in·ten·tion

1 : a determination to act in a certain way : resolve
2 : import, significance
3 a : what one intends to do or bring about b : the object for which a prayer, mass, or pious act is offered
4 : concept; especially : a concept considered as the product of attention directed to an object of knowledge

I have come to enjoy blogging. What started as... I should... has become I enjoy, but... I have the best intentions, thinking of things that would be interesting topics, taking phone pix while unloading a kiln... but never posting the blog entry. So I set myself a challenge, a framework for some of my entries this year. My intention is to be inspired by a word and definition once a week, as in this entry. I also have a plan to do an A to Z of entries. It occurred to me: 26 letters, 52 weeks. Subtract January - whoops - and  some letters ( X, Z) only need one entry. So, loyal reader - join me on this venture?

 When I lived in San Diego I had a teacher/artist/mentor friend, Sibyl Rubottom. She often chose the alphabet book as a format for her artists books. She was a printer, and a bookbinder, and a painter... and makes a mean latte. So I see where the A to Z idea comes from. And no, this isnt a literary blog, but I do welcome inspiration from all directions.

Now - pictures: This weekend we had an epic snowstorm in Delaware. I intended to do a million things while snowed in. I did quite a few, and had a great weekend, except for the shoveling... I intend to do more "play" in the studio tomorrow, as they are calling for another big dump of snow!This was first thing in the morning; about 1/2 of our total.

To do list - made with all good intentions.

Shoveling - earns a person fresh baked scones!

And the focus of my studio time - experimenting with Mixed media book pendants. Fabricated metal covers, textured, grommeted, with embellishments... They measure 1" x 2" if   I remember correctly. Maybe during tomorrow's snow I will do the mini collages and watercolors forthe pages! More on these later, definitely.