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Unlocking the Potential: A Guide to Using Watercolor Ground
...it is a medium that you can apply to non-absorbent surfaces so that they will accept watercolor paints.
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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A Crafty Combination
What do you get when you combine note card making with watercolor paints, a single line drawing and embroidery thread? I've been enamored...
Mar 2, 20232 min read
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Join me for Artists Sunday on Nov 27th. It's like Small Business Saturday, but for art.
I've joined artists, creators and makers across the country for the Artists Sunday, earth's largest art event, the Sunday after...
Nov 18, 20222 min read
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How do you build a banjo?
Master chairmaker and woodworker, Charles Brock visited Bill at our home and workshop known as Chestnut Grove Studios in Santa Fe,...
Sep 10, 20222 min read
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How to Document a Vacation without a Camera
We just returned from five wonderful days in Savannah. I think I may have 2 photos on my phone from the trip, but what I do have are...
Jul 28, 20212 min read
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That time I wrote an article about William...
I happened upon a local publication a couple of months ago. I loved that it focused on people in the communities of Maury and Marshall...
Mar 15, 20211 min read
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Do Handmade Gifts "Count?"
I have struggled with this question for at least a dozen years. As a life-long "crafter," I have enjoyed finding new projects to make...
Feb 2, 20212 min read
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New Year, New Projects
A quick read on my words for 2021 and the project it inspired, plus how to quickly patina copper
Jan 2, 20213 min read
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How to Eco-Print on Paper
Eco-printing is fairly easy, and you probably have most of the things you need already stashed away in your kitchen and craft table.
Aug 3, 20202 min read
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5 Steps to Creating Your Own Artwork Series
Working in a series creates an opportunity for you to refine ideas, build upon your skills and develop confidence.
Jul 6, 20202 min read
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Sourcing Wood
Tennessee storms provide valuable Walnut wood for tiny house
Jun 30, 20202 min read
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An Intro to Chestnut Grove Studios
An Artisan couple building their own tiny house and studios on a small farm in a small town in Middle Tennessee.
Jun 22, 20201 min read
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The next chapter… Chestnut Grove Studios
Twenty (and a half) years ago, as we were anxiously anticipating what the year 2000, (aka Y2K) would bring – I was a Computer Programmer,...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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Art Studio Reveal
A look into the Art Studio at Chestnut Grove Studios
Jun 1, 20193 min read
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Catching Up… and what?!? an Art Studio?
Details about our art and banjo building classes in North Carolina
Apr 1, 20193 min read
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