Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day One
Nov
30
10:00 AM10:00

Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day One

I’ll be restocked and in the Ballroom with Lots-o-Letters Word Game Boxes, riddle packs, and perhaps a few Coptic codexes for one of my all-time favorite live shows in Denver! Life has taken me hither and yon, and it will be a delight to catch up with new and familiar folks. A two-day juried craft show in the historic Masonic Temple in the Highlands Neighborhood of Denver, this is a tradition over a decade old and really worth a few hours of wandering through three floors of hand-made wowza!

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Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day Two
Dec
1
10:00 AM10:00

Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day Two

I’ll be restocked and in the Ballroom with Lots-o-Letters Word Game Boxes, riddle packs, and perhaps a few Coptic codexes for one of my all-time favorite live shows in Denver! Life has taken me hither and yon, and it will be a delight to catch up with new and familiar folks. A two-day juried craft show in the historic Masonic Temple in the Highlands Neighborhood of Denver, this is a tradition over a decade old and really worth a few hours of wandering through three floors of hand-made wowza!

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Saturnalia Sale
Dec
13
to Dec 18

Saturnalia Sale

  • The Owl and The Hourglass LLC (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Embrace the Spirit of Saturnalia!

Step into the festive joy of Saturnalia, a celebration of merriment and goodwill! Join us in honoring this ancient Roman festival with our exclusive seasonal promotion.

Games Galore: Did you know that Saturnalia was famous for its lively and entertaining games and word play? Riddles were especially beloved. In the spirit of this tradition, all items receive free gift wrapping and a personalized note when you choose “Gift” in checkout. Use discount code GAMES2024 for 10% off your entire order. Promo code valid Dec.13th- 18th.

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Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio
Jan
11
12:00 PM12:00

Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio

  • Denver Art Museum- Hamilton Bldg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Find me four consecutive Saturdays beginning January 11th as part of the Denver Art Museum’s Demonstrating Artist space, Wild Studio, in the Hamilton Building, steps away from Where the Wild Things Are: The Art of Maurice Sendak exhibit (opens October 13th, 2024- February 17th, 2025. I’ll showcase my artgineering process, including research, marbling wood, and creating boxes and books from the marbled pieces. A new artist will take over the Wild Studio each month and share their process. The Wild Studio space is open to children and adults every day the museum is open, including interactive play and learn areas. One area includes a series of shadow puppets I created based on characters from four different Sendak-illustrated books.

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Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio
Jan
18
12:00 PM12:00

Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio

  • Denver Art Museum- Hamilton Bldg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Find me four consecutive Saturdays beginning January 11th as part of the Denver Art Museum’s Demonstrating Artist space, Wild Studio, in the Hamilton Building, steps away from Where the Wild Things Are: The Art of Maurice Sendak exhibit (opens October 13th, 2024- February 17th, 2025. I’ll showcase my artgineering process, including research, marbling wood, and creating boxes and books from the marbled pieces. A new artist will take over the Wild Studio each month and share their process. The Wild Studio space is open to children and adults every day the museum is open, including interactive play and learn areas. One area includes a series of shadow puppets I created based on characters from four different Sendak-illustrated books.

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Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio
Jan
25
12:00 PM12:00

Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio

  • Denver Art Museum- Hamilton Bldg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Find me four consecutive Saturdays beginning January 11th as part of the Denver Art Museum’s Demonstrating Artist space, Wild Studio, in the Hamilton Building, steps away from Where the Wild Things Are: The Art of Maurice Sendak exhibit (opens October 13th, 2024- February 17th, 2025. I’ll showcase my artgineering process, including research, marbling wood, and creating boxes and books from the marbled pieces. A new artist will take over the Wild Studio each month and share their process. The Wild Studio space is open to children and adults every day the museum is open, including interactive play and learn areas. One area includes a series of shadow puppets I created based on characters from four different Sendak-illustrated books.

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Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio
Feb
1
12:00 PM12:00

Denver Art Museum, Demonstrating Artist- Wild Studio

  • Denver Art Museum- Hamilton Bldg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Find me four consecutive Saturdays beginning January 11th as part of the Denver Art Museum’s Demonstrating Artist space, Wild Studio, in the Hamilton Building, steps away from Where the Wild Things Are: The Art of Maurice Sendak exhibit (opens October 13th, 2024- February 17th, 2025. I’ll showcase my artgineering process, including research, marbling wood, and creating boxes and books from the marbled pieces. A new artist will take over the Wild Studio each month and share their process. The Wild Studio space is open to children and adults every day the museum is open, including interactive play and learn areas. One area includes a series of shadow puppets I created based on characters from four different Sendak-illustrated books.

