Knitter/Designer Kristin Nicholas’s post today captures my thoughts exactly. In response to her question, nothing soothes me faster than making something with my hands. This week, the solution was knitting, which also means I am charging forward towards a finish (remember my 2013 commitment?!) on the Mitered Cross Blanket in Noro’s Silk Garden wool/mohair/silk yarn. Interestingly, this…
Category: Photography
A Crafting Theme for 2013
knitting – crochet – sewing – photography – writing These are the kinds of unfinished projects hanging around my place. The charm of a new project is almost irresistible, but the fact of the matter is that I simply cannot function amidst clutter. Too many incompletes distract me mentally, keep me from optimizing a new…
New Photography Notebook Available
I’ve been playing in the photo archives and now there’s a new notebook in my shop over on blurb! “The Write of Passage” is a lined-page notebook, embellished with path, entryway, and window photographs, all of which were taken in New England and New York state. Click here to preview.
Studio Peek and new eCard
This week’s eCard is a photo from my weaving studio a few years back. I love using other artists’ color palettes and seeing where they take me in my own work. The watercolor print card of summer peaches on a lavender tablecloth is still one of my favorites, and made delicious inspiration for the shelf-top…
Something new!
Hey folks, I’ve added a free e-card page to the site, using my photography. A fresh image will be posted every Monday and there is no limit to the number of e-cards you can send. I also want to make sure you know that once your e-card goes off into the ether, there is no…
Joy Dance: 8 Hours Unplugged
I took a stand yesterday. It wasn’t comfortable but it was necessary. Patty Perfect — that would be my very lively inner critic — was harping in my mind’s ear, but instead of giving in, I ignored her. In a single bold move to rescue my gasping-for-breath creativity, I barred myself from logging in to…
Friday Flickr Favorites
1. Sibsey, 2. [workinprogress], 3. My embroidered headband., 4. Denver 30: 23, 5. Sheep heid baby cardigan, 6. Socks Patchwork, 7. Alivia, 8. alpine conditions, 9. Children’s Day in Brazil…, 10. Southern light, 11. Fabric of the Week winner: The Dinner Thief by kayajoy, 12. Untitled, 13. Liberty mug rugs, 14. Strings Attached – pot…
Finding Joy in a Verb
1. Daisy Chain Quilt, 2. Fish Baby Log Cabin class sample, 3. NYC Mod Bee: For Me, 4. Sawtooth Star Quilt, 5. Green Afternoon, 6. WIP Wednesday 9/27/2011, 7. keyboard playing meerkat, 8. Linda’s Vintage Baby Hats, 9. Pink Layer Cake, 10. Viva!, 11. autumn country picnic, 12. Chai Latte Cupcakes, 13. You’re never alone…
3 Lessons from My Etsy Journey
The pictures on the Etsy home page are sumptuous, the success stories of featured artisan sellers guarantee pure inspiration. “Dreamers Into Doers,” another of Martha Stewart’s ventures, has been a virtual cheerleader. And at the root of my own dream are the expensive lessons from my experience with an old-fashioned brick-and-mortar store front. When I first…
Earth Wonders Photo Challenge
Need a break? Join me in a browse of the photo challenge pretties on Earth Wonders.