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Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:41:40 PM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Here We are Again...:
Monica said, "I find myself at a crossroads...again. The same one that has come up multiple times over the last decade or so; when faced with a dauntingly overwhelming schedule, do I choose to put creating my art aside in favour of some period of time in the..." more
Monday, March 29, 2010 7:25:28 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Media Mix:
Monica said, "When it comes to portraiture, I love soft pastels. Sure they can smudge if one is not careful, but they're not as bad as some think. I keep paintings stored between pieces of newsprint against the wall, and they're just fine. Shipping them requires..." more
Monday, March 22, 2010 10:12:17 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled This and That...:
Monica said, "It's been a very long time since I've spent a weekend doing so little in the writing and illustrating department. Even when we're watching a movie, I am usually doing some research or artwork. This weekend, however, our three nephews have been over,..." more
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 5:32:54 PM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled The Delicious Tangle of Words:
Monica said, "I have to admit that I love the possibilities of words. They can be used to create an image as surely as any pencil, pastel or paintbrush, but the execution of it takes a different kind of approach, and a different kind of skill.Words can be blended..." more
Thursday, March 4, 2010 6:10:36 PM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled A Thought on the Slush Pile:
Monica said, "The other day, I came across someone's lamentations about rejection slips. Apparently this individual prepared a manuscript, and sent it with a note (not a cover letter, it seems) to over 300 publishers. Within two months this individual received..." more
Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:54:30 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Organized Mayhem:
Monica said, "I find myself living in a state of structured chaos. Almost each day is packed with writing, editing, critiquing, illustration, sewing, gardening...and, of course, daily responsibilities such as making sure that the house is at least somewhat..." more
Monday, March 1, 2010 12:24:54 PM
Monica Webster subscribed to the blog: Weaving Pictures, Painting Words
Monday, March 1, 2010 12:24:27 PM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled The Beginning:
Monica said, "I was three-and-a-half when I drew my first picture; a skinny-petaled daisy, scrawled in pen. A proclaimed masterpiece that my mom immediately framed, and which stayed on display well into my teen years.( 4 years old) (7 years old)As I grew, drawing..." more
Friday, January 29, 2010 7:36:39 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Small Things:
Monica said, "Sometimes I feel like I'm stuffing myself through the narrow end of a funnel. There is, of course, a context for this. With the start of a new year and having returned from a very sensory trip, it's time to start rolling up the sleeves and jumping..." more
Friday, January 29, 2010 6:56:40 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Back to Reality:
Monica said, "The trip was a fantastic holiday treat. We even made it home in time for Christmas, and in time for me to fix that special dinner (which I started on Christmas Eve as soon as we got home from the airport.)Now it's the New Year. Time to re-buckle..." more
Friday, January 29, 2010 6:54:40 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Small Things:
Monica said, "Sometimes I feel like I'm stuffing myself through the narrow end of a funnel. There is, of course, a context for this. With the start of a new year and having returned from a very sensory trip, it's time to start rolling up the sleeves and jumping..." more
Thursday, January 28, 2010 6:06:38 PM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Dance of Snow:
Monica said, "Flurries swirled around the car in billowing eddies. They would shroud everything in a mist of white for a few moments before pulling back to reveal the houses, fields and trees that surrounded us, and then close in again. Cars became wraiths as..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:47:54 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled Waking Up from a Dream:
Monica said, "Christmas Eve, and it's snowing ever so softly as the plane lands. The lights from the ground reflect off the bottom of the aircraft - we can see it through the outside camera.There are mixed feelings as the plane touches down. We're happy to be..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:47:54 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled :
Monica said, "It's 4:00 am local time when we arrive in Hong Kong. There is a coach assigned to take us to our hotel - the Grand Hyatt H.K. There's no one else on the bus...just us.We hit the pillows as soon as we get to our room. It was an excellent flight, but..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:47:54 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled :
Monica said, "We have the day mostly to ourselves, since the festivities don't start until the following morning. It's the perfect time to make our first foray onto the streets of Hong Kong.We decide to explore the hotel, first. It's a grand, sweeping..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:47:54 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled :
Monica said, "The next morning consists of an early buffet breakfast. We roam around, filling our plates with everything from fruit we have never before seen (slices of whitish gray, with kiwi-like seeds everywhere and a dark red fruit that resembles something..." more
Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:47:54 AM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled :
Monica said, "Our trip to China includes a tour to two of our Great-uncle and aunt's manufacturing plants as well as one of their mansions. Suffice to say that everything is jaw-droppingly vast and elaborate. We are only there for two days. Due to an immense..." more
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 8:23:01 PM
Monica Webster wrote a blog post titled The Wheel, Reinvented:
Monica said, "Flickr - HrodebertRobertus A point came up recently in my correspondences about the proverbial "wheel." This particular scenario had to do with educators and their (our) constant search for ways to engage with the..." more