Author Archives: icekat

New Moon in Leo Spread

Posted on July 24, 2017 by icekat

In my tradition, the new moon is for releasing what is unneeded, and for breaking down obstacles. I really love the Fire element, and the act of burning symbolic lists, writings, photos, etc resonates with me greatly. I actually miss … Continue reading →

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Woman Unleashed Art Journal Pages

Posted on July 15, 2017 by icekat

I love the Woman Unleashed online retreat, because there are so many interesting presenters, and they leave the videos up long enough for me to at least take notes and doodle. I scanned a couple pages that I’ve finished and … Continue reading →

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Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Posted on June 29, 2017 by icekat

June 16th 2017 I had my carpal tunnel release surgery. This was done with local anesthetic only, which was fine. The tugging was disturbing for sure, but really I couldn’t feel anything at all that was actually going on. Hearing … Continue reading →

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May Deco Sendout

Posted on June 3, 2017 by icekat

Up all night watching reruns of Friends while I work on deco books to send out to my May partner. I had to do extra because I sent the ones I had done out to CatPratt with the one that … Continue reading →

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Sneaky, Kawaii, and Hippy

Posted on May 25, 2017 by icekat

While Phrixy was here, we went to Tim’s to work on some deco books together. 🙂 I got 3 done, one of which is slated to return home; my second return to send off lately. I still haven’t gotten any … Continue reading →

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Steampunked!

Posted on April 22, 2017 by icekat

Working on a few decos to pass on for this month’s round of swaps. This first one is themed for steampunk anthro creatures, so of course I did a mercat. I worked directly on the page in acrylics just for … Continue reading →

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ATC Alternatives Challenge

Posted on April 16, 2017 by icekat

For this iATCs challenge, you had to make 1 skinny page (3×7″), 2 twinchies (2×2″), one chunky (4×4″), and one Gothic Arch that fit 4×6″. So basically, all the standard items except an ATC. 😀 Yeah, I know, there are … Continue reading →

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Ready to Go Decos

Posted on March 30, 2017 by icekat

So I spent a while prepping some deco books to go out, to round out packages going to new players at any given time. I was in the mood, so I took some images from ATCs and such I’d painted, … Continue reading →

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Mail Art Madness

Posted on March 19, 2017 by icekat

Okay, so maybe that title is hyperbole. But that’s okay. I’ve got my package prepped to send out to my March swap partner for decos. This image is from a round deco called Sea Songs. I quite liked that book … Continue reading →

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Goddess Swap

Posted on March 18, 2017 by icekat

So February was slow for me. I didn’t really do any art at all after the frenzy to do the January 30 paintings challenge. My carpal tunnel pain was really acting up, and I just needed a break. At the … Continue reading →

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