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Women in Toys Wonder Woman Awards 2024- Finalist
Sep
13
6:30 PM18:30

Women in Toys Wonder Woman Awards 2024- Finalist

I am a Women in Toys Finalist for the 2024 Wonder Women Awards in the category: DESIGNER/INVENTOR - INDEPENDENT/ENTREPRENEUR. Thsi recognizes a woman for her outstanding brilliance, creativity, and ingenuity as a small business owner or entrepreneur in product or property design. This award celebrates her significant contributions to the industry, highlighting her innovative achievements.

Lights, Camera, Action! On September 13, 2024, join us at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles to celebrate the remarkable women executives, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and changemakers who are propelling the toy, consumer products, licensing and entertainment industries forward.

Timed to coincide with LA Fall Toy Previews, this year's much-anticipated celebration will bring together top industry executives from manufacturers, entertainment studios, retailers, media outlets, and the world's most iconic brand owners. Together, let’s honor the brilliant women whose innovation and leadership ignite and uplift our industry!

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Medical Leave
Aug
15
to Sep 15

Medical Leave

I’ll be taking a medical leave of absence from the studio and hope to return mid-September. In the meantime, the wonder of our planet continues to delight me. This photo is from NASA-USGS Landsat 8 EROS, “A mesmerizing plume creates a paradox of light and dark, brilliant and murky. The dark water of the Suwannee River flows from the Okefenokee Swamp in southern Georgia to the Gulf of Mexico in Florida. The river’s inky color comes from decaying vegetation at the river’s swampy source.”

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Barrington Art Festival- Sunday
May
26
10:00 AM10:00

Barrington Art Festival- Sunday

Saturday, May 25th, and Sunday, May 26th. 10 am- 5 pm. Two days of art to explore in historic downtown Barrington, Illinois! I grew up close by to Barrington and look forward to being able to return with my art and to catch up with my word nerds! You’ll find me surrounded by my limited edition word games in collectible art boxes. Find something to reward the curious mind! Free admission, easy parking, great art. Details on the Amdur Event Website.

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Barrington Art Festival
May
25
10:00 AM10:00

Barrington Art Festival

Saturday, May 25th, and Sunday, May 26th. 10 am- 5 pm. Two days of art to explore in historic downtown Barrington, Illinois! I grew up close by to Barrington and look forward to being able to return with my art and to catch up with my word nerds! You’ll find me surrounded by my limited edition word games in collectible art boxes. Find something to reward the curious mind! Free admission, easy parking, great art. Details on the Amdur Event Website.

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Renaissance Pleasure Faire- Pirate & Marketplace Weekend
Apr
13
10:00 AM10:00

Renaissance Pleasure Faire- Pirate & Marketplace Weekend

  • The Owl and The Hourglass LLC (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Find me and all my game geekery for two weekends only across from the Maypole at the original Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Irwindale, California! Riddles, word game puzzles, codex, and perhaps a few fun facts for… fun. Tickets are available through the festival’s official website HERE.

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National Puzzle Day Sale
Jan
29
to Jan 30

National Puzzle Day Sale

  • The Owl and The Hourglass LLC (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Use code PUZZLE2024 to receive 10% off all orders two days only! It’s National Puzzle Day and whether you crave a challenge for yourself or another, my word game puzzles are ready to vex… I mean DELIGHT players of all skill levels.

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Shop Sabbatical- 2023-2024
Dec
31
to Jan 31

Shop Sabbatical- 2023-2024

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  • Google Calendar ICS

It’s time for me to investigate the inner and outer world, follow my curiosity, and see what will inspire the new year. Go forth and stay curious!

Here’s an image from the Earth as Art collection 5 of Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, Landsat 8, false color infrared of the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, acquired on 3.13.2016

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Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day Two
Nov
26
10:00 AM10:00

Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day Two

I’ll be restocked with Lots-o-Letters Word Game Boxes, riddle packs and perhaps a few coptic codex for my first live show in Denver since 2022! Travel has taken me hither and yon, and it will be a delight to catch up with new and familiar folks. A two-day juried craft show in the historic Masonic Temple in the Highlands Neighborhood of Denver, this is a tradition over a decade old and really worth a few hours of wandering through three floors of hand-made wowza!

