spring 2004

~Thursday, June 17, 2004

I’ve spent the past two days experimenting with creating some Flash cards. They were more time-consuming to create than I thought, mainly because I’ve forgotten much of what I’ve learned about Flash. (I guess that’s no surprise, considering it’s been well over a year since I last tried to animate in Flash.)

I’ve made two cards so far, one using a quote from Anais Nin that I’ve always liked, and another very romantic one. I’m going to try to make one Flash card every other day. (Ideally speaking, one a day would be nice, but unrealistic. ) This way in a few weeks, I’ll have a whole new gallery of cards to share with you.

In the meantime, you can check out what I’ve done so far, and even send them out for a trial run. Let me know what you think!

~Monday, June 14, 2004

More website news: The online postcards are working again! Turns out that the ISP gave me an incorrect CGI path. Once I fixed that, life was sweet.

I used this downtime to upgrade and expand the postcards. There are now about a hundred images for you to choose from, all taken from my books and tarot decks. They range from goddesses to the zodiac; from tarot to romantic. In the future, I’ll be adding some occasional cards (such as for birthdays and holidays) as well as inspirational messages. I don’t know about you, but we can all use a dose of beauty and inspiration these days!

Click here to send a Lover’s Path postcard.

Click here to send an Art and Words postcard.

I hope you’ll enjoy them!

~Thursday, June 10, 2004

Here’s the latest on the website front: As you may have noticed, the free online postcards still aren’t operating as they should be since this site migrated to a new ISP. After several weeks of back-and-forth e-mails, my ISP is clueless on why they’re not operating. It’s a mystery to me as well — I haven’t had this problem before with my previous hosts. The only reason they’ve come up with is a possible script incompatability.

So I’ve decided to look upon this as an opportunity to upgrade and expand. I’ve been wanting to add some Flash postcards with more interactivity, as well as a more sophisticated retrieval system. In the next few weeks, I plan to install a different, hopefully better, online postcard program. I appreciate your patience as I do so.

~Tuesday, June 8, 2004

Since returning from Chicago, I’ve been catching up: doing correspondence, paying bills, returning phone calls. In other words, clearing the desk so I can get back to work. Already I’ve heard from my art director at US Games regarding the next phase for The Lover’s Path Tarot set. We’re to barrel full speed ahead into finalizing everything for press. Which means I’ll be receiving another set of book proofs first thing tomorrow morning. (My one-and-only set, complete with markings, went missing at Book Expo — most frustrating.) I’ll have to go over them as quickly as possible. Fortunately, from what I remember there’s not a lot of changes.

Other Lover’s Path Tarot news: I’ve decided to offer a limited edition of the set, complete with a signed and inscribed custom print of my Amor and Beatrice preliminary sketch. This sketch was used for the final oil painting upon Grace, Card XVII (traditional card, The Star). The reason behind this special limited edition is that I wanted to offer something special for collectors — something not available anywhere else. The edition will be limited to 250, and personally inscribed, numbered and autographed by me.

To learn more, click here. If you would like to be notified when the Lover’s Path Tarot set limited edition is available for pre-order, send a blank e-mail to loverspath@artandwords.com.

~Monday, June 7, 2004

I’m back from Chicago, tired but exhilarated. Book Expo America was amazing! Since the main buzz regarding BEA was about Bill Clinton, the conference’s keynote speaker, I’ll start there.

I was fortunate to arrive in Chicago early enough to hear Bill Clinton speak about his upcoming memoir, My Life. I had time to check into my hotel, then hightail it over to the McCormack Center with a half hour to spare. I wasn’t sure how many people they were letting into hear him, but I knew that tickets weren’t required, so I figured I had a good chance. And I did get in, after waiting at the back of the longest line I’ve ever been in. Fortunately, it moved quickly.

Bill’s speech was very interesting. Though I’m not much for celebrity worship, I’ve got to admit that it was a thrill to be there among the SRO audience of several thousand publishing professionals. He looked tired but fit, when he finally came out a half hour behind schedule to a standing ovation and thunderous applause. He spoke for an hour — a half hour longer than planned — and was ever the centrist about things. He mainly talked about writing his book, the US’s current situation (he never directly mentioning Iraq, in his diplomatic way). The only area he became empassioned was when he mentioned the Patriot Act, Kenneth Starr and Susan MacDougal — he looked downright furious when he mentioned the detention of Susan MacDougal.

