17 May Lemon Blueberry Bread
Alright who told the sun and warm spring weather to take a vacation?! We’re back to the gray upstate New York sky and the cold northern wind. Not fun for me or all the spring flowers! I think it was...
13 May Spring Picture book Finds
By chance I squeezed in some time this week to visit a children’s book department from a larger book store chain. I always get a little giddy walking through the children’s books. Maybe it’s the large colorful covers? Or because...
10 May Sunday Morning Muffins
In honor of Mother’s Day last Sunday I decided that I should bake a little breakfast treat. With 3 very ripe bananas at my disposal the decision was made to make Banana Bran Muffins. I have this habit of looking...
06 May The Big Shot
I’m still relatively new to Rochester, so one of my goals during this first year is to reach out and experience the Rochester community. During the winter, I participated in the Art House Co-op’s Sketchbook II project. I used my...
03 May Take Your Creativity on a Date
I came across an article last week from the Freelancers Creative Blog that spoke about broadening the definition of creativity: “Creativity is not—nor has it ever been—about art. Creativity is about the basics of life, the forces that drive us...
29 Apr Trending Now: Bugs
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It’s finally Spring here in upstate New York! How do I know? Well… a) I now wake up to birds chirping outside my studio window (yay!) b) I'm sneezing a whole lot more (thanks to all those Lilac bushes in Highland...
28 Apr Mother’s Day Notecard Giveaway!
I've teamed up with my friend, Rachael, on her style blog: www.rachaelpassingnotes.com to offer a great Mother's Day gift giveaway! One lucky reader of her blog will win an AbbyDora Design ladybug notecard set and select a bonus mother's day...
15 Apr Let’s Talk About Another Potter
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On a rainy morning last week, I trekked to Rochester’s Central Public Library with the intention of using their extensive picture file for reference materials. As a lover of printed books I treated myself to wandering through the stacks in...
25 Mar Visual Learner
I am a visual learner. This is no great surprise since I gravitated toward art and design my whole life. For me to truly understand it I need to see it, but not all visual information is presented clearly. It...
26 Feb A Room of My Own
Hello there! Ta-da—a brand new website and blog! I’m so glad you came to look around. It’s here where I’ll be sharing current design projects, thoughts on the creative process, yummy recipes (if I’m not in the studio then I’m...