Oct
11
maybe it’s a goblin?
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okay. am i working on this piece or is it working on me?
sigh.
let’s review:
day 1: enjoyed collection of and introduction to materials.
day 2: discontent set in. liked the backside better, so back is now the front.
day 3: hate the lace, but like the way layers peek out from under the pink satin camisole as if [...]
Oct
11
still not yet
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no time to work on it today - at least not with needle and thread. but i did wake up thinking about this piece and puzzled about it most of the day. am now thinking i’ll flip it over and make the back the front. like karin, i usually like the back of pieces [...]
Oct
9
not yet
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this is just not doing anything for me . . . except possibly contributing to the fall funk. which is, of course, not good. (the funk or the contribution) when i launched this one, i looked forward to something marvelous appearing. this was going to be the most amazing experience, my breadcrumb trail out of [...]
Oct
8
breaking ground
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starting is often the hardest part of any project for me. have been thinking lately of transparency and layers - in terms of my life. (of course, it’s all about me.) no image in mind or even a vague idea of what to do. no car to run fetch fabrics or inspiration. having thought way [...]
Aug
24
this is my brain on sunday
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moth
butterfly
butterfly
substitute “moth”
= motherfly
travel day today. fingers will be in motion again tonight or tomorrow, giving my brain a much-needed rest.
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Aug
20
dressed-up linings
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sometimes we line the jagged holes with shiny, smooth pearls and tell ourselves the oyster story over and over and over again until we are convinced.
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Aug
19
float
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you can line the holes in your life with beautiful ribbon, she said, and they’ll carry you like a boat in the water.
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Aug
17
leaves of sass: begin
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what if . . . is one of my favorite motivational tools. when i’m having a fog-covered, moving-at-the-speed-of-cold-molasses day, i play “what if” with myself and first thing you know, i’m perking again. it’s a little bait-and-switch trick i learned/taught myself as a child.
and it still works like a charm. (used it quite effectively just [...]