http://artful-journey.com Follow my artistic journey as I create altered books and collage art and reflect on how to lead an artful life. Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:49:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Art of Happiness - Page 44 Having last week off gave me a chance to add some pages to my altered book The Art of Happiness and to put the pages on my web site. I really like the way this particular page turned out. The blue woman ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/11/27/daniel-merriam/ I had invited my son to join me on my journey to San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art, but he turned me down. That actually ended up to be a good thing because if he had come along, he either would have a) gotten mad at me because I ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/11/21/joseph-cornell/ I’m on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) right now riding to San Francisco. I’m listening to Snow Patrol, but it can’t keep the rumble of the train out of my head. I feel like I’m listening to the soundtrack of my life. I know that people who ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/11/21/riding-bart/ Walking to the top of the castle in Molivos Yesterday I was trying to organize some of my books which are sitting in piles all over my living room. (Too many books and not enough book shelves!) I came across a journal that was empty except for the first eight pages. ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/09/30/stories-from-greece/ I had a goal, a dream: transfer my PowerPoint slideshow to DVD so my dad and aunt could have a copy that could be easily viewed. It all started after I returned from a trip to Germany that I had taken with my dad. We had gone together to ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/07/28/dvd-to-powerpoint/ As many of you may know, I am in love with the artwork of Daniel Merriam. If you haven’t seen his amazing paintings yet, then please visit is web site (but be sure to come back!) A while ago I received an email from a woman who has a giclee ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/07/28/merriam-print-for-sale/ I was at my father’s house yesterday, the day after Easter. On Easter Sunday the house had been full of family. My sister Kathy organized her annual Easter hunt, filled with riddles and clues that sent the six youngest children running with excitement through the house — even ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/04/11/for-life/ Me on the Ferry Every winter break, my sister, Kris and I, take our kids on a day trip to San Francisco. We’ve been doing it for years. Sometimes the hubbies are able to go. This was the first year my other sister, Kathy, and her kids went along with ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/01/15/san-francisco/ Sometimes I don’t even open those silly forwards that my sister sends me. But this one was so creative and gave me a chuckle, so I thought I’d pass it on. Just When You Thought You Had Everything . . . http://artful-journey.com/2007/01/11/just-when/ I consider myself to be an optimistic person. I tend to see the glass as half-full, look on the bright side, think positive, and believe that the sun will come out tomorrow. When I took my computer’s dead hard drive to the disk recovery people, it never really ... http://artful-journey.com/2007/01/08/lost-data/