Research and Stories
This is a place where I can share some of my research pertaining to early settlement and family histories intertwined with the story of Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. I’ve been researching and writing for many years and want to make some of my work more widely available.
This blog was originally designed to share my artwork and creative activities during the years when I was exhibiting widely. My art has now taken second place to refining and publishing some of my research, but I have left the art posts available for perusal.
Whatever your interest might be, enjoy, and provide feedback if you can.
Diane
Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on January 3, 2012 in Featured Flag, This And that! | 0 comments
I want to wish everyone a happy and productive 2012. I’ve been quickly scanning the blogs of a number of on-line friends and I am amazed at how ambitious everyone seems to be. I continue to struggle to find blocks of time to focus intensely on my art and have to keep reminding myself of what a wonderful gift my travel experiences are. That said, I have decided that this year I’m going to choose a word to remind myself to find the time to DO something creative every chance I get and to not get discouraged. I’ve had many...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on November 12, 2011 in Crochet, Knitting and Knotting, Featured Flag | 0 comments
Life in Osoyoos is proving to be busy but I’m burning the midnight oil to complete my self challenge – to produce a sample of each of the 75 knots in the book ’75 Chinese, Celtic, & Ornamental Knots’ by Laura Williams and Elise Mann. I’m hoping that when I get to the projects I can pick up some of the finishing techniques as well. Nancy, a friend in Arizona, offered to teach me some of the basics when I get to Congress but since our arrival is not until late in the winter I couldn’t wait and had the...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on November 3, 2011 in Crochet, Knitting and Knotting, Featured Flag | 0 comments
A friend from our Arizona travels tweaked my interest in the craft of tying knots. I managed at the time to stay focused on other activities but something caught that day. A little later I spotted a book in a clearance bin in Michaels and picked it up – 75 Chinese, Celtic, & Ornamental Knots by Laura Williams and Elise Mann. The book got tucked away but resurfaced this fall when we were repacking for our winter travels. Just about the same time I received a FB invite to join a group on FB – Mateloteurs – an...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on November 1, 2011 in Books & Art Journals, Crochet, Knitting and Knotting, Featured Flag | 0 comments
I’ve been struggling to get some art routine re-established and hope that by taking advantage of the inspiration provided by Dawn DeVries Sokol’s web challenge Na(tional)No(nstop) Jou(rnaling) Mo(nth), I might just succeed in November. I’m new to art journaling but have been following some journaling sites and videos for a while so decided it might fit with my November schedule. I didn’t get a lot done this morning – had to break for the 9:30 walk into town – but may get back to it later. We...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on September 8, 2011 in Featured Flag, This And that! | 2 comments
Last week, before a long weekend filled with visitors, I worked on a couple of watercolor paintings. They were definitely ‘painterly’ and not ‘artistic’. The effort left me decidedly frustrated and I turned for a short time to a beading project (to come) while I processed what had happened and strategized on a new approach. I’ve been away from my brushes and paints too long! I’ll share my initial efforts (maybe) in a later post when I can also show new efforts as I ‘progress’ (I hope) on my...
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Posted by Diane Miller Duncan on August 28, 2011 in Acrylic, Books & Art Journals, Featured Flag, Fibre Art & Quilts, This And that! | 0 comments
I can’t believe that it’s eleven months since my last post! It’s not that I haven’t been playing, experimenting, painting, stitching, beading and in general creating! The rambling lifestyle (check out my other blog) has lots of benefits but it does take a toll on serious ‘studio’ time. Not to mention two years of recovering the use of my dominant hand and wrist after a serious break have taken their toll – but I’m back! And I’ve got some things to share. First of all, I’m really...
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