Monthly Archives: April 2011

smoochie, smooch, smooch

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Carolina

Hello, and Happy Friday!! I should start by admitting that I’ve been up since 4 am this morning…I actually set my alarm clock so that I wouldn’t miss today’s big event: William and Kate’s (err…Catherine’s) Royal Wedding! I may not … Continue reading →

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why people draw: dave gray

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Carolina

Hello again! Hope you are doing well, and that you’re enjoying the much-awaited appearance of spring! Yay! As I mentioned last week, Thom and I have been packing up our place to move into a new home. Right now the … Continue reading →

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a ray of sun on a gloomy day

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Carolina

Happy Friday! (and Good Friday to those of you who observe it…) Another work week has gone by, it’s still gray over here in Mahwah, and besides some little buds, a few flowers and some tiny green leaves here and … Continue reading →

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why people draw: claudia sbrissa

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Carolina

Hello! I hope you are all doing well, now that we’re past tax day and simply because it’s Wednesday.  I missed writing on Monday because I decided to finally start packing! No, I’m not running away…Thom and I are moving! … Continue reading →

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thank you “refined web surfing skills”!

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Carolina

Hello! Yikes! How did it get to be Friday again! It has now been a little over nine weeks since I started writing the Hamster Wheel Blog–in some ways it seems like a while ago, and in others it seems … Continue reading →

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why people draw: liza donnelly

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Carolina

Hello! It’s another rainy morning here in Mahwah, NJ.  But no matter because I have been looking forward to sharing this week’s “why people draw” interview with you for a while—even before it was done, in fact! Today, we have … Continue reading →

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wacky shorts creations: amelia’s monkeys

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Carolina

Hello again! Hope you had a great weekend!  Today I want to keep telling you about the things that Wacky Shorts Creations has on etsy.com. However, first I should share with you that Thom and I went to see the Maira Kalman exhition … Continue reading →

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just because…

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Carolina

Hello! Happy Friday! I was just trying to remember what animation I had on last week, but my mind went blank.  When I checked it was two that I posted: The Windmill Farmer by Joaquin Baldwin and Galileo by Ghislain Avrillon. Check them out … Continue reading →

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why people draw: chris piascik

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Carolina

Hello! It’s Wednesday again, and that means more of “why people draw” on the Hamster Wheel! Yay! (every time I type “Yay!” and I say it my head, I think of the Muppets, and how they say it with arms … Continue reading →

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wacky shorts creations: john’s jungle

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Carolina

Hello again! It’s Monday, and I hope you had a great weekend. In today’s blog, I wanted to start featuring some of the work Wacky Shorts Creations has available on etsy.com or has done recently as custom projects. I’ll continue … Continue reading →

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