tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81869192667326354742024-03-13T09:23:30.217-04:00brookealbrechtstudioWhimsical illustrations by Brooke Albrecht. A visual journey.Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.comBlogger1149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-6474904278182637992020-12-23T00:00:00.004-05:002020-12-23T00:00:04.378-05:00Night of the Radishes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyhjhf-RA8xXZaVL0Kfw2GhxfLW1tpKa7pHKFNWMzZliqHAbBJP2l01PlIGaHtJzPbDiiWHcm2imzWBttmuQg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Night of the Radishes. An accordian paper cut book</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>inspired by the yearly festival in Ozxaca, Mexico. </i></div><br /> <p></p>Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-90610383378338991312020-08-17T11:53:00.003-04:002020-08-17T11:53:58.337-04:00Resilience<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRaU4vPoUTo/Xzqml5zMa_I/AAAAAAAAGF8/B0pIzk0hjDEMQnkkE3T-6DMKPV8L_CZ6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1170/Resilience.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="850" data-original-width="1170" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zRaU4vPoUTo/Xzqml5zMa_I/AAAAAAAAGF8/B0pIzk0hjDEMQnkkE3T-6DMKPV8L_CZ6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h291/Resilience.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others. - Sharon Salzberg</i></span><span style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.</span><span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: left;">”</span></div><p></p><div class="quote_author" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 16px;">— Sharon Salzberg</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="quote_text" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.42857; margin: auto; text-shadow: none;"><h1 style="display: inline-block; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; margin: auto; text-shadow: none;"><span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);">“</span>Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.<span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);">”</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="quote_author" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 16px; text-align: left;">— Sharon Salzberg</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="quote_text" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.42857; margin: auto; text-shadow: none;"><h1 style="display: inline-block; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; margin: auto; 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text-align: center;"><div class="quote_author" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 16px; text-align: left;">— Sharon Salzberg</div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="quote_text" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.42857; margin: auto; text-shadow: none;"><h1 style="display: inline-block; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; margin: auto; text-shadow: none;"><span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);">“</span>Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.<span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);">”</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="quote_author" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 16px; text-align: left;">— Sharon Salzberg</div></div><div class="quote_text" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.42857; margin: auto; text-align: center; text-shadow: none;"><h1 style="display: inline-block; font-size: 24px; font-weight: normal; margin: auto; text-shadow: none;"><span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);">“</span>Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.<span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);">”</span></h1></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="quote_author" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 16px; text-align: left;">— Sharon Salzberg</div></div><p> <span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">“</span><span style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.</span><span class="quote_sign" style="color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">”</span></p><div class="quote_author" style="color: white; font-family: "Open Sans Condensed", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 16px;">— Sharon Salzberg</div>Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-78362137407908442332020-06-03T07:53:00.003-04:002020-06-03T07:53:37.491-04:00No Noble Heart Will Bear Injustice<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-7762697357247732722020-03-09T15:09:00.004-04:002020-03-09T15:10:29.044-04:00Wild Geese<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">“...whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers <br />itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh & exciting - <br />over & over announcing your place in the family of things.”</span></span><br />
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-89476303660769482992020-02-13T21:52:00.001-05:002020-02-13T21:52:07.819-05:00Valentine. Be you. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Don’t compare your path with anybody's else's. Your path is unique to you.<br />Whatever path you take, it's God calling you.</span></span></div>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-70624983753096808182020-01-17T16:20:00.000-05:002020-01-17T16:20:00.924-05:00Three Beans<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-85094320984826188762019-12-23T09:21:00.002-05:002020-12-22T10:48:47.924-05:00Night of the Radishes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Tonight, December 23rd is Night of the Radishes, an annual event in </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Oaxaca, Mexico dedicated to the carving of giant radishes. I did this </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">accordian paper cut book in celebration of such a brilliant idea for radishes.</span></i></div>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-71976220640900012152019-12-09T09:52:00.003-05:002019-12-09T09:52:49.202-05:00Holiday Cheer<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-71849065270884848332019-10-09T16:15:00.000-04:002019-10-09T16:15:03.373-04:00The birdhouse<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #777777; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Birds of a feather flock together.</span></i></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-28467509870430911022019-10-02T11:39:00.004-04:002019-10-02T11:39:50.342-04:00October Nights<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,<br />We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!</span></i></h1>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-17845534849411849172019-09-06T15:31:00.002-04:002019-09-06T15:31:20.853-04:00The Woodsman<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice. - Henry Ford</i></td></tr>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-525968630869200832019-09-03T20:39:00.002-04:002019-09-03T20:39:28.001-04:00Luna<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">"In the early curtains</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"> of the dusk</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"> it flew,</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"> a slow galloping"</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">From the poem "Luna" by Mary Oliver</span></i></div>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-44500247498462398802019-08-30T16:42:00.000-04:002019-08-30T16:42:03.376-04:00Wild Geese<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Like wild geese, September calling.</span></i></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-49888290940577338482019-08-15T15:26:00.005-04:002019-08-15T15:26:34.202-04:00Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable. <i>- Mary Oliver</i></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-1672301007860750272019-08-06T13:43:00.002-04:002019-08-06T13:43:30.652-04:00Remember To Water<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Remember to Water.<br />A poem by Joey Doherty</span></i></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-38646003195046016672019-07-22T14:25:00.004-04:002019-07-22T14:25:41.902-04:00Simply<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">"I don't want to end up simply to have visited this world."<br /><i>-Mary Oliver</i></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-64964031035229405052019-05-28T14:29:00.003-04:002019-05-28T14:29:22.347-04:00Pause<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">“It's a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. <br />By waiting, we begin to connect with fundamental restlessness as well as <br />fundamental spaciousness. </span></div>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-11666857983268435502019-05-05T00:30:00.000-04:002019-05-05T00:30:02.870-04:00Happy Cinco de Mayo<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or woman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">-Willa Cather </b></i></span></td></tr>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-48100586795097140532019-04-30T15:58:00.002-04:002019-04-30T15:59:02.529-04:00Blueberries - The Super Food<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;"><i>Blueberries, a great Super Food. </i></span></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-6809745610809723962019-04-05T14:02:00.004-04:002019-04-05T14:02:23.487-04:00You Are Your Own Hero<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">You Are Your Own Hero</span></i></td></tr>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-12863210238100479552019-02-27T16:22:00.003-05:002019-02-27T16:22:31.767-05:00A birds and bees rainbow. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Fruits, plants, grasses and berries. </span></i></td></tr>
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-23989849804654952492019-02-26T16:27:00.001-05:002019-02-26T16:28:19.505-05:00Colorful Eats Ahead<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">My design for They Draw and Cook "Eat the Rainbow" design challenge.<br />Made with stitching and pen.</span></i></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-91635336548038946372019-01-31T13:55:00.001-05:002019-01-31T14:09:52.300-05:00Steadfast Friends<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Above our life we love a steadfast friend. </i><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">- Christopher Marlowe</span><br />
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Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-34629486032041941742019-01-30T08:33:00.002-05:002019-01-30T08:33:46.251-05:00Hope<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Our greatest glory is not in never falling,</i><br /><i>but in rising every time we fall. </i>- Confucius</span></td></tr>
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<br />Brooke Albrechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04956575226973352408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8186919266732635474.post-69409163881020099872019-01-29T20:32:00.001-05:002019-01-29T20:32:07.458-05:00Little Books<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Some spreads of the little artist books <br />I've been making with pen, stitching and vintage fabric.</span></i></td></tr>
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