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To you who is pursuing your dream…

October 28, 2015by telltalecreations

Dear You- You are in the process of completing the necessary steps to becoming what you want to be. Congratulations on following your dream. Undoubtedly you will face setbacks and […]

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Have art kit, will travel

October 13, 2015by telltalecreations

Last Christmas as I prepared to visit family out of town for a week, it dawned on me that without my art supplies handy during the trip I may suffer acute […]

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It will all end in tears

October 7, 2015by telltalecreations

click images to enlarge I just love tearing up paper.  Cutting paper for artwork feels tedious and in my eyes doesn’t look nearly as interesting so I often end up tearing […]

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To you who struggles to define yourself…

September 16, 2015by telltalecreations

Dear You- Please take this short note as a token of a stranger’s sincere belief in you as a person. It’s so hard to define ourselves in life and even […]

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Susie’s Senior Dogs

September 16, 2015by telltalecreations

There is a wildly popular project called Humans of New York that you may be familiar with. It is the project of photographer Brandon Stanton.  One of his photographic subjects […]

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Circular sensation

September 2, 2015by telltalecreations

click images to enlarge This is a selection of circle themed art I’ve made.  I enjoy the circles because they feel nice to make and they’re nice to look at.  There […]

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To you who is nervous about starting college…

August 25, 2015by telltalecreations

Dear You- I want to congratulate you and wish you well as you begin your college journey.  I guarantee this will be one of the most interesting times of your […]

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My primary occupation

August 14, 2015by telltalecreations

click images to enlarge Early in 2015 I made a selection of acrylic paintings using primary colors – red, yellow and blue.  In all of the paintings I used a […]

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A bird in the hand

August 4, 2015by telltalecreations

A pal of mine has an ongoing art project called “Hand in Friendship” that many people are finding quite inspirational. Through the project acquaintances are invited to trace their hand […]

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To you who is reading this now…

July 21, 2015by telltalecreations

Hello You – This note is written in the spirit of friendship for someone like you to find.  In light of Napoleon Hill’s view of the magnetic power of thoughts, I […]

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The Moneyless Manifesto by Mark Boyle

An exploration into the thinking that pushed one man to adopt a moneyless lifestyle and the philosophy he developed along the way. It presents radical new perspectives on vital foundations of economic theory that we should question as a society. Explores what it really means to be “sustainable" and offers creative solutions for living a "less is more" lifestyle. Mark presents a unique economic and ecologic message of dire importance.

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Hannah Brencher founded the More Love Letters movement that encourages and facilitates writing letters of encouragement to strangers when they need them most. Her book details the role letter writing always played in her life; how her struggle with depression combined with her desire to help the suffering led her to begin writing love letters to strangers; and how she found ways to open her personal project to global involvement.

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