Bill also expressed concern about the dominance of the religious right in Republican policy-making; he felt that W was more of a centrist than his actions revealed, but had to kowtow to the religious right. Bill said, “Maybe I’m old fashioned, but I think we should keep religion separate from government.” He also said that he felt there was an emphasis in the United States on differences instead of what unites us as a country. Above all, he stressed how optimistic he was about our country’s future — he stated over and over that if you look through history, times of great change for the better were preceded by times of great polarization.

It was really fascinating. Clinton such a good speaker, very humble in his choices of language, yet very articulate. Sometimes he was very funny in his downhome Arkansas way. But the overwhelming sense I received from his speech was of an incredibly intelligent man without a snob’s bone in his body, someone who cares deeply about making the world a better place.

The following days (Friday and Saturday) were my signings. The first one was in the autographing area, the second one at the US Games’ booth. Tons of people came and were very enthusiastic about the Lover’s Path Tarot. Many of them also mentioned that The Goddess Tarot had sold very well for them in their stores. It was very gratifying. Also, some men came to get copies of the deck for their girlfriends or wives! That was very cool, and a sign to me that I was expanding my audience. People unanimously remarked how much they loved the art, how gorgeous it was. Elizabeth Kerkstra, my ever-supportive art director, said that they had gotten a very nice response and were planning promotions for the deck.

There was lots of other stuff too. I stopped by the Abram’s booth to say hello, now that I’m an Abrams author. I had a nice chat with Nancy Traversy, the president of Barefoot Books, who published my Book of Goddesses back in 1995. I also met with Leslie Day, my art director from Amber Lotus. We had a wonderful, warm conversation. She’s such a beautiful woman, gentle, funny and smart. I wished we had more time together. We’ve worked together on several calendars, including the latest SageWoman. Leslie was blown away when I showed her the Lover’s Path Tarot. Since US Games had a mock up of the complete kit at the booth, she got the full experience. She seemed stunned at the amount of work I’d done on LPT in such a compressed period of time. I joked that I’d been kept in a cage and fed bread crusts and water as I worked.

We also had lots of fun. The US Games folks, my husband, and myself went out to dinner one night, and had a wonderful time — lots of laughter and animated conversation. My husband and I also did a little siteseeing. We went to the top of the John Hancock Building, to look out for many miles over Chicago into four states. We also went to the Art Institute to see the Joseph Cornell boxes. We also walked a lot, and admired the architecture of Chicago. It really is a beautiful city, and looks more like Paris than NYC. Our hotel was right on the river walk, and close to Lake Michigan.

As you can tell, it was a very good trip.

~Tuesday, June 1, 2004

More good news: I just received first copies of The Lover’s Path Tarot book and deck — what a strange but wonderful experience to finally hold them in my hands, after all this time.

US Games Systems’ new tarot catalog was also included in the package. The Lover’s Path Tarot is featured prominently on the cover, and has a full page display. (Click here to see the catalog page — it looks so, well, real.) I even now have wholesale and retail information, for anyone who’s interested.

Click here for wholesale information.

Click here for retail information.

I can’t quite believe it.

Oh, and I’ll be out of town as of Thursday for Book Expo. Will update upon my return from Chicago! Bill Clinton is going to be the keynote speaker for the convention — should be interesting. . . .

~Monday, May 31, 2004

And now it can be told.

My novel, The Lover’s Path, was sold to Abrams Books. Since my agent has finished negotiating the contract, I feel more comfortable announcing the news. Publication is set for Fall 2005, with all materials due to the publisher October 2004. You can guess how I’ll be spending my summer! Fortunately, there’s not a lot of additional work to be done: some spot art, some design finalization.

I’m thrilled.

~Wednesday, May 26, 2004

In celebration of Art and Words’ website relaunch, I’ve decided to hold a limited time sale! From now until midnight, May 27th (less than 36 hours from now!) all archival Goddess framed prints are steeply discounted to $39.99 — a 20% discount from our usual $49.99.

I think I mentioned earlier that every Goddess from The Goddess Tarot and The Book of Goddesses are now available as prints. They are custom manufactured using archival inks and acid-free paper, and matted and framed in a stylish black frame with plexiglass cover. Frame size: 13″ x 16″; art size 9″ x 12″. They make inspiring additions to any home or an empowering gift.

To take advantage of this sale, visit www.ShopGoddess.com or click here for the direct page link.

Remember, this is a limited time sale — all prices will return to $49.99 on May 28th.

~Monday, May 24, 2004

Nothing new really to report. The past week has been a busy one, since it was my birthday. At the same time, it was a quiet one in the studio. I only worked on a brochure design for my friend’s display business, and finetuned a few webpages on Art and Words. Sometimes that which needs to be done on this site feels endless, no doubt because there’s so many pages.

Over the weekend, I saw the movie To Kill a Mockingbird for the first time. It’s one of my husband’s favorite films from the time he was a boy. He wondered if it would hold up, after so many years. Short answer: It did. I found myself profoundly moved by it, to the point of tears. The humanity and integrity embodied in Atticus Finch (the noble-hearted lawyer portrayed by Gregory Peck) was so inspiring.

This coming week will be quiet also. The printer finally sent me the art back from the Lover’s Path Tarot. It arrived in a box almost as tall as myself, and several times wide. The weekend after next will be Book Expo in Chicago. There’s not much I have to do to prepare for it, fortunately.

~Saturday, May 15, 2004

As of today, everything appears to be operational upon the site. Well, everything except for the cards — they’re still acting flukey, though I’ve been unable to figure out why. I’m hoping it’s just a url migration issue, since everything else looks fine.

If you haven’t checked them out yet, there’s two new additions to the Freebies page on this Lover’s Path site. I’ve posted both the introduction and an original spread from the Lover’s Path Book, the Dueling Path.

Another big change to Art and Words: I’ve created a new url for the online catalog pages. It’s www.shopgoddess.com. My ever-enthusiastic and ever-resourceful friend and fellow artist Karen Zuegner encouraged me to set up the separate web address, in hopes of increasing site traffic to these pages. After all, it’s much easier to type in “shopgoddess.com” than to navigate through Art and Words. I like it! ShopGoddess.com is inspiring. Plus it’s easy to remember.

On a separate note, I must publicly thank Karen for her years of support as I worked on The Lover’s Path in its many stages of development. She always believed in this project, even when I had doubts. It’s hard to travel the creative path without kindred spirits. BTW, Karen is about to give flight to a new website herself, her first! It’s called EverythingFrance.net. As you would think, it’s devoted to all things French: food, travel, art and more.

Back to ShopGoddess.com: I’m really excited about my newly expanded e-catalog. There’s now over a hundred products, most of them exclusive to Art and Words. As I’ve long intended, every goddess painting from The Goddess Tarot and The Book of Goddesses is finally available as framed and unframed prints. I’ve also made some merchandise available from The Lover’s Path. My personal favorite is the Museo di Palazzo Filomela tote bag and mug. I’ve also added a page for The Lover’s Path Tarot deck and book set, where people can sign up to be notified when it’s finally available.

Now that the site is up and running again, I’ll be sending out my e-newsletters, after a hiatus created by my deadline. There will be lots to update people about! I’ll also be having a secret sale for my subscribers.

On another note, you may have noticed that the format for this blog has changed a bit. I’ve decided to move it from Blogger.com, where it was previously hosted, onto Artandwords.com. I loved the convenience of Blogger.com initially. However, they recently changed their interface and, for some reason, it doesn’t seem to work well on my system. It’s probably for the best anyway — more creative control though also more work to maintain.

~ Saturday, May 08, 2004

 
Well, I finally got the flash animations on this site to work again! From best I can tell, it looks like they were saved as Quicktime movies — don’t ask me how. Maybe it was something my FTP program automatically did when I downloaded them from my old site to upload to the new. It’s not logical, but I just re-exported them from my original Flash files, then re-uploaded them to the site. They seem to be fine now.

In any event, Flash movies are like sleeping babies. If they’re doing what they should be, it’s wise to leave them in peace.

As for the cgi scripts, they’re now working on both the Goddess Tarot and Lover’s Path oracles. I still haven’t been able to get the postcard cgi scripts to execute correctly. They do make the postcards, but won’t send a notification e-mail to the recipient — perhaps the most important part of any online postcard service. I e-mailed the Author’s Guild tech support. While they’ve been very helpful, they still haven’t been able to figure out what’s up with that.

