We have finally, finally begun construction (deconstruction) on our remodel. It's a skeleton now – love seeing the house bones. It's amazing to see it in this state before we start to put it all back together again. It's an intensely creative process and we have a great architect and team of interior people helping … Continue Reading
Last September I joined Julie and numerous other collaborators for an arbor-real tour. We all chose a favorite tree and documented it through a change of seasons. If you check out Ms. Land of Lost Luggage's blog and peruse her left side bar you can click on the rest of the tour participants. Trees large and small, sweet … Continue Reading
As I was sewing up my Remains of the Day journal, I decided to stitch up another cereal box journal. I had a Kashi box available, so pieced together some collage for the covers… …laid it down on the sewing machine and voila a new journal. Well I also sewed in a signature of pages,… … Continue Reading
This past weekend I had the pleasure of returning to the sweet little community of Port Townsend, Washington for Teesha and Tracy Moore's PLAY journaling retreat. Less class and more work time, about 40 journalers gathered at Fort Worden on the upper floor of one of the old barrack buildings to create and connect. This was … Continue Reading
The wheels are spinning…the little hamster wheel in my brain and the sewing machine's fly wheel..I'm taking Mary Ann Moss's wonderful online class, The Remains of the Day . Looking for something to brighten these dreary January days and long, dark evenings? THIS is the ticket. Sewing machine required, but very rudimentary skills. As Mary Ann says, … Continue Reading
Way back in the last decade, 2002 in fact, I was inspired to make a Black Madonna doll based on Sue Monk Kidd's book, The Secret Life of Bees. Before it was an ok movie, it was a really great book. At least it spoke deeply to me back then, and still does. On the surface it's a … Continue Reading
This last week was a big slow down for me as I was off carpooling duty. Whew! And it was wonderful to stay in my pajamas until noon and work in the studio a bit. For me, that's the beauty of winter…s.l.o.w.i.n.g. down. I finally, finally had time to work on my shrine for the Oaxaca … Continue Reading
Dia de los Muertos has arrived at my house, sneaking in just before the munchkins began roaming the streets on Halloween. The big skull came off the shelf in my studio to welcome guests, departed and living. My ofrenda (alter) went up in my entry way, a good spot to receive the souls of … Continue Reading
The very handsome and talented Eddie Running Wolf is back on Niwot Road working his magic on another of the old cottonwood stumps that line the road. There are three of them and the first was transformed into… …Biitoheinen – Spirit Lodge Man, which I wrote about last October. This summer we were delighted to see that … Continue Reading
The Longmont Studio Tour was a great success this past weekend. Stephnanie put up the sign out in her lovely side yard announcing we were open for business… …at the lovely Mango Studio. Brochures were laid out for the neighborhood tour… …as Olive stood guard doing her best to be incognito. I am not a dog person … Continue Reading