Time to think about my booth
I've been having way too much fun blogging, and shopping on etsy (forgivable, since I'm actually getting some Christmas shopping done), and wandering around the blogosphere, visiting so many wonderful bloggers, and then zooming over to YouTube before heading to politico and truthout, and HuffingtonPost, and so forth. You get the idea. Laundry doesn't get done. Meals don't get prepared. Bills don't get paid. But, what does that matter? LOL. What does matter is that I have to be making things to furnish my craft show booth. I don't want to be standing in my booth, at a fabulous show, with not enough inventory! Wearing a little sign that says, "But my blog looks good." No, no, no. So, it is time for me to really disconnect for a while. Perhaps only the most minimal time on the computer. But even that is dangerous, isn't it. You know how a quick half hour e-mail check sounds so acceptable, but turns into the entire day.
Above: a little corner of my booth one year. Below: the sign I have made as my computer screen. Now, if I head over to my desk, this confronts me. Of course, it doesn't escape my notice that I had fun on the computer, making the sign! But, I'm going to give it a try. My little sign will keep me in line. Ya' think?
Above: a little corner of my booth one year. Below: the sign I have made as my computer screen. Now, if I head over to my desk, this confronts me. Of course, it doesn't escape my notice that I had fun on the computer, making the sign! But, I'm going to give it a try. My little sign will keep me in line. Ya' think?
Amazing quilt - the epitome of "piecework"
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Portrait of a Textile Worker (at left, 98" x 110") makes one person among millions of unseen workers, visible. Her image was constructed with thirty thousand clothing labels stitched together over two years, by Terese Agnew. It is fascinating to read about the project.
Portrait of a Textile Worker (at left, 98" x 110") makes one person among millions of unseen workers, visible. Her image was constructed with thirty thousand clothing labels stitched together over two years, by Terese Agnew. It is fascinating to read about the project.
photos: Terese Agnew
Little brown rug
Happy Birthday - To Me
I won't tell exactly how old I am, but I'll give you some clues. Here's a picture of me with my Mommy, circa 1952.
And here is a picture of me with my sweet Adeline, circa 1988 - how do you like that perm? LOL.
The next logical progression would be a picture of Adeline with her baby. We aren't ready for that. Puh-leeze! She's still in college!Remembering a jacket
The best part of moving my studio has been going through boxes. I'll never get organized because I keep stopping to have memory-dreams. Today I came across a little jacket I made for Adeline in 1998 - she was ten years old.
I made it by combining parts of different sweaters. Of course, first I turned the sweaters into wool felt, by shrinking them in the washer. I wish I could find a picture of her wearing it.
Emma chewed off part of the bottom. Bad Emma! She was always chewing wool. Now that she's no longer with us, I can relax about leaving my studio door open. But she was sweet, and we miss her.
The ten-year-old is long gone, but it's nice to have the jacket to reminisce with. And Adeline enjoys these finds as much as I do. Two sentimental fools are we, enjoying our personal history - sounds like a Gilbert & Sullivan lyric!
I made it by combining parts of different sweaters. Of course, first I turned the sweaters into wool felt, by shrinking them in the washer. I wish I could find a picture of her wearing it.
Emma chewed off part of the bottom. Bad Emma! She was always chewing wool. Now that she's no longer with us, I can relax about leaving my studio door open. But she was sweet, and we miss her.
The ten-year-old is long gone, but it's nice to have the jacket to reminisce with. And Adeline enjoys these finds as much as I do. Two sentimental fools are we, enjoying our personal history - sounds like a Gilbert & Sullivan lyric!