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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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on rising up
on rising up

They say the only way out is through. I think another way out is up.

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random thoughts, chookooloonks rebuild, how to make lightKaren WalrondJuly 9, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring talking trees, hyprrealism, and Chaka Khan.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJuly 6, 2018Comment
make light, season 3, episode 5:  thriving after divorce
make light, season 3, episode 5: thriving after divorce

Featuring Jessica Ashley, and her advice about thriving after divorce. Also her relationship with a famous clown

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the make light showKaren WalrondJuly 3, 2018Comment
new york city 2018
new york city 2018

We got a shot of New York City last week. Here’s what it looked like.

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placesKaren WalrondJuly 2, 2018 Comment
this week
this week

This week was tough.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 29, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 4:  quiet activism
make light, season 3, episode 4: quiet activism

How to make a difference, even if you’re not the kind of person who’s into tear gas.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJune 26, 2018Comment
what i believe (houston pride 2018)
what i believe (houston pride 2018)

Images from this weekend’s Pride Parade, and some thoughts about what I believe.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJune 25, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring dancing tulips, dancing movies and counting money.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 22, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 3:  helping a friend through a tough time
make light, season 3, episode 3: helping a friend through a tough time

Featuring pain, resilience, and Dutch porn shops.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJune 19, 2018Comment
around here
around here

What it looks like around here.

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placesKaren WalrondJune 18, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring mindblowing bubbles, raining gems and adventurous toy boats.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 15, 2018Comment
make light, season 3, episode 2:  being kind
make light, season 3, episode 2: being kind

The world can be an unkind place. Be kind anyway — it’s good for you.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJune 12, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring Doc Martens, a swarm of drones, and rainbow roads.

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chookooloonks rebuild, a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 8, 2018this was a good weekComment
make light, season 3, episode 1:  setting boundaries
make light, season 3, episode 1: setting boundaries

It’s season 3 of the Make Light Show! Let’s talk boundaries.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJune 4, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring haka, wildlife, and reimagined Disney princesses.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJune 1, 2018 Comments
talking about friendship on selfie
talking about friendship on selfie

Some thoughts on friendship on the amazing SELFIE podcast!

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the make light showKaren WalrondMay 30, 2018selfie, podcast, rage against the minivan, whoorlComment
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"Over the weekend, I spent a considerable amount of time cleaning out my bedroom closet. I’m vaguely embarrassed by this: those of you who’ve been reading my words for a while now know that we lost 99% of everything we owned in the f
I was just talking to my dad on the phone, and fretting about … well, everything.  And he said, in the way only a Trinidadian father can:

“What is to is will is, my child.”

And he’s so right.
"...rather than simply being a workshop where I have access to a wheel, the pottery has become a home-away-from-home, a “third space” — that place that’s not home and not work, but where I still connect with others in com
Hitting the road headed home after a lovely #mom2summit. But first…
 

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