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Jun 27, 20243 min read
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.
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Mar 2, 20232 min read
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...
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Nov 18, 20222 min read
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...
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Sep 10, 20222 min read
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,...
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Jul 28, 20212 min read
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...
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Mar 15, 20211 min read
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...
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Feb 2, 20212 min read
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...
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Jan 2, 20213 min read
New Year, New Projects
A quick read on my words for 2021 and the project it inspired, plus how to quickly patina copper
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Aug 3, 20202 min read
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.
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Jul 6, 20202 min read
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.
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Jun 30, 20202 min read
Sourcing Wood
Tennessee storms provide valuable Walnut wood for tiny house
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Jun 22, 20201 min read
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.
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Jun 1, 20202 min read
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,...
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Jun 1, 20193 min read
Art Studio Reveal
A look into the Art Studio at Chestnut Grove Studios
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Apr 1, 20193 min read
Catching Up… and what?!? an Art Studio?
Details about our art and banjo building classes in North Carolina
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