Once I get the postcards working, that will be the last of the odds and ends of updating Art and Words for a while. I appreciate your patience as I reprogrammed everything. From the e-mails I received, it sounds like many of you consult the oracles on this site daily, which is gratifying news.

BTW, I added some new content to the Goddess Tarot pages — information on how to start a Goddess Tarot Circle! I also included links to download Stuffit Expander, for those of you who don’t have it. This program is necessary for utilizing the Lover’s Path desktop enviroments. Luckily, most computer operating systems include it as a matter of course.

posted by kris at 1:38 PM

~ Wednesday, May 05, 2004

 
And the relaunch is, well, launched! When I checked last night, my url of artandwords.com had successfully migrated to its new Authors Guild ISP. Now I have to update the cgi scripts — this is what powers the online oracles for the Goddess and Lover’s Path Tarots. They also make it possible for visitors to send online postcards.

Cgi scripts are tricky things. It’s exhilarating when you get them to finally work, but fussy, frustrating stuff when they don’t. I usually end up scripting many trials-with-errors until they are just right. And it’s usually a simple character — such as #, for example — in the wrong script line, or place that will keep them from executing correctly.

So I’m not looking forward to the trial-and-error part of updating them. But I am looking forward to getting everything working as it should be on the site. Especially now that the Lover’s Path online oracle is finished, with complete entries for each of the cards.

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on edit: Now the oracle cgi scripts appear to be functioning. The card scripts create the cards, but don’t appear to be sending notification e-mails. And the Flash animations on the Lover’s Path site are sometimes working, other times not.

After looking over everything, I can’t figure out why. The coding looks fine. I’m hoping it’s just a side effect which will go away once the url is totally migrated over.

posted by kris at 10:57 AM

~ Tuesday, May 04, 2004

 
I’m getting closer to the official “re-launch” of Art and Words. Most of the pages have been redesigned and uploaded to my new ISP, which is hosted by the Authors Guild. Only a few last details remain, which I’ll take care of in the next few days.

I’ve also started the migrating my url to the new ISP. You’ll know it’s migrated if the site design is different and, hopefully, improved. One main marker is that the front page of artandwords.com will be a gorgeous, rich Lover’s Path red rather than white. Also, it may take a few days for me to get the interactive elements (e-cards, online oracles, etc) running again.

For the next few days to a week my artandwords.com e-mail will be suspended until the url migration is complete. So if you have any comments for me, please wait until after this time.

I appreciate your patience, and hope you like the new Art and Words!

posted by kris at 7:25 AM

~ Saturday, May 01, 2004

 
I’m still in the midst of updating — well, overhauling is more accurate — Art and Words. As I suspected, it’s been an incredible amount of labor. Lots and lots of details to think of, to remember, as well as graphics to upload, text to finetune, navigation to streamline. I know the site will be stronger for it, but it’s always a case of my thinking “what did I get myself into?” once I start unraveling and reweaving the site. At this point, I’d like to delude myself the end is in sight, with just lots of doublechecking links and the like.

I’m feeling a bit brain-numb after too many days of html and optimizing images in Photoshop. But it is May Day (or Beltane, as I prefer to think of it). Spring is officially here! Even as I sit here working, the air smells full of sap from the earth — moist and fecund. I’m not sure how this can be, considering that I live in a city where there is more asphalt than soil. Maybe it’s just the cool night air? But it makes me feel full of hope, though I’m not sure what for.

Tomorrow morning, I’ll get a break from all this coding to visit a good friend whose been similarly holed up in her studio. She’s been working on paintings for an upcoming exhibition, and has invited me over to see them before she ships them to her gallery. Spending time with a like-minded soul will be revitalizing.

Oh, and I almost forgot! In the midst of all this website stuff, I received proofs for The Lover’s Path Tarot LWB (Little White Booklet). AnnMarie, my editor, did an amazing job distilling a 40,000 word book manuscript into a 36 page booklet. I had some last edits to throw into the mix, but not much.

Now that this is done, the deck is officially on press — the LWB was the last detail to take care of. Over the summer they’ll be running the rest of the set. Accordingly to my art director, the set box will take the longest, since it’s the most complicated. The publication date is set for September 2004!

posted by kris at 1:40 AM

~ Sunday, April 25, 2004

 
It’s been quiet here. No complaints — it’s a rare time indeed when I’m not pressed by deadlines. I’m taking advantage of it. I’ve moved on from renovating my home to renovating my home-on-the-web.

