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Sue McDowell
Oct 29, 20181 min read
Already Fall?
“At no other time (than autumn) does the earth let itself be inhaled in one smell, the ripe earth; in a smell that is in no way inferior...
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Sue McDowell
May 26, 20181 min read
Fire and Ice
Was surprised to hear, last night, that the wildfires are already starting north of Winnipeg and in eastern Manitoba When we visited in...
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Sue McDowell
May 7, 20181 min read
The importance of a good lunch
Since going back to work full-time it's been harder to find sequential hours to do my creative work. And as spring has finally exploded...
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Sue McDowell
May 2, 20184 min read
Serendipity and Inuit Art
Winter Shoreline, 2018 Years ago, when I was in library school, we were just entering the digital age and a topic of much heated...
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Sue McDowell
Apr 19, 20183 min read
The importance of blubber
Americans will often joke and modify the four food groups (as approved by the USDA) to something more palatable to our junk-food loving...
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Sue McDowell
Apr 2, 20183 min read
Spring as a time of tests...
When I was very active in glass, the pre-spring months of Jan-March were always great ones for testing. The holiday sales were over and...
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Sue McDowell
Mar 25, 20184 min read
Travel - An Attitude of Gratitude
One of the things I love about life in the 21st century is the convenience of travel. Traveling to other places opens my eyes - to the...
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Sue McDowell
Mar 1, 20183 min read
Polar bears and Joni Mitchell
It's been a rough few weeks for focus. The good and bad levels of energy seem to be alternating briskly. The good has included great...
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Sue McDowell
Feb 13, 20182 min read
Inspiration and process - winter woods and a full moon.
I've wanted to capture my process for a bit now... and even more so after the ATA BlogTour last month. I know, from all my work with...
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Sue McDowell
Feb 9, 20182 min read
Back to the bears
I mentioned before my fascination with World Wildlife Fund Polar Bear Tracker. Well here's their most recent (1/28/18) data: Part of why...
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Sue McDowell
Jan 27, 20182 min read
Documenting process....
I consider myself a pretty well-socialized introvert but screaming "here's what I do!" from the rafters is not, normally, my thing. But...
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Sue McDowell
Jan 15, 20182 min read
Best intentions
So apparently the new year, as well as the proverbial road to Hades, is truly paved with best intentions. My goal was to compose a blog...
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Sue McDowell
Jan 8, 20183 min read
A new year, new data, new intentions
I've started the new year off with new intentions about my work and my art. And some great news! With the success of my sales over the...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 20, 20172 min read
Working in glass and fiber, still
This is the first draft of a new piece that I'm working out. It's a fused glass circle background - with colored frits on top to bring...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 18, 20171 min read
Helping 25,000 bears
So many people have asked me about how they can help with the Arctic, Churchill and polar bears. Here's one suggestion - if you need to...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 15, 20171 min read
First steps for 25thousandbears
Last weekend was the annual craft show that I have participated in for several years. It's the only one I do - because I'm usually too...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 8, 20172 min read
So why 25,000 bears?
Because that's how many polar bears are alive, wild, today. I'm frustrated that I've fallen in love with a place that is, by all...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 5, 20173 min read
So why not in glass?
As many of you know, I've worked with and taught fused glass for many years now. I've worked with glass since the early 2000's and yet I...
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Sue McDowell
Dec 5, 20172 min read
Before the world changed
I've had a "bucket list" for bears since I was a child. My trifecta includes the polar bear, koala, and giant panda and the list requires...
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