Jocelyn Curry

Art & Joie de Vivre

curry powder: a digital journal and marketplace

November 23, 2025

Did I need a deep plunge into a new blog site, right when such a time-consuming challenge really didn’t fit into my crowded calendar? The answer, no surprise, is “no” but at least I was able to navigate the mind-befuddling process of transferring the data from my old platform to this new, AI-enhanced version of good ol’ WordPress. My previous experience of working on good ol’ WordPress wasn’t stellar, so I’m hoping to improve my relationship with it asap. So far I have been able to upload my seasonally appropriate squash painting! But now, HOW do I get rid of “Hello World!” which was placed there by Good Ol. I’m not sure about this, but I think Good Ol’s default tips will stay on this, my First Post until I figure out how to discretely remove them without being told “This is not a good idea.” At least I got my squash up on this new site for your viewing pleasure! Happy Thanksgiving :-).

I know. Don't we all need yet another blog to follow??

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Watering Can

I made this drawing during my Tuesday morning drawing
group. We each drew it, from our seated
perspectives. Later, in the studio, I passed a pleasant hour as I added
colored pencil to the graphite sketch. How many colors could I add and
still have it look like zinc? Lots. Click the pic for a larger view.

After 18 months of incorporating projects, assignments, musings and travel entries on my www.jocelyncurry.com site, I've made a decision: I'm going to designate that site as "professional" and this one "a blend of everything else." A digital divorce of sorts. This way, prospective clients won't wonder why a lettering artist/illustrator is featuring fleece hats on her site. I will post info about my teaching on both sites. I feel that teaching is some of the most important work I'm now doing and I want to publicize it as much as possible.

In addition to posting "everything else" here, I'll be doing something new: selling (at low prices) my commercially published cards. curry powder cards currently features traditional, seasonal cards accumulated during my ten years of designing for Papyrus (previously known as Marcel Schurman). I've also put together a page for two RSVP year round cards (Get Well & Sympathy). As seasons and holidays pass, the inventory in curry powder cards will reflect this passage. Soon, I'll also be offering cards published by me, featuring my artwork that people have told me they like. PayPal buttons are placed by each listing for your clicking convenience. View the sidebar to the left for curry powder cards, categorized.

My favorite hobbybusiness, Soft Shelter Hats (SSH), will also always be featured in the sidebar. Click on any hat to check it out in my Etsy shop. Read about Christine under "Profile" there, too ~ she's my hat partner in the shop.

Thanks for reading curry powder's very first post!

 

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