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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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ode to an amazing teacher
ode to an amazing teacher

One of my favourite teachers has died. Here’s what she meant to me.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 20, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Global radio, voice acting and the inimitable Aretha Franklin.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 17, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 11:  make light by journaling
make light, season 3, episode 11: make light by journaling

How to get started journaling today.

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the make light showKaren WalrondAugust 14, 2018Comment
the death of creativity, inspiration of friends, and the return to roots
the death of creativity, inspiration of friends, and the return to roots

It might be time to pick up my camera again.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondAugust 13, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring ethical fashion, out-of-focus paintings, and Bobby McFerrin’s kid.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 10, 2018Comment
make light, season 3, episode 10:  fighting negative self-talk
make light, season 3, episode 10: fighting negative self-talk

Sick of that inner critic? Here’s how to shut her up.

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the make light showKaren WalrondAugust 7, 2018Comment
camp counselor got jokes
camp counselor got jokes

No one likes a camp counsellor with a sense of humour, man.

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Karen WalrondAugust 6, 2018 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring centenarian runners, child ukulele-players and the genius of love.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondAugust 3, 2018 Comment
make light, season 3, episode 9:  making light with self-care
make light, season 3, episode 9: making light with self-care

Self-care and self-compassion aren’t just for feeling good. They’re for fighting.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJuly 31, 2018Comment
4 ways to beat the doldrums
4 ways to beat the doldrums

On how to light a fire under yourself, when all you want to do is stare into space.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondJuly 30, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring felted art, ballpoint pen art and badass elephant-defenders.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJuly 27, 2018Comment
make light, season 3, episode 8:  make light when you hate your job
make light, season 3, episode 8: make light when you hate your job

Hating your job is the worst. Here’s how to make light, anyway.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJuly 24, 2018Comment
grand cayman 2018
grand cayman 2018

We’re back from our quick holiday south. Here’s what it looked like.

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placesKaren WalrondJuly 23, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 7: make light in friendship
make light, season 3, episode 7: make light in friendship

Friendships can be … complicated. Here’s how to uncomplicate them.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJuly 17, 2018Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring dogpiles, protest walks and summertime sounds.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJuly 13, 2018 Comments
make light, season 3, episode 6:  making light while vacationing
make light, season 3, episode 6: making light while vacationing

Vacations can be surprisingly stressful! Here’s how to make sure they’re not … with ways to add meaning to them, too.

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the make light showKaren WalrondJuly 10, 2018Comment
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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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