That’s right: it’s time for Art and Words’ annual redesign/revamping. And this is an extensive one, mainly because of the upcoming publication of The Lover’s Path Tarot. I’m also going to be migrating my site to a new ISP courtesy of the Author’s Guild, always a slightly traumatic experience — it usually takes a few days for the url to switch over, along with my e-mail. I’ll wait to do this once the site is completely ready to go, and during a weekend, when e-mail isn’t as crucial. I’ll be uploading the site, with all it’s additions and finetunings, as one giant piece of real estate.

My aim is to unveil the new-and-improved Art and Words in early May. But boy, is it a load of work! There are literally hundreds of pages to be updated. Luckily, most of changes are navigation-oriented, since I need to incorporate links to this Lover’s Path subsite on many pages still. I’m also trying to steamline the navigation overall, especially on my online catalog pages. But perhaps most excitingly, I’ll be adding and revising the text on the Lover’s Path Tarot Oracle. I’m also happy to be adding some new products to my online catalog, including framed prints of all the Goddess Tarot majors and blank journals.

Stay tuned! Oh, and if you have any suggestions for new products or anything else, feel free to e-mail me. I love hearing from you.

posted by kris at 1:25 PM

~ Saturday, April 17, 2004

 
More Lover’s Path Tarot news: As mentioned earlier, I will be going to Book Expo in Chicago to promote the Lover’s Path Tarot. I’ll be signing advance copies of the deck at an “official” signing in the main author area on the morning of June 4th. I’ll also be doing a signing at US Games’ booth on June 5th. I’m really looking forward to meeting the bookbuyers who support my work so beautifully!

Book Expo is also a wonderful opportunity for me to catch up with many of my colleagues who work in so many different locations. It’s often the only chance I have to meet people face-to-face, even after working with them for years. Plus it’s a lot of fun.

I also heard from US Games that proofs came in for the Lover’s Path Tarot cards. I didn’t get to see them, but I’m assuming they look good. I also should be getting the final proofread version of the book any day now, along with the digital file for the text. Once I get these, I’ll start posting excerpts from the book in the freebies section. I’ll also update the online oracle, whose text is still under construction.

Oh, and I did send out my Persephone and the Pomegranate reissue proposal. I know I’ve written this before, but I’d really love to see this book in print again. Spring seems an appropriate time to move forward on this.

Even with Persephone out and about, things have gotten surprisingly backed up in the studio. It’s not that there’s so much work — it’s just all come in at the same time, and hence, bottlenecked. I’ve been honored with the privilege of writing a foreword to Lisa Hunt’s newest and most beautiful creation, her Animals Divine Tarot. Some web design work has come in too.

The weather has finally turned gorgeous!!!! There are so many trees in bloom that their grey limbs are a memory. Plus my favorite flowers, daffodils, have finally emerged. I’m tempted to return to my long-ingrained habit of working at night, so I can enjoy the day outside.

posted by kris at 2:03 PM

~ Wednesday, April 14, 2004

 
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been redesigning Persephone and the Pomegranate, the book I both illustrated and authored. Here’s the new cover.

It’s still raining and grey here in NYC. It feels more like the Pacific Northwest or London. It’s good to stay inside and work, but I’m yearning for some sunshine.

posted by kris at 5:54 PM

~ Saturday, April 10, 2004

 
And I did receive the offer for my book! My agent is now reviewing it, and . . . . Down comes the veil of silence. For obvious reasons, it’s too weird to write about this while negotiations are underway. I’ll write more once everything is finalized.

And now for a quick change of subject. (Was that too awkward?) I think I mentioned earlier that I had reverted rights for several out of print books. So I’ve started redesigning one of them, Persephone and the Pomegranate, which has a special place in my heart. It was my first published book which I also wrote. Plus it was my first published book that I felt really expressed my interest in goddess mythology. I can’t believe it’s been over ten years since it was first published! I’d love to see it available again.

As I’m working on it, I’m enjoying my newly-painted studio. The yellow is so cheerful. Yes, I know cheerful is kind of a cliche word, but it’s used accurately here. I also love the track lighting I installed, and that so much of the clutter is gone. No more fumbling for the lamp at the top of an overstacked bookshelf. No more tripping over piles of papers. I know it’s superficial of me, but I can think more effectively in this stream-lined studio. I feel happier — cheerful, even.

posted by kris at 12:55 PM

~ Monday, April 05, 2004

 
Well, an offer was made on the book! Don’t have the details yet, but should in the next few days….

