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Jocelyn Curry Asher

Shoreline, Washington

I am an artist, teacher, writer, mom, gardener, traveler and chickenkeeper.

Interests: Integrating art with everyday life. Researching the artists in my family. Taking good care of relationships with family, friends and clients alike. Travel. Organic food and organic gardening. Well-being.

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Manhattan from a Train Trellis: No Simple Cityscape

When my daughter sent me a remarkable photo she took while traveling by train through the density of Manhattan, I felt inspired to crop the photo and offer it to the drawing group to interpret with pen and ink. Did they hesitate? No! Sometimes, a big challenge is welcome...and they... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2024 at curry powder

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Alive and Well: Sketching Our Surroundings (at Swanson's Cafe)

Over our nearly 15 years together, our threesome drawing group has met up at Seattle's Swanson Nursery Café numerous times when it has been "outing week" for us. With the lushly planted rockeries and soaring atrium plants above the koi ponds and merchandise fixtures here and there, a lot of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 24, 2024 at curry powder

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The Daily Treat Tradition at My House: A Tribute Painting

(A note from me, Jocelyn: I am currently redesigning my site. My name will be added to my banner soon!) Could it be that my last post was done in December of 2021? Almost 2.5 years ago? But I have... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2024 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Nov 19, 2023

Acorn Season and The Drawing Group

Is there anyone who does not love acorns? Our drawing group threesome here in the greater Seattle area certainly does. This time, we designed these: Thanksgiving placecards, a label to enhance a bagged gourmet treat, and an autumn greeting card. Being inspired by the cute shape of acorns and the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2023 at curry powder

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The Rustic Lantern: The Drawing Group Sips & Sketches

Readers might assume that the little Drawing Group of 3 is no more, but it is this reporter who is to blame for not representing our work for these many months! Through Covid, and through crazy Pacific NW winter weather, we have persevered and met whenever the 3 of us... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2023 at curry powder

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From My Childhood: Dolls & Amosandra's Bloomers

When I was a child living in suburban Seattle, in a house with a partial view of Puget Sound and Mt. Rainier, a house built by my father in 1951, I loved my dolls. This love continued after we moved abroad in 1961 after I turned 11, intending to stay... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2022 at curry powder

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Aug 8, 2022

Artwork and Design During the Pandemic, Part Two

In the spring of 2020, during which time I was sewing Covid 19 surgical masks for King County health care workers, I began work on a second book. Originally conceived as a booklet of biographical profiles, it evolved into a... Continue reading

Posted Dec 8, 2021 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Gaillardia & the Group

Colored pencil. According to "Siri:" Gaillardia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after Maître Gaillard de Charentonneau, an 18th-century French magistrate who was an enthusiastic botanist. The common name [blanket flower] may refer to the resemblance... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2021 at curry powder

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My Dog, My Books, My Bed. 3/12/1967

At the age of 16, I learned to do contour drawing while living in southern Spain. Evidently, I liked this practice page of sketches because it's one of the few remaining drawings I have from this time in my life. On the reverse side of the page is a piece... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2021 at curry powder

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Artwork and Design During the Pandemic, Part One

PLEASE NOTE: I am sad to report that the artist's book and box I show here was stolen from the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center in April of 2022 while on display with the Science Stories collaborative exhibit. The assumption... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2021 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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The Drawing Group Welcomes Springtime in Seattle

During the past two years, two (R & G, I'll call them) of the three of our little drawing group have moved! It has been over a year since I posted a thing on any of my three blog sites. Let's see if I can remember how to do this...... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2021 at curry powder

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As We All Wait, We Watch Mother Nature

From my studio window I have a direct view of this weathered nest box. For years it hung unused until spring of 2019, and now in 2020 it is the trending piece of real estate on our property. A family... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2020 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Names, Embellished

For over a year I have been wanting to send a gift to my daughter's friend who recently had her second baby boy. This cherished baby came along after the sudden, heartbreaking death of her first son at the age of two. Not certain how to commemorate this son while... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2020 at curry powder

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Recently Installed: Wetland Restoration Interpretive Panels in Shoreline, WA

Begun in September, 2018, three interpretive display panels designed by me and illustrated with my watercolors plus photography by Boni Biery, are now in place. Hillwood Park in Shoreline, Washington (my home town) is the location of an ephemeral creek... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2020 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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From the Greenhouse #3

Close-up of a couple of repairs. Autumn has officially arrived, and the summer morning reveries back to my childhood years have moved on to current thoughts and goals. Last night I finished another of the items on my summer To Do List: restore the rattan loveseat here in the greenhouse.... Continue reading

Posted Oct 5, 2019 at curry powder

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Noble W. Curry's WPA Fine Art Prints: "Oranges" and "Street Scene"

Oranges, by Noble W. Curry Occasionally I will search the internet for artworks attributed to my grandfather or great-uncle. Recently I located two of Noble Curry's fine art prints created during his years as a Works Progress Administration artist. While I was hoping that these two artworks were some of... Continue reading

Posted Sep 23, 2019 at Born to Paint: Two Brothers, Two Paths

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From the Greenhouse #2: The Blacktop

Wicker chair in the greenhouse. Graphite. Ada is asleep still at 7:45 on this late summer morning. Now a willowy 8 year-old seeking neighborhood play opportunities (she lives in a rural home with no neighbors), my visiting granddaughter was once the 3 year-old who popped up with the early summer... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2019 at curry powder

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From the Greenhouse #1: A Life of Travel

Greenhouse watering can (colored pencil & graphite) We've lived in our home for 40 years, but it is only now, during this mellow August of 2019 that I find myself taking up a studio spot in our greenhouse, feeling reflective as I listen to the birds in the quiet hours... Continue reading

Posted Aug 13, 2019 at curry powder

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A Review in Photos: The Art of Drawing Maps by Hand 2019

Dumas Bay Centre in Federal Way was the first-time, urban location for The Art of Drawing Maps by Hand in 2019. The long, Pacific NW daylight hours provided our classroom with ample natural light for the hardworking 13 who took... Continue reading

Posted Jul 24, 2019 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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Doodling: It Comes Naturally!

In spite of all appearances (here, anyway) the intrepid Drawing Group has continued to meet when the three of us are all able to set aside the same Tuesday mornings. Through all of life's events, whether planned or unplanned in our three lives, we prioritize where necessary so that we... Continue reading

Posted Jul 6, 2019 at curry powder

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A Map First for Me: Animation + Hand Drawing

One thing leads to another. I love old fashioned ink and paint, and I also love delving into technology. So here's the new hybrid in my world of cartology just in time for a New Year. My daughter and her... Continue reading

Posted Dec 31, 2018 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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A First: an animated map

I took the plunge yesterday and started learning to do animation--applied to a map. Why? My daughter and her business partner are offering a musicians' showcase concert in Manhattan on January 7. This is for the benefit of attendees of the international APAP conference who are looking for talented bands... Continue reading

Posted Dec 29, 2018 at curry powder

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One Colorful Map of "A Special Place" in Vermont

With personal information removed, here is the finished map. At 20"x26", the map is large enough to allow a greatly reduced image of it to be folded and used as a pocket map while family members and private visitors navigate... Continue reading

Posted Aug 27, 2018 at Jocelyn Curry Lettering and Illustration

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