CHOOKOOLOONKS

this was a good week

Featuring pop instruments, art on tea bags, and happy Bhutan.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondFebruary 12, 2021Comment

the lesson of the steups

Finding familiar in the foreign.

how to make lightKaren WalrondFebruary 10, 2021 Comments

new book, new site!

Welcome to the new Chookooloonks — and the new book!

big plansKaren WalrondFebruary 8, 2021 Comments

this was a good week (and an announcement!)

this was a good week (and an announcement!)

Featuring a paper samurai, apple mug cake, and a sea shanty that is a joyful earworm.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 22, 2021Comment

my word of the year practice

How I operationalize my word of the year.

big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 18, 2021 Comments

this was a good week

Featuring chalk art, self-portraits and bubble wrap oil paintings.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 16, 2021Comment

you are who I love

Words from the talented poet Aracelis Girmay. You are who I love, friends.

how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 14, 2021 Comments

this was an insane week

Lord, what a week.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondJanuary 8, 2021 Comment

we're all here to do what we're all here to do

we're all here to do what we're all here to do

How will you make light this year?

how to make lightKaren WalrondJanuary 5, 2021 Comments

happy new year!

Wishing you an amazing new year, friends. Let’s do this.

big plansKaren WalrondJanuary 1, 2021Comment

looks like we made it: this was a good year

looks like we made it: this was a good year

Happy New Year, lovelies.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 31, 2020Comment

this was a good week: merry christmas!

Merry Christmas, friends.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 25, 2020Comment

this was a good week

Featuring jigsaw puzzles, The Queen’s Gambit, and Georgia on my mind.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 19, 2020 Comment

create.2021!

For end-of-year introspection.

big plansKaren WalrondDecember 16, 2020 Comment

this was a good week

Featuring Banksy, hopeful images, and Scottish snow plows with awesome names.

a little list of good thingsKaren WalrondDecember 11, 2020Comment

can kind win?

Kindness as an act of resistance.

how to make light, random thoughtsKaren WalrondDecember 8, 2020 Comments