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The studio as an object

May 11, 2022

View from the studio.

Mine began as a junk room and I gave it a makeover. Over the past six years, it’s changed appearance and usefulness, but remains at its core purpose, a home for creative expression. Having a dedicated spot to honor and practice creative activities … [Continue reading] about The studio as an object

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The box contains more than 366 objects

May 10, 2022

ICAD cards.

The first few years after my liver transplant, the dormant artist within wakened. Everything was a blank canvas, and I painted in makeshift areas; the garage, kitchen, den. Art supplies and half-finished projects crowded our normal living … [Continue reading] about The box contains more than 366 objects

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The hourglass

May 7, 2022

The hourglass from Mom’s garage.

Mom asks me to take a few days and clean out the mountains of boxes and debris packed high in her three-car garage. She offers, “If you do it now, before I die, it’ll be easier—you won’t be sad.” She has a point there, although I suspect she … [Continue reading] about The hourglass

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My essay is published in Stories of Hope

May 6, 2022

Flower in the Gratitude Garden in honor of my organ donor.

A collection in Transplant Living … [Continue reading] about My essay is published in Stories of Hope

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The piece of scrap plywood

May 5, 2022

Scrap artwork on the back porch.

From trash to treasure It was an unwanted object, this 3’ x 6’ piece of unfinished plywood, a raw scrap destined to languish in the garage’s corner among the other project leftovers. But I saw a blank canvas. It had been over a year since … [Continue reading] about The piece of scrap plywood

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Bex Hall

Her writing has appeared in various online and print publications, most recently in Kerning, a literary magazine, and in the Stories of Hope Collection in Transplant Living. Her artwork has appeared and sold through the Grayson Gallery. She blogs here about creative life and creates in Studio BE overlooking the Ohio River. Her work in progress is a memoir about the secret life of objects.

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    Show up every day behind the pen, the brush, or the lens and share my work.

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