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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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fifteen
fifteen

Today is Alex’s 15th birthday.

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familyKaren WalrondMarch 3, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring beautiful commuters, the moon in detail, and celebratory cartoons.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondMarch 1, 2019 Comment
impostor syndrome (episode 4 of the make light show)
impostor syndrome (episode 4 of the make light show)

Today (and many days) I tackle impostor syndrome. Join me to find out how.

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 26, 2019Comment
my life list, redux
my life list, redux

Nine years ago, I made a life list. Here’s how I’m doing so far.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 25, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring the power of light, mind-blowing quilts and molten cakes. Yeah, baby.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 22, 2019 Comments
random thoughts on plants, obsessions and “playing hard to get”
random thoughts on plants, obsessions and “playing hard to get”

It’s possible that playing in the dirt is addling my brain.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondFebruary 20, 2019 Comments
episode 3 of the make light show:  dress to express
episode 3 of the make light show: dress to express

I had a transformational experience in Stasia Savasuk’s Style School.

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 19, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring tiny houses, giant kites, and a love train.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 15, 2019Comment
teach yourself
teach yourself

What are you waiting for?

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 13, 2019Comment
episode 2 of the make light show:  let's talk about rituals, baby
episode 2 of the make light show: let's talk about rituals, baby

In this episode of The Make Light Show, I share tips for adding more beautiful ritual to your life.

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 12, 2019Comment
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring small tomato plants, small whales, and small talk.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 8, 2019Comment
don't follow your passion
don't follow your passion

I’ve changed my mind: don’t follow your passion.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 7, 2019 Comments
the make light show is back!!
the make light show is back!!

It’s back! It’s back! The Make Light Show is back!

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the make light showKaren WalrondFebruary 5, 2019Comment
my easy-like-sunday-morning morning routine
my easy-like-sunday-morning morning routine

My morning routine. Use as necessary.

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big plans, how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 4, 2019 Comments
this was a good week
this was a good week

Featuring elephant seals, a pimped-out wheelchair, and rolled snow. As you do.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 1, 2019 Comments
putting a stake in the ground
putting a stake in the ground

What goal are you ready to put your stake in the ground for?

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big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 28, 2019 Comments
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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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