So this is real. I’m really pleased.

posted by kris at 12:55 PM

~ Sunday, April 04, 2004

 
I’m sitting here in my paint-spattered sweat pants. They’re a victim of my two week long home decorating/spring cleaning binge. At last, I can feel that it’s winding to a close. The studio is painted (a yellow that seems more Provence than Tuscany), the clutter cleared away. While there’s still more to do, there’s enough done — for now.

It was good to have this two week break. During which, I had some good news, which I’m hesitant to even mention out of fear of jinxing it. Looks like an offer will be made on my novel, The Lover’s Path! I should have the details sometime this week. I’ll post more once things are finalized. I know enough about publishing not to feel too smug: There’s still a bit of a road to travel from a publisher saying “we want your book” to having contract in hand. But I’m very pleased nonetheless! I’ve been wanting to work with this particular publisher since I started out in illustrated books.
But on the omega side of publishing, I’ve been dealing with a publisher who simply won’t pay the royalties they owe me. (I’m not posting their name out of courtesy, but I haven’t worked with them since 1997. If curiosity overwhelms you, you can do the math. Not that I want to point fingers, but I’d hate to see other authors stuck in my position with them.) I can’t even get a royalty statement from this publisher, though I’ve been asking for years and the book in question is still for sale. So it’s progressed to a point that I’ve had to get the Author’s Guild involved.

It’s very sad, since I enjoyed working with their employees in creating this book — I know that individually these are good people. I hate seeing good memories transformed into frustration. There are no villains, only a mismanaged company. For me, the kicker came when I received a 1099 for royalties they reported to the IRS — royalties they never paid me. I’m trying to handle this situation with as much compassion as possible. But how can they not pay their authors while continuing to sell their books?

Well, this is the reality of publishing. All things considered, I’ve been lucky: I’ve had fantastic relationships with just about everyone I’ve ever worked with. I count many of my colleagues as friends whose talents I admire. One bad apple doesn’t spoil the harvest.

Onto more pleasant subjects, new projects, and spring abounding around me….

posted by kris at 5:31 PM

~ Friday, March 26, 2004

 
I’ve been happily involved with my latest home decorating obsession. Some people go on vacations. I like to decorate. So far this week I’ve:

Cleaned out the broom closet (ah choo!);

Regrouted the backsplash in the kitchen;

Polyurethened a brick wall in my kitchen;

Installed a number of hooks and hanging baskets upon said brick wall;

Begun painting faux wainscotting in kitchen with faux finish (still more to do, but wanted to show my husband before I went all out);

Touched up woodwork and doors with white semi-gloss. Insta-clean!;

Hung fancy “medici robe hook” (a christmas present from my sister in law, who knew I’d appreciate the name) in bedroom;

Cleaned behind stove (yuk!);

Considered replacing badly dripping faucet in bathroom;

Decided against replacing badly dripping faucet when I realized I’d need to buy a basin wrench (which sounds vaguely S&M-ish — basin wench?);

Began to install track lighting in studio;

Stopped installing track lighting in studio when I realized that it would have to be wired into a ceiling outlet;

Instead installed a different track lighting system — one I can easily plug into the solitary outlet in my studio;

Reorganized and moved several bookshelves, to make more room in my studio;

Bought shelf to hang in studio, upon which to place those millions of small Penguin classics paperbacks which take up more bookshelf space than I’d like;

Realized I’d mismeasured shelf and cut too short, and would need to make another trip to the hardware store. Which is just as well, since I need to return the complicated track lighting system;

Obsessed over what color to paint studio;

Played with numerous paint swatches in different lighting situations, to see how they’d look;

Filled in the cracks with spackle in studio in preparation for painting.

This doesn’t include the several trips to Home Depot I’ve made, to find whatever equipment/supply/et cetra I realized I’d forgot or would need.

Today, I’ll start painting the studio. It’s a small room fortunately, but I’ll have to do a wall at a time; I’ll need to move stuff around as I work. I’m bravely going for that tuscan red finish I’ve been fantasizing about. As a friend wisely observed, if it’s too intense, I can always repaint.

I can’t help but think that all this is some sort of closure/beginning ritual, after finishing The Lover’s Path Tarot.

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