Winter’s white inspiration

January 6, 2010

I’ve been thinking about snow quite often lately. I love the anticipation of snowfall, and I especially love it when the snowflakes start to flutter around after I’m already locked safely inside my house for the evening, curled up with a good book and a steaming mug of hot chocolate. It’s convenient when the snow [...]

Read the full article →

Yes! We’re open!

January 1, 2010

It’s taken me nearly two years to bite the bullet and just do it, but now I have and here it is: the Oomphasis shop is open for business on Etsy. May all your big wishes, little wishes, and in-between wishes come true this new year.

Read the full article →

Skoonberg

December 22, 2009

Oh! Hello there. It seems that Christmas is closing in fast, in case you – like me – hadn’t noticed. This past weekend I actually achieved the sending of a small batch of handmade Christmas cards; though the big story really is that Christmas cards even made it from my hands into envelopes with stamps and addresses and stuff, and [...]

Read the full article →

Once upon my mind

November 23, 2009

Not long ago, I made a pact with myself to be more brave with art and design, and life in general. I think I’m making baby steps — decent psychological progress toward standing more confidently behind my own ideas when presenting them to other people. But what’s struck me lately is the sting of disagreement, [...]

Read the full article →

Flights of fancy

October 29, 2009

It’s time to feast your eyes on another Etsy art round up, this time by less-visible half of Oomphasis. I’m not less-visible in the invisible sense… more like the behind-the-scenes sense. A photographer at heart, I’m much more comfortable observing rather than being observed. From behind the lens I point out into the distant horizon, [...]

Read the full article →

Roughing It

October 8, 2009

I just wanted to call your attention for a few moments to my Tumblog, which I am fairly good at forgetting about. It’s probably a really handy thing when you know what to do with it, and so it’s currently my new bright idea to start using Tumblr to “curate” (or round up, I suppose) [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →