A working journal from Driftway Studio in Rhode Island. I write about process, materials, and the slow, often meandering work of making things by hand.

Natural Brushes
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Natural Brushes

I prefer to scrape, stamp and make marks with whatever tools I can scavenge and make.

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Revisiting Old Work
Sarah Short Sarah Short

Revisiting Old Work

Revisiting old artwork can be painful but also useful and that’s one reason to have a sketchbook practice.

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40/100.
Sarah Short Sarah Short

40/100.

I’ve come to a few realizations about my project and the main one is something that I should have learned after last year’s project.

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Working with Vintage Papers
Sarah Short Sarah Short

Working with Vintage Papers

The variations of a single neutral white, when time is added, are beautiful: the browning of a newspaper, the mellow gold of book pages, and the marks of water stains all effortlessly complement each other

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