditation Space

On the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, I facilitate a meditation/contemplative prayer group at the cathedral. This particular chapel is normally used for weekday eucharists and the 8:00 service on Sunday mornings; the altar is to the left... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at the cassandra pages

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Checking in with you -- and a visit to the pépinière

Well, we're halfway through the month, and I admit that it's a becoming a challenge to keep up with this drawing-a-day project. But I'm wondering about you readers, too -- how do you feel about art vs. written posts, or... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at the cassandra pages

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Drawing #13, Hands.

This was the last of three drawings. As you'll see they literally got more relaxed, from a rather clenched beginning! Hands are hard; you just have to draw a lot of them in all different positions. It helps to turn... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at the cassandra pages

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Elizabeth in her Choir Robe, pencil on colored bond, 7" x 11" This fast portrait of a choir friend was actually done a couple of weeks ago; we were sitting in the organ loft, separated by the organ itself, listening... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at the cassandra pages

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Drawing #11, Ascension -- with accompaniment by Purcell and Messiaen

Composition study after The Ascension of Christ, by Rembrandt. Conté crayon on paper, 11"x 8 1/2". I've never made copies or studies of paintings, but this afternoon has shown me why it's such a valuable exercise: I learned so much... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #10

Street musician across from Birks, Montreal. Felt pen and wash in an Omer de Serres sketchbook, 8"x 11." Birks is an iconic jewelry store in the heart of downtown Montreal, right across from the cathedral (hence the churchy-looking wrought iron... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #9

Taking off from the portrait of my mother-in-law, I was wondering where could be done with the basic facial structure. I did a bunch of these; they're sort of calligraphic. These were the two I liked best: This second one... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #8

Marjorie. Pencil on paper, 6" x 9". Drawing, slowly, I caress her face as I never did in life, feeling the bones under her fine thin skin. Her birth, 100 years ago, give or take a few; Armenia, Alexandria: implausible... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #7

At the Vietnamese Resto. Fast sketch in brown felt pen on crummy paper out of my purse, about this size. It's becoming clear to me that keeping up this pace is going to be impossible if I do "finished" drawings... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #6

Top of the Craftsman Tool Chest. Pen and watercolor on paper, 9"x6". Sheer silliness here, but I hope some readers will be amused. Quite a few bike-related items here. Maybe another good title would be "STP." This was good practice... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #5

The first bouquet. Pen and watercolor on paper, 6" x 9". Lifesize detail below. I wasn't planning to do pretty flower pictures, but I brought home this little bouquet of violets and a dwarf tulip from the garden today and... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #4

Study of Quebecois braided palms. Pencil on paper, 8 1/2" x 11". Click image for larger view. It's pretty crazy to sit and draw something like this, but I've been wanting to use these palms as part of a painting... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #3

Time to Clean the Terrace. Pen on paper, 6"x 6" Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Apologies, but I've recently had a spate of comment spam so I'm turning on comment moderation while I try to deal with the sources, all of which seem to be for various brands and pharmaceuticals. I hope it can be... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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A Drawing a Day: #2

J. at his computer. Pen and watercolor on paper, 4 1/2" x 5". I showed him this sketch and he laughed and said, "Yep, that's me!" I said, "Now maybe you can see why your shoulder and neck hurt!" Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Plunging into a Drawing a Day

Still life with a Wedgewood pot. Pen on paper, 10" x 8 1/2". May 1, 2013 OK, it must be the folly of May...I've decided to try to do a drawing every day. I'll probably post them here without much... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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The last of the April drawings, and Happy May Day!

Still Life with a Persian Miniature, pen on paper, 5"x 7" It was another still life to finish up the month, and the April sketchbook. I like this one as much as anything I've done lately. Many of these objects... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Sketching in the Sunday sunshine...and musing about secularism.

On Sunday, the newly-formed Urban Sketchers of Montreal were outside on the first comfortably-warm day of the year, sketching along the Lachine Canal. It was also opening day for our community garden; our work bees are always on Sunday mornings.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Brilliant Coroners, reprise

Several years ago, a group of friends put together this poetry anthology, Brilliant Coroners, published through my nascent publishing house, Phoenicia. We've never done a really effective job of promoting it, but I was looking through it again recently, and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Back in the Garden!

The Parc Baldwin garden, looking south toward rue Sherbrooke. In the absence of plants, you can see some of our characteristic details: the aqua water barrels, the black compost bins and white sheet-rock buckets we use for toting water and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Waiting to Unfold

I haven't written much about my publishing projects lately, but today is a launch day, so it's a perfect time to do that! Rachel Barenblat, also known as The Velveteen Rabbi, has been a friend of mine for almost as... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Proud to Still Vote in Vermont

This from VT Senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which just opened hearings on a proposed overhaul of the country's immigration system: “Last week, opponents of comprehensive immigration reform began to exploit the Boston Marathon bombing,” Mr.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Drawing, Friday

Spiked candlestick, cacti, and shells. Pen and ink on paper, 5 "x 7". How I dealt with last Friday afternoon. Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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Everyone must eat.

As the Boston manhunt story unfolds, I sit here filled with dread and sadness at how this will play out politically, socially, militarily. Some of the stuff I've read people saying -- including people who should know better -- makes... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at the cassandra pages

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