tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60339782008-11-17T13:41:55.140-05:00a bird's gotta do what a bird's gotta doKate Garchinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604781829210988572noreply@blogger.comBlogger420125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033978.post-14721156774760333252008-11-17T13:40:00.001-05:002008-11-17T13:41:55.169-05:00

I'd like to bring some attention to a cause with which I'm involved. As a member of the (no_name) Art Group I recently completed a watercolor portrait for a disabled woman in Vietname named Hanh. Hanh suffered a spinal cord injury at the age of 18 and spent most of the past 18 years (she is now 36) lying on a wooden bed. This was her life until the Lifestart Foundation got involved. She now has

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It's been a long time, friends. I've been sparse in my blog posts for the past year and for good reason. Over the past months I've undergone major life changes. I may have eluded to this a bit in my last few posts but I know I've been vague. Some things are best left off the internets. I will tell you this: I am back to my maiden name of Kate Garchinsky. You may also call me Katie. And I am happy

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Crop of Self-Portrait (in progress) There comes a point in every protagonist's story where a crucial decision must be made. Where change is option A, and option B is to remain stagnant. I have opted for A and you know, it is scary but not nearly as scary as remaining exactly the same. I was most frightened when I approached the crossroads. Once I chose my A option I took a deep breath, closed

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–A portrait of a baby –Illustrations for a book –Illustrations for my own manuscript –A mountain bike trail map –Two logo/identity packages –Mountain bike festival ad materials –Taxes –Myself

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How do you celebrate February 29 in Winter Park, Colorado? With a Luau, of course...

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Quotes on such matters: Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the princess in the fairy tale 'til its appropriate liberator comes to set it free. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness. ~George Jean Nathan, House of Satan Art is the struggle to understand. ~Audrey Foris Art is

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...featuring, ME. Huh, what? Ok, backing up a minute. I have been a member of SCBWI (the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, which I pronounce, "skib-wee") for let's say, 9 years or so. It is THE organization to join if/when you decide to give children's publishing a serious go. I have been a picture book fanatic since I could see colors and hear my mother read to me. Not

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*click* to enlarge

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*repeat* on my iPod (excerpt) I can't find myself I can't find myself I can't find myself I can't find myself In the head of this stranger in love Holding on given up To another under faded setting sun And I wonder where I am... Could she run away with him? So happy and so young And I stare As I sing in the lost voice of a stranger in love Out of time letting go In another world that spins

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Claire hugging our brother, Andy 12/28/07 Claire is already home from her eye surgery she is doing very well. A synthetic plate has been implanted between her eye and her sinuses, which will relieve pressure and prevent any further movement of her eye. She already can see that she has not lost her sight in her left eye, and she is very relieved and excited!!! Things will be bruised and

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Big Mike, Little Claire Bear On Halloween last year, my 27 year old sister Claire was headed home from her job as an intake counselor at a drug and alcohol facility in Wilmington, Delaware. She stopped at a light on 2nd street and heard a strange thumping that seemed to be coming from her car. Her car has been known to be problematic, so she immediately thought it was something in the engine

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Me as a little snowbird with my dog, Max. It's 12:30 am, January 5, 2008 which means it is officially my 34th birthday. Although technically I was born at I think 3:01 pm in 1974, so I'm not quite exactly 34 years old yet, but I think I am ready for a new year. Thirty-three was not for me. I actually cried when I turned 33. But for some reason, thirty-four just doesn't have quite the impact 33

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Nature's Ornaments Watercolor on arches 140lb. cold press 16" x 20" ©2007 Catherine E. Hamilton

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...and I'm not quite ready yet. This weekend I'm going to: 1. Get a tree, put it up 2. Stop by a friend's cookie-making party 3. Some general housecleaning, to prepare for a ladies get-together I'm hosting later in the week 4. Finish my holiday card painting, get cards made 5. Get some pressies for the doggities 6. Do some random Christmas shopping 7. Attend another friend's get-together

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I've been working on a painting that will hopefully make it into greeting card format before the holiday. If not, I'll just have a nice little wintry painting. The sketch above is a little teaser from my Moleskine. I'm completing the finished piece in watercolor, 20" x 16". The birds, the snow, the icicles, my dogs, the trees, the mountains--these have been my personal solace in what has

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Bow Your Heads Originally uploaded by Kate Hamilton. It is snowing. It has snowed 6 inches in the past 24 hours. 16 inches in the past week. We will receive at least 20 more inches by Sunday. Can anyone say "Whoo-hoo! Powder day!" ???I just finished uploading photos from Thanksgiving in Pennsylvania, as well as some other photos from girls' weekend with my friends, and some random winter

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One of my new goals for the next few months is to find and/or attend an inspiring creativity workshop. I don't care if it's about general creativity, or more specialized for oil or watercolor painting--I just want something that will get my juices flowing. I have been feeling stumped in this area for quite some time and it stumps my confidence in my work. Something relatively local is preferable,

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Right now, in my life I am grateful for abundance. I have recently received and experienced an abundance of: 1. Support from my friends, both near and far 2. Love from my family 3. Work from my clients 4. Motivation from my husband 5. Affection from my dogs 6. Inspiration from my surroundings 7. Grace from the Universe 8. Hope for my Self I hope this Thanksgiving, spent at home visiting

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...I feel an unprecedented amount of gratefulness and appreciation for my good friends. What would I do without you? I'd be smiling far less, I am sure. Thank you so much for all your support. xo

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Ho Kate and Pimp David Originally uploaded by Kate Hamilton. Last week I attended a Pimp and Ho themed party in honor of some friends' birthdays. Click on the photo to see more debauchery!

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So a few weeks ago I posted about some steps I've begun to take to better my Self. Here's how that's going: Step 1 Self Care In the past two weeks I have had a massage, a facial, purchased new makeup tools, took a long bath, have been to the family doctor, the woman stuff doctor, and booked tickets to go home for Thanksgiving to spend it with my family. Step 2 Returning to Therapy This one I

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Alpenglow Watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold press 8" x 10.5" ©2007 Kate Hamilton So hey, look! I painted a picture this week. In between manic job quotes, billing and rush projects I crammed in a watercolor painting. I needed something to use as a backdrop for an ad I've placed in Rocky Mountain Bride Magazine. In the next issue I will also have an illustration published in an article about

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I finally set up a YouTube account so I could share movies with my family and friends who live nowhere near. The first of my series is my favorite footage of Maggie in the snow. Last year we had 3 feet fall overnight on October 26. I'm hoping we get a storm like that soon. It's a balmy 50 degrees today, and the light snowfall we had a few weeks ago has been reduced to a few slushy muddy patches.

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Hope you have a hoot...

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You know what I would like to do this weekend? Good because I don't. At my lunch meeting today, my friend/client asked me, "so what have you been up to? What you do last weekend?" My mind went blank. Of course, of course, it was our anniversary and we had a wonderful fancy dinner and I bought clothes and we watched football at the Pub. It was a great weekend. How much of that did I remember?

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