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KAREN WALROND
lightmaker • radiant rebel • total amateur
 

CHOOKOOLOONKS

a journal about making light by karen walrond

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día de los muertos (98/100)
día de los muertos (98/100)

About Día de los Muertos, and a really interesting gift I received.

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 29, 2020 Comments
psat prep (97/100)
psat prep (97/100)

I’m just saying: this, and where are the flying cars?

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familyKaren WalrondOctober 28, 2020 Comments
the stolen silver spoon (96/100)
the stolen silver spoon (96/100)

A hard truth. Also, vote.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 27, 2020 Comments
the gift (95/100)
the gift (95/100)

I’m just saying that I can wear them all day, and my feet don’t hurt.

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familyKaren WalrondOctober 26, 2020 Comments
jack o'virus (94/100)
jack o'virus (94/100)

It was the most terrifying thing she could think of.

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 25, 2020Comment
grizzly adams (93/100)
grizzly adams (93/100)

The light was good.

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familyKaren WalrondOctober 24, 2020Comment
this was a good week (92/100)
this was a good week (92/100)

Featuring log-walking wildlife, a calm tv show, and an insane look at a constellation.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 23, 2020 Comments
vicarious delight (91/100)
vicarious delight (91/100)

The best part of being a parent.

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familyKaren WalrondOctober 22, 2020Comment
forcing mindfulness and light (90/100)
forcing mindfulness and light (90/100)

Go get yourself a glass of water. You’ll feel better.

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random thoughtsKaren WalrondOctober 21, 2020 Comment
love as a tool of social justice (89/100)
love as a tool of social justice (89/100)

Let love rule.

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how to make lightKaren WalrondOctober 20, 2020 Comments
rainy days and mondays (88/100)
rainy days and mondays (88/100)

I admit it: I’m greedy.

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Karen WalrondOctober 19, 2020 Comments
it's beginning to look a lot like ... halloween (87/100)
it's beginning to look a lot like ... halloween (87/100)

The time of lights fast approaches.

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placesKaren WalrondOctober 18, 2020 Comment
bye, tree (86/100)
bye, tree (86/100)

Time for a change.

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Karen WalrondOctober 17, 2020Comment
this was a good week (85/100)
this was a good week (85/100)

Some good art, this week.

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a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondOctober 16, 2020Comment
you people have some mighty strong juju (84/100)
you people have some mighty strong juju (84/100)

Your magic is impressive. And greatly appreciated.

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Karen WalrondOctober 15, 2020 Comments
preparing for jury duty (83/100)
preparing for jury duty (83/100)

I’ll be driving farther than I have since March.

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Karen WalrondOctober 14, 2020 Comment
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"...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…
"I loved this so much: 'stay human' feels like a more realistic, more imperative goal; more than 'stay calm,' far more than 'stay positive.” It feels like what the Artemis II astronauts were reminding us to do. And it feels … I dunn
Portrait of the indubitably amateur potter and the mug she made.

(I now have a set of 8 non-identical-mugs-despite-trying-to-make-them-identical, and 8 similarly-non-matching bowls, so if anyone wants to come over for a breakfast of fruit and yogurt
 

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