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    The Cartoonist Comes Out
    Carol Wiebe
    • May 7, 2012
    • 1 min

    The Cartoonist Comes Out

    I drew a lot of cartoons as a kid. As a teen, I wanted to attend an art school where cartooning was taught, but my parents thought a...
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    A Sense of Humour Is Priceless
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jan 27, 2012
    • 1 min

    A Sense of Humour Is Priceless

    . A sense of humour is priceless. If you don’t believe me, just wait until you meet someone who doesn’t have one. Such a person’s life is...
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    Delete That
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jan 21, 2012
    • 1 min

    Delete That

    . Those who try to practice positive thinking sometimes slip up, and shock people with uncharacteristic leakage of expletives or a nasty...
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    Emotional Hunger
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jan 20, 2012
    • 1 min

    Emotional Hunger

    . Why would I think of watermelon on a cold day in January? If you need to ask that question, you do not adore watermelon the way I do....
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    More drafts than posts, and other Silverspring Studio trivia
    Carol Wiebe
    • Mar 13, 2011
    • 1 min

    More drafts than posts, and other Silverspring Studio trivia

    In my four years of writing on Silverspring Studio, I’ve published 409 posts (today is the 410th). I have 776 drafts that I have not, as...
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    Display Your Rights In Unlikely (and formerly hidden) Places
    Carol Wiebe
    • Nov 25, 2010
    • 1 min

    Display Your Rights In Unlikely (and formerly hidden) Places

    Fourth amendment underwear is showing up, here and there. It would make you laugh if it wasn’t so sad. You can actually buy them at Cargo...
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Oct 26, 2010
    • 2 min

    India Ink Tattoo Always Has an Open Eye

    Julianne just has a way of putting things that keeps demanding a response from me. Take The Open Eye, for example. She writes about a...
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    The Benefits of Being Silly
    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 13, 2010
    • 1 min

    The Benefits of Being Silly

    Carla Sonheim is teaching an online drawing class called Drawing, Collage, Color, and Silly. Here’s her scoop: Each day I will create an...
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    Screw That!
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jul 12, 2010
    • 1 min

    Screw That!

    Almost immediately upon returning home from my vacation in the Maritimes, I had a screw inserted into my jaw. Thanks to the anesthesia of...
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Jun 17, 2010
    • 1 min

    A Forbidden Subject

    Surely not . . . we ALL do it, even Oprah! This is a great slice of family life. Clever and hilarious! PS ~ Dr. Oz would love it! #DrOz...
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    Branding Does Not Refer to Hot Irons Any More
    Carol Wiebe
    • Mar 27, 2010
    • 2 min

    Branding Does Not Refer to Hot Irons Any More

    Seth Godin recently gave his take on “finding your brand essence.” It brings to mind the painful process of trying to explain a joke to...
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Mar 9, 2010
    • 1 min

    Don’t Ask Teachers What They Make . . .

    I’m a teacher, too, and Mr. Mali does us proud. The New York Times called Mali a ranting comic showman and a literary provocateur....
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Feb 5, 2010
    • 1 min

    I’m Just, Like, Inviting You To Join Me In Watching This, You Know?

    Enjoy this poem by teacher/poet Taylor Mali, which photographer Ronnie Bruce has “animated” typographically. #CarolWiebe #YouTube...
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    Dangling Hearts
    Carol Wiebe
    • Sep 17, 2009
    • 1 min

    Dangling Hearts

    This loveliness greeted me on our evening walk, papery hearts strung through the leaves in a cheery array. Chinese Lantern People who are...
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    The Price of Painting a Portrait
    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 25, 2009
    • 2 min

    The Price of Painting a Portrait

    These John Singer Sargent quotes made me chuckle, especially considering the fact that he was a leading portrait painter of his era....
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    Do You Get the Picture?
    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 23, 2009
    • 2 min

    Do You Get the Picture?

    The hibiscus bushes on our yard are churning out shining miracles for my appreciative eyes, so I captured a few blooms with my little...
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 17, 2009
    • 2 min

    And That’s the Truth!

    Lily Tomlin is one of my all time favorite comedians. She’s brilliant. When asked what makes her sweat, she answered: Public humiliation....
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    Lilies, Nests, Floating Homes and Longboarders (with bananas)
    Carol Wiebe
    • Aug 10, 2009
    • 3 min

    Lilies, Nests, Floating Homes and Longboarders (with bananas)

    I visited Granville Island this week and was literally stopped in my tracks when I came upon a painting by artist Janie Lockwood. I saw...
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    The Day Before My First Day at Quilting By the Lake
    Carol Wiebe
    • Jul 21, 2009
    • 4 min

    The Day Before My First Day at Quilting By the Lake

    If that title is confusing, let me explain that I am talking about my travelling day. One does not travel on the day that a workshop...
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    Carol Wiebe
    • Jul 9, 2009
    • 1 min

    My First Video ~ Cracked Paper Quilts 1: Sewing the Paper Top.

    I’m excited about having made my first video. My husband grabbed a videocam and away we went. My friends Flora and Kathyanne make videos...
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