Jocelyn Curry

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As a retired lettering artist and illustrator, I still create a lot of visuals and have fun doing it. My website is a place I can post and share them from my Shoreline, Washington studio in my home.

Petite Paper Houses

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 :-).

For our first architecture project ever, the Drawing Group enjoyed embellishing flat, white cut-outs (precisely pre-done by hand using Arches 90lb hot press paper) that once folded and secured with tape turned into little luminarias. One Tuesday morning in November, one of our members surprised us with this drawing and folding project. It was pure fun. Here are the three autumn and Christmas-inspired houses we completed. This trio was followed by another batch with distinctly Christmas themes, all. Thank you, _____! (Members prefer to remain anonymous.)

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My house luminaria with an electronic candle within.

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