A flat lay photo of the five books I made in March. There’s a turquoise book-fabric covered Australian Piano Hinge Book, two black covered accordion fold sketch books, a small eco dyed (tan colored with hints of blue and orange) Hungarian Map Fold Book, and a three signature pamphlet stitched sketchbook/idea book with copies of my own art in it - the cover says creative resistance.

Here’s the flat lay shot of the five books I made in March. The alt text has more descriptions of each book.
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Another book structure today! The Hungarian Map Fold 📓
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I learned a new book structure & made it this weekend. It’s the Australian Piano Hinge book. And it’s great because you can slide those tabs out and replace the page OR you can add pages by glueing them to the tabs. Very cool! #MakingThings #InHerStudio #ArtJournal #ArtBook #BookMaking #BookBinding

A photo of my desk with book making supplies spread out: paper, an open box of tools, turquoise book cloth, turquoise, black, tan, and lime green marbled end papers, two accordion folded craft paper strips, glue stick, ruler, and assorted pens and pencils,

I am currently making an Australian Piano Hinge Book and I’ve been gathering supplies, cutting and folding for over 2 hours now and I’m not sure when assembly is gonna start??!!?!! 😂
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A photo of some crochet stars pinned and drying. They are various colors of yellow and gold on two gray blocking squares.

I’ve got more stars pinned and I’m deciding on which color(s) I want to use. I’m only procrastinating a *little* bit on construction.
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Here’s my new post talking about a process I used for my grant writing this past month.
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#MindMapping

I have been a writing *machine* this month. Meaning I’ve written a lot, not that I use AI.

Go read my latest piece about the business side of art making.

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I just came here to brag that I have first drafts done of all my art grant essays and I’ve collected all of my collateral for it as well.
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For those of you keeping count, I’ve applied to three open art calls this month and am in the process of writing a grant and I have two more open calls on my list. I’m proud of me for moving forward after being in a fallow work period last year. #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #InHerStudio

A photo of an art piece consisting of three paper weavings that are attached to a stick. The warp is strings and the weft is paper in mostly shades of blue. The leftmost weaving has a giant yellow tassel hanging from it and the rightmost weaving has two blue tassels hanging from it. The stick is about four feet long and there is yarn wrapped around the branches and yarn ends are hanging down to flutter in the breeze.

A photo of crocheted canvas background that was dyed in tea. There are smaller pieces of crochet that represent sky, sea, sand, shells, netting, and seaweed. There’s a giant rust colored tassel hanging from the bottom and small watercolor circles on the right. There’s a larger yellow and rust watercolor orb on the lower left.

I just submitted my work to an open call. It’s next tier from the calls I’ve been entering so I’m nervous and excited. Wish these pieces well as they are launched to this sphere…
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First open art call of the year submitted! 🎉💪🖼️
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A photo of an art piece consisting of three paper weavings that are attached to a stick. The warp is strings and the weft is paper in mostly shades of blue. The leftmost weaving has a giant yellow tassel hanging from it and the rightmost weaving has two blue tassels hanging from it. The stick is about four feet long and there is yarn wrapped around the branches and yarn ends are hanging down to flutter in the breeze.

A photo of an art piece consisting of three paper weavings that are attached to a stick. The warp is strings and the weft is paper in mostly shades of blue. This is a closeup of the leftmost weaving. It has a giant yellow tassel hanging from it.

A photo of an art piece consisting of three paper weavings that are attached to a stick. The warp is strings and the weft is paper in mostly shades of blue. This is a closeup of the rightmost weaving and it has two blue tassels hanging from it.

My newest work: “Three of Wands (A phylogeny of my creativity). I’m really excited to be submitting it to an upcoming exhibit. #PaperWeaving #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #ArtYear #OnlyBeautifulThings #Collage #CollageMaker #CrochetArt #YarnLove #Crochet #InHerStudio #GiantTassel

It’s photography day! 🎉🙃📸
Taking good pics of my work is part of the whole process and while I don’t love it, I’ve learned to appreciate it as a means for galleries and museums to see it and potentially take it on.
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A photo of a paper weaving attached to a stick floating in a tea bath in an enamel tray.

I’m always dunking something in a tea bath. It is one of my oldest tricks.
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I’ve had three days in a row of really rewarding (and productive!) work in the studio. If this is how 2026 is gonna be, I am 100% here for it. #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #InHerStudio

I freaking love this tassel I just made

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Here’s my 2025 recap! 🎉
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#DrownedBookProject

My desk with work spread all over it. Pens and markers and art in progress. My holly and ivy Christmas plate and a balled up Christmas napkin where I ate my leftover homemade pizza and my Diet Coke in a festive glass.

Workspace: Holiday Edition. You can tell it’s festive by the holiday plate and glassware 😂🎄🍕
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I got my ducks in a row early this week so my blog post for tomorrow has been ready for a few days! If only I would learn from this moment and start the next blog post now. Reader, I will not. #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #ArtistHack #InHerStudio #ArtBlog #ArtBlogger

Up late last night & I was insanely tired today. When I went to work on art there was zero resistance to getting started. I just zoned out & enjoyed it. It’s not a lifestyle I want to choose but since it happened it’s interesting to note. #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #ArtistHack #InHerStudio

I’ve put all my open art call deadlines on my calendar in RED. Here’s hoping that helps offload the brain strain of trying to hold them all in my head. #WhatItsLikeToBeAnArtist #ThinkingAboutMaking #MakingThings #ArtistHack #InHerStudio

If you aren’t using the Goodnotes app for your crochet pattern markup while you are working, I’m here to tell you it’s life changing.
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My latest art hack is that I keep a list of words and phrases that I like and/or feels “right” in my notes app so I have something to pull from when I need to title my art work. Follow me for more hacks. 😂
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Varnishing my latest work.
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My right hand holding a used up Uhu glue stick in front of some collaged papers.

🔓 Achievement Unlocked 🔓
I used up a whole 40g glue stick on one project and I’m still going!! #GlueStick #InHerStudio #MakingThings

My studio with all the paper bins out and exploding. There is paper EVERYWHERE.

I’m doing a full paper refresh and that means paper packs in my Etsy store next week!! ✨📝📚
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My desk: 4 pen trays full of pens, 2 paper bins full of scraps, 2 open sketchbooks, a handful of pens for a new all black and white sketchbook, other notebooks, a large yellow water thermos with stickers, an iridescent metal solo cup for tea, an emotional support crochet shrimp, and my computer.

Working in several sketchbooks today! ✨
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The process for "Deconstructed Seascape" - Misty Granade I'm trying to learn to think in terms of working deliberately instead of slowly. I'm not sure I'm successful with that process yet.

I’ve been working on “Deconstructed Seascape” for a few months and here’s the post where I talk about it: misty.granades.com/2025/06/10/t...

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Deconstructed Seascape. A crocheted canvas background that was dyed in tea. There are smaller pieces of crochet that represent sky, sea, sand, shells, netting, and seaweed. There’s a giant rust colored tassel hanging from the bottom and small watercolor circles on the right. There’s a larger yellow and rust watercolor orb on the lower left.

I had a great time working though all the ins and outs of making this piece on my blog! Read about it here: misty.granades.com/2025/06/10/t...

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Deconstructed Seascape. A crocheted canvas background that was dyed in tea. There are smaller pieces of crochet that represent sky, sea, sand, shells, netting, and seaweed. There’s a giant rust colored tassel hanging from the bottom and small watercolor circles on the right. There’s a larger yellow and rust watercolor orb on the lower left.

I’ve got a post up on my blog today talking about the making of this piece! Go read it here: misty.granades.com/2025/06/10/t...

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