Art should be for people, and about life---in my view…

I started a webpage at Flickr.com awhile to share OYBish photos…

Martha has been making fabric art the past few years…

Martha has gone global. Her art used to be only available at a dozen seasonal fairs, at a few shops and by custom request at her website…

I just had a big holiday puzzle-making thrill. ...My favorite puzzle ever! What made this puzzle special? Well, it's based on a wonderful painting of a rural folk dance scene, in the Thomas Hart Benton style, I'd call it…

I like fur. It's gorgeous, highly functional, lasts decades (far longer than a meal, to be sure), accepts top spot on the eco-chain, and is sustainable (unlike plastic) and humane in multiple respects, including when harvested in the wild (and possibly when farmed animals are kept in good conditions)…

She's 15 years old and on her last legs but she still has spark…

I just got 2 stories in the new issue of "Bicycle Times"! The main news item would be that one of the stories is the first profile of Mackinac Island bike culture in a US bike mag! Man, it's satisfying to paying my props to my roots! It's been a long time coming…

Here are a few pics of nifty ways to mount the OYB Classy Retro Pannier, courtesy of customer Paul Carlberg of Grand Rapids, MI…

It's not indie or outdoor culture; it's just some TV…