December 2005 Features A Day Sketching Grandmother Sometimes a day spent drawing from life has as much to do with life as drawing By Joy Thomas The Colors of Emotion Find out how Flavia Weedn, who once sold her artwork from her front yard, became one of today's biggest names in greeting cards By Amy Paturel The Fine Art of Giving Simplify your holiday shopping with the help of our annual gift guide By Anne Hevener This Is Your Life Do you do most of your communicating by e-mail? Here's how to preserve your correspondence in a journal, instead of your inbox By Melissa Foxman Season's Greetings Inspire yourself and others with original holiday cards. Here's a selection of creations by Artist's Sketchbook readers By Anne Hevener Painting with Crayons You can use watercolor crayons in a variety of ways, making them a perfect match for new painters or anyone who likes to experiment By Mary Jo Anzel The Perfect Creative Day Find out what three artists do to create the right conditions for welcoming and enjoying creativity By Anne Hevener
