Weekly 5 is a round-up the past week’s creative news, discoveries, and happenings in my world!
Best thing that happened in my world this week:
Sometimes the best things are the little things. This week I organized the “junk drawer” in my kitchen. It’s been bugging me for years as it has been progressively filling up with misc items that we have no idea what they are for, and has overtaken the stuff we need access to such as scissors, tape, boxcutter, lighter for the bbq, etc. Now the items are whittled down to things we need unhand. Bonus: the drawer cleaning led to the cabinet under the sink getting reorganized as well!
100-Year-Old Woman Has Journalled Every Single Day for 90 of Those
From MSN
The centenarian, who was recently featured by The Washington Post, grew up in Niagara, about 20 minutes from where she lives today. According to her daughter, Michelle Locken, 59, she has seen the world change right before her eyes.“We didn’t have a TV or a radio or a telephone, and I can tell you exactly when we got electricity—It was 1944,” Riski said.
“There was really no excuse for me not to write in it,”
Artist discovery: Jane Fasse
Jane Faase is a multi-talented artist who has been creating in many different forms and styles for over 30 years. Starting out as a calligraphy teacher, she has adapted and evolved her style and techniques over many years – incorporating different mediums and methods overtime. Gelprinting has become a favourite in recent years, as it brings together a variety of her passions and skills (photography, paper, collage, travel) and allows her to create new art in a style she loves.
Art Forgery Workshop Making Fake Picassos Busted by Police in Rome
From ARTnews
After receiving a warrant to investigate a local art restorer’s property on the outskirts of Rome, the paintings, in various states of completion, were seized by Italian police, along with hundreds of painting materials, art catalogues, forged certificates of authenticity and stamps from now-defunct art galleries and collections, and evidence of falsified artist signatures.
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