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Too quick with the wash You were overlooked And allowed to soak and spin and drain. I found your decomposed body Clinging to my green shirt Your face still shiny, but now creased- Your body, a gray mass of pulp. The pin which held you safely, Still fast to my collar, Prevented

The Wife of Mr. Fix-it 14″ x 11″ x 3″.  Copyright 2009 by Lynn Bridge In looking back over my posts from last fall (2009), I was surprised to see that I had written nothing about one of my personal favorite mosaics I have made.  This mosaic made of hardware from

watercolor sketch of a mosaic idea  “UNBOUND“ 4″ x 6″.  copyright 2010 by Lynn Bridge I promised you that I would review the book Talent Is Overrated– What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin, so that’s

A couple of weeks ago I saw that Alyson Stanfield of I’d Rather Be in the Studio fame had recommended the book, Talent is Overrated– What Really Separates World-class Performers from Everybody Else by Geoff Colvin.  Well, when I went to order that book from Amazon, of

We have been out-of-town for a few days, attending a family memorial service, which, at the same time, means a joyous family reunion.  The deceased is a beloved uncle of my husband- family and friends came from all parts of the U.S. and even Canada for the celebration of his

Today, the online ‘blog doctors’, Alyson Stanfield and Cynthia Morris, have challenged the class to re-write the previous blog entry (detailing its target readers) using the second-person pronouns instead of the first-person pronouns!  What a challenge to write to you

Path Through Life Copyright by Lynn Bridge 18″ x 12″ Today I am making a departure from my usual blog style, if that is even possible!  This is my first day as a student in an online class co-taught by Alyson B. Stanfield at http://artbizblog.com and Cynthia Morris at

So, if Barton Barriers has many meanings, including all those the artist never envisioned, but expected us to formulate, I am taking the liberty of looking at the sculpture and drawing some conclusions of my own.  Many thoughts trail through my mind when I look at Barton

As soon as it was installed almost three weeks ago, a brouhaha brewed in my neighborhood over a temporary sculptural installation on a nearby city right-of-way. The name of the project is “Barton Barriers” and the artist is Stephen Dubov.  Here is an overview of the

The other day I was polishing this thing, this butter-keeper, which has been passed down in the family, and I started wondering about the young bride who received it as a wedding present back in 1873 or so.  How much time did she spend polishing it?  Did she relish figuring out