#eventsUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsalchemystones in #hive-148441 • 3 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Painting Some Small Stuff One of the things about doing outside events and shows is that we invariably have to have an extensive stock of quick pick-up impulse items in the under $10 range. ![3418.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 21 hours agoArt and Creativity Journal: The Tiniest ThingsIn the last update I was talking about painting the small things that serve us well as "impulse items" at shows and festivals. While double checking and quality sorting…almajean101 in #hive-141359 • 8 months agoCelebrating Universal Children's Day: A Day Of Joy And CheerfulnessHello wonderful hivers 👋. It is been a while since my last post, i am hoping every one is doing well today. I have been struggling in wi-fi conncrisch23 in #hive-148309 • 10 months ago Hivers Meetup in Valencia [Eng-Esp]After a long time without writing in the BuzzParty Meet Hive! community, I'm back and eager to get back into the routine, so today I'm excited and my heart is full of memories.…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 29 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: New Work... FinishedFinally managed to put a finish coat on painted stones from earlier in the spring, resulting in what I guess we would call new inventory even though it is kind of old! ![AS064-WholeGroup.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 8 days agoArt and Creativity Journal: Routine Busy Work Trying to get a bit of momentum going, I spent much of the day doing some routine "busy work" relating to getting ready for fall show season. It's not exactly…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Wear and Touch-UpsThe thing about objects that are meant to be picked up — and used as meditation stones or something similar — is that they invariably end up getting picked up! ![2293.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 2 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Events Falling Into PlaceAlthough my creativity hasn't been anything to write home about lately, a few peripheral things are falling into place. Specifically, our outside events schedule is…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • last yearArt and Creativity Journal: Sad Blessings in Disguise?Sadly, the creativity doldrums continue to make their presence felt around here. Sadly — as well — I haven't really done anything of note in my creative space since the last…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 2 years agoArt and Creativity Journal: Showtime Ahead!Life is filled with excuses. Mine — at the moment — relate to the fact that I haven't found made time to keep up with my journal here. *Unfinishealchemystones in #hive-148441 • 5 months agoArt and Creativity Journal: Last Week I Painted — Week Ten, 2026Week ten turned out to be the least productive — at least from a painting perspective — week of the year, so far. Mostly, my only "creative" endeavors were related to…alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 2 years agoArt and Creativity Journal: Getting Oriented for a New YearHappy New Year! One of the things I like the most about January 1st is that I get to draw a symbolic line under the year that went and open a new page for the new year. ![20250102_000036.jpg](alchemystones in #hive-148441 • 8 months 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 • 8 months agoArt 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 • 7 months 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 • 7 months 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 • last yearArt 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 • 7 months 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 months agoArt 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 • 8 months 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 th
