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Busy, busy. Skookworks.com will be getting a redesign soon. This is likely to be my last newsletter until after that happens. We’re still working out what will be available. Sarah’s website and this one should be getting combined. Both Sarah … Continue reading → The post As Of 07.31.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
The most frustrating part about delivering mail is that, while delivering mail, I can’t do anything else. Not safely anyway. I’m either driving or walking. Neither of those activities can be paired with writing or sketching. At my previous jobs … Continue reading → The post As Of 07.20.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
Our third venture at the Fremont Sunday Market went well. It rained while we were setting up. That sucked. Fortunately it was only us and the tent that got uncomfortably wet. We managed to keep all the art dry. By … Continue reading → The post As Of 07.13.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
We’ve got a rhythm. Up at 3 am, get Sarah settled with whatever she needs to manage pain, then I have coffee and update my socials. Breakfast. Art. A chore or three. I’m off to the post office at 7:08 … Continue reading → The post As Of 07.06.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
(Photo taken right after we finished setting up. The Market didn’t open for another couple hours.) On June 14th Sarah and I ran a booth featuring my art at the Fremont Sunday Market. We had made prints, buttons, key chains, … Continue reading → The post As Of 06.22.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
Our second day at the Fremont Sunday Market. More fun, more learning. Always with the learning. One of the biggest things we learned from our first participation, based on observing how other artists displayed their wares, was to elevate the … Continue reading → The post As Of 06.29.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
(I accidentally sent this post out on the 13th. Then I put it on hold so I could send it properly on the 15th but some of you lovely folks sent notes wishing us luck at the Market so I … Continue reading → The post As Of 06.15.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
Ooops. I didn’t mean to let this much of a gap go between newsletters. The first week was an accident. We were busy and I forgot to write one. Then we were busy and I just didn’t write another one. … Continue reading → The post As Of 06.08.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
There are three sorts of days each year when I feel like I’m actually doing something for America and my community as a mailman. One of those days is when I deliver mail-n ballots. The second of those days is … Continue reading → The post As Of 04.11.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .
Warmth. Sunshine. The Northwest is lurching toward summer. At the moment delivering mail is pleasant. I haven’t yet needed to use the fan in my truck. That’s great because the fan mostly just moves the air around rather than cools … Continue reading → The post As Of 05.04.2026 first appeared on Skookworks.com .