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Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day One
Nov
25
10:00 AM10:00

Horseshoe Holiday Show- Day One

I’ll be restocked with Lots-o-Letters Word Game Boxes, riddle packs and perhaps a few coptic codex for my first live show in Denver since 2022! Travel has taken me hither and yon, and it will be a delight to catch up with new and familiar folks. A two-day juried craft show in the historic Masonic Temple in the Highlands Neighborhood of Denver, this is a tradition over a decade old and really worth a few hours of wandering through three floors of hand-made wowza!

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Lots-O-Letters 200th Game Edition!
Nov
5
9:30 AM09:30

Lots-O-Letters 200th Game Edition!

It’s a celebration of the 200th game to be played with my Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box! The curious mind is rewarded on the first Sunday of each month! The Lots-O-Letters Word Game includes a free lifetime subscription to my monthly word game sheet newsletter. I research a unique theme and bring you one medium and one hard quotation to solve using the pieces contained in the game box. New to the krewe of Lots-O-Letters gamers? Wander through the online digital library of nearly 200 word games to sate (or vex) your game geek. If you haven’t purchased a Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box, visit my shop online or at my next event.

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Lots-O-Letters November Newsletter
Nov
5
9:30 AM09:30

Lots-O-Letters November Newsletter

The curious mind is rewarded on the first Sunday of each month! The Lots-O-Letters Word Game includes a free lifetime subscription to my monthly word game sheet newsletter. I research a unique theme and bring you one medium and one hard quotation to solve using the pieces contained in the game box. New to the krewe of Lots-O-Letters gamers? Wander through the online digital library of nearly 200 word games to sate (or vex) your game geek. If you haven’t purchased a Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box, visit my shop online or at my next event.

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Maryland Renn Fest-Final Weekend
Oct
21
to Oct 22

Maryland Renn Fest-Final Weekend

  • Maryland Renaissance Festival (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Reward the Curious Mind! It’s the final weekend to find us just steps inside the front gates of Revel Grove! Ticket sales and updated information are available on the official MDRF website HERE. Nine weekends and Labor Day, August 26th through October 22nd, 10 am to 7 pm, rain or shine.

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Lots-O-Letters October Newsletter
Oct
1
9:30 AM09:30

Lots-O-Letters October Newsletter

The curious mind is rewarded on the first Sunday of each month! The Lots-O-Letters Word Game includes a free lifetime subscription to my monthly word game sheet newsletter. I research a unique theme and bring you one medium and one hard quotation to solve using the pieces contained in the game box. New to the krewe of Lots-O-Letters gamers? Wander through the online digital library of nearly 200 word games to sate (or vex) your game geek. If you haven’t purchased a Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box, visit my shop online or at my next event.

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Lots-O-Letters September Newsletter
Sep
3
9:30 AM09:30

Lots-O-Letters September Newsletter

The curious mind is rewarded on the first Sunday of each month! The Lots-O-Letters Word Game includes a free lifetime subscription to my monthly word game sheet newsletter. I research a unique theme and bring you one medium and one hard quotation to solve using the pieces contained in the game box. New to the krewe of Lots-O-Letters gamers? Wander through the online digital library of nearly 200 word games to sate (or vex) your game geek. If you haven’t purchased a Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box, visit my shop online or at my next event.

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Lots-O-Letters August Newsletter
Aug
6
9:30 AM09:30

Lots-O-Letters August Newsletter

The curious mind is rewarded on the first Sunday of each month! The Lots-O-Letters Word Game includes a free lifetime subscription to my monthly word game sheet newsletter. I research a unique theme and bring you one medium and one hard quotation to solve using the pieces contained in the game box. New to the krewe of Lots-O-Letters gamers? Wander through the online digital library of nearly 200 word games to sate (or vex) your game geek. If you haven’t purchased a Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box, visit my shop online or at my next event.

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Lots-O-Letters July Newsletter
Jul
2
9:30 AM09:30

Lots-O-Letters July Newsletter

The curious mind is rewarded on the first Sunday of each month! The Lots-O-Letters Word Game includes a free lifetime subscription to my monthly word game sheet newsletter. I research a unique theme and bring you one medium and one hard quotation to solve using the pieces contained in the game box. New to the krewe of Lots-O-Letters gamers? Wander through the online digital library of nearly 200 word games to sate (or vex) your game geek. If you haven’t purchased a Lots-O-Letters Word Game Box, visit my shop online or at my next event.

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