Cartoon-inspired necklaces

Over this holiday week, I had a chance to do something really fun: fused glass jewelry art. We started at a glass studio (thanks, Teresa!) and ended up at home working with my very talented sister, Rebecca Hull, to finish off the designs. These feature the motifs that are common in my doodles.

This first one uses transluscent glass with bits of colored glass (amusingly called "frit") and some copper wire that oxidized into a rich deep purple color. It was Becca's idea (surprise, surprise) to put two mounts on the pendant. Very interesting!

The second looked like a tree with graphic flowers and leaves before it fused, but afterwards it looked very "under the sea" with crackled glass elements catching the light and little bubbles under the glass. Becca finished it off with curly-cue wire - just my style!

I have stacks-and-stacks of cartoons to post, but until I get them scanned, I can post doodles around my neck!

Maybe this doesn't happen to you

Every Day is New

Inspiration in Another Form

I have been working on a new praise and worship song that includes these lines. I heard them first at a worship session lead by Kathryn Scott recently and thought they were very powerful and worthy of memorializing not only in song, but in a little cartoon. Hopefully the song turns out half as meaningful as these words have been to me. If not, then you can print out this drawing, keep it at your desk, on your fridge, or your bathroom mirror as a reminder.

The Power of Focus and Perspective

The Shock of Reality

A colleague of mine said this the other day (in the context of some technical issue he was dealing with) and I thought it good advice for other areas of life as well. Sometimes you have to pick your battles and some are just not worth fighting. Other ones, are worth overcoming the impossible for.

Complexity

Seems to me there are two kinds of businesses: one which relies on reducing complexity and costs and delivering a simple proposition to customers and the second while relies on charging a premium for delivering something unique, special, or otherwise differentiated. The role of the business leader is to pick one.

Courage

Long Live Potential

This quote, along with so many other great ones, can be found a Chris Guillebeau's blog.

Being Bolder

What's the worst thing that could happen? It probably isn't as bad as you think (or as likely).

Judiciously Judge

Adventure

Paint a Picture

I find the leadership is really about storytelling. First, having the skills to survey the landscape, recognize the patterns, and choose an appropriate path and second, and perhaps even more important, the ability to paint that picture for those that you may lead. To make them see themselves as part of the story. To paint a picture for others to see begins with framing a scene and then showing it.

What does it mean to be "happy as a clam?"

Mission or Adventure

Hope

What You Measure, You Improve

Perfection isn't Perfection

Problem Solving 101: What problem are you trying to solve?

Waiting for Inspiration