When I was an elementary teacher, the subject of art was often cut whenever there were budget cuts. I believe art has a better chance of...

Rapid Prototyping is expensive. It's not a feasible way to make multiples. I couldn't make a mold of my cookie-cutter, because the object...

Being a child of the 80s, I love scratch 'n sniff stickers. I wanted to make an olfactory book for the children of Haiti. I started out...

Though Chiquita is reaching her final phase of life, she is having the best time ever. No only does she gets homemade dog treats, she...

Each of us are born with a set of circumstances and upbringing that help to shape our worldview. It's almost like we are born with a...

Not a lot of people knew that Pearl Buck had a severely disable daughter named Carol. Her daughter was diagnosed with PKU, which made her...

In the age we live in, we can purchase everything. We could find cookie-cutters of all shapes and sizes. But I miss the handmade quality...

Toby is a rescue dog who resides at Pomona Humane Society. He was abandoned by his owners because the medical expenses were too great....

"You have a new love now," said the brother of the girl. "What do you mean by that," wondered the girl. How can my brother say something...

Walking around the animal shelter, I saw a lot of sad dogs. Some of them are given up by the owner. Others are strays found on the...

You know how there are seeing eye dogs and other therapy dogs? Well, I'm a sob story dog. I'm good at listening to stories. Whenever...

It took me 5 hours and $30 to make a Beef Bourguignon for four people and an additional four lunches to-go. Although it seems like a big...

Working with a Yorkshire Terrier dog named Toby, I developed a collection of pet products that revolves around the theme of surf...

Two women were switched at birth by accident and did not find out the truth until some 43 years later. The weird thing was that one of...

I'm getting ready for the 25th Pasadena Chalk Festival. Did you know that it is the biggest event of its kind and has broken the Guiness...

This is my age in computers. I have seen almost everyone of those machines in my life time. More recently, I spilled water on my laptop....

I went to the Huntington Library to sketch. Aside from being captivated by my recent trip to London, I was equally inspired by my...

1 He was really passionate about flowers! Instead of planting things in the ground right away. He leaves them in pots, then arrange and...

Some thoughts while I am in London... Frederic Leighton was a famous artist in Britain. This was his house. He life oddly reminds me of...

If patterns are edible, how would they taste like? My friend Maryum said that my pattern tastes good! The color palette was based on the...