These are most of the pieces I've made over the last 20 or so years. I continue to make them as gifts for family and friends, and friends' kiddos (see below for who each one was given to). D&D Logo - college graduation gift for my nibling Max Rainbow Tiger - friend Jonathan RIT Tiger - college graduation gift for Sabrina, my student worker Eat the Rich, Rochester logo, & Cocktails - for RoCo 6x6 exhibit (different years) Winnie the Pooh - Erin Geometric shapes - for myself!

I have hit a wall - no, multiple walls, multiple times - this winter, and it's only the beginning of February. 2020 was rough. 2021 is...

I was feeling like my yearly reading challenge was getting a little stale (see my 2020 Reading Challenge), because I wasn't really...

... The more that you learn the more places you'll go. Well, not in 2020! But in these pandemic times I did in fact read and learn much...

Tate's 2020 Reading Challenge Finished with about a month and a half to spare... of course that doesn't mean I'm done reading! Nor is...

On Tuesday I stopped by Mt. Hope Cemetery in the late afternoon to visit the gravesite of Susan B. Anthony (as well as my dad, nearby) -...

As of yesterday, August 11, I have been working from home, physically distancing from everyone but my immediate family, wearing a mask...

In light of the past weekend's unrest, and the past month's events, and the past centuries of systemic racism, I wanted to write a bit...

(Some will have already seen this in a previous blog post, but I wanted to share all the process photos in one place as well!) Last year...

When I'm not spending my time working, reading, or taking walks (Linear Park in Penfield, Highland Park cherry trees, Oxford St....

While this blog started out as entirely literary-related/focused, I am now also using it as a place to not only talk about what I'm...

I don't write very often, but I did so last night, and figured I might as well create a space on my blog for the bits of writing that...

There are so, so many amazing books out there that it can be really hard to narrow the list down and decide what you want to sink into,...

March 19, 2020: In these uncertain times, everyone needs a little levity. Plus it’s day 5 of isolation and I’m already stir crazy. The...

A while back (actually like 10 years ago now!) I started writing a grammar or spelling related post every Monday, and called it "Grammar...

Starting a new segment where I talk about books I actually love, but also... I have thoughts. I have thoughts, but continue... Charlie...

I've put a short hold on my reading to listen to all the episodes of a new-to-me podcast called Crimetown (thanks for the recommendation,...

I spent some of the first day of 2020 crafting my reading challenge for the year, with an aim to stretching myself a bit more. I got rid...

I've gone through my notebook and looked at everything I read from 2010-2019. The following lists those books that stand out as...