alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 2 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: This Week I Painted — Week One, 2026Decided that every Monday I'm going to post (mostly as a record for my own benefit, but also to share) a recap of my new work completed during the previous week. These are…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Renewals, Endings and Creative Ambitions!And so, we write 2026! I typically skirt around the whole issue of setting goals and making New Year's resolutions because I tend to fail miserably at such things, and I think…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 8 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Departing Thoughts for 2025As I had hoped, this past week I have been able to spend a fair amount of time taking it easy and working on painting projects. That seven-day "dead period" between…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 17 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Holiday Lull and Creative BurstsAs we enter the last couple of weeks of 2025 I also find myself in that interesting period that I think of as a bit of a "no man's land." What I meanalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 21 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Another Show Season Comes to a CloseThe final day of the final event of the 2025 arts and crafts show season has come and gone. All that remains now is to finish unpacking the show bins, organize and put away all…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 25 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: And so, the Final Holiday Show of the Season! It is the weekend of the final holiday arts and crafts/gift show of the 2025 season! My wife in our booth. Writing some of this "live" from thalchemystones in #hive-148441 • last monthArt and Creativity Journal: The Unexpected Evolution of Stone PaintingThe whole idea of painting on stones has undergone quite an "evolution," since I first started doing this, some 15 years ago. In the beginning *alchemystones in #hive-148441 • last monthArt and Creativity Journal: Showtime, Volume OneFirst event of the season starts — not surprisingly, given the time of the year — with a rainy morning. Thankfully, we live in a habitually wet part of the world, so rain…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • last monthArt and Creativity Journal: Holiday Show Season Begins!Holiday show season is upon us! In fact, this coming weekend we have our first event of the season. In actuality, tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon we will be going off to set…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 3 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Creativity and the "Dark Season"Without a doubt, we are moving into the fall season. We have more and more cloudy days and when you combine that with the fact that the sun is setting earlier and earlier, you…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 3 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Seeking a Sense of DirectionI think it is natural to feel a significant amount of enthusiasm when we start in on something new. It could be a new approach to our art, a new approach to time management, a…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt And Creativity Journal: Finally Some New Work!As I wrote last time, I am putting a bit more effort into painting these days, and I have decided to focus a bit more on painting larger stones... which suits me just fine…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 4 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Learning From Studying YourselfLately, I have been continuing with the long and rather tedious process relisting all my available stones from various online sales venues to my shop on Etsy. ![AS24-043a.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The "Free" DilemmaOne of the hard-learned lessons I have worked my way through over the years is the inconsistency of people who (allegedly) purport of be admirers of art. Maybe this is…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Drilling Holes in (Extremely Hard) Stone!Some years back, my wife suggested that we take some of the thinnest and the lightest stones we find when beach combing — mostly in smaller sizes — and drill holes in them so…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The Evolution of Spiral StonesIt is no secret that my stone designs — at least in part — draw inspiration from one of my favorite childhood toys: the Spirograph. Although I wasn't particularly interested in…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Etsy Store Redesign Taking ShapeWell, it finally feels like I am experiencing a bit of "forward movement," here. After a bit of uncertainty and doubt, and some deliberation, I am moving ahead with some…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: The World of Minor Re-DesignsI suppose it would be a pretty standard assumption to conclude that when an artist has "finished" a piece, then that piece is done, and it will never change. Things are…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: A new Month is Upon Us!So, we have arrived at a new month. Although I am well aware that time is just an artificial construct, I'm starting out the month with a certain sense of purpose and enthusiasm. 
