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Showing posts with label hand-made. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hand-made. Show all posts
Apr 30, 2014
Jan 2, 2014
day one
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i celebrated the first day of 2014 by getting another yarnbomb out in the world. happy new year, everybody. :) what way do you need to be loved?
18th street between mission and valencia in san francisco.
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i celebrated the first day of 2014 by getting another yarnbomb out in the world. happy new year, everybody. :) what way do you need to be loved?
18th street between mission and valencia in san francisco.
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Nov 1, 2009
mmmmmm...
i really do love Fall. the need to bundle up gets me thinking of deep, warm quilts and sweaters and scarves- all sorts of reasons for me to spend more and more time with my trusty crochet hook. and that's exactly what i've been doing all day today. my right hand is pretty well cramped and tired at this point but it's alright. i know how to smile through the creative pains. :) for sure.
it's our turn to make dinner for the neighbors this evening. it has become our sunday tradition. it's pretty cool seeing as how neither i nor my sweetheart have any family in the area other than each other. so we're making family traditions with our friends instead. it's a good thing. especially since the holidays are basically here. Halloween kick starts it all- the mad holiday rush, rush, rush.
yeah, i'm already thinking about thanksgiving and Christmas... things to make. i think i'd like to put the whole handmade movement to work for me this year. especially since everyone is having some NOT FUN economic woes, why not return to what the holidays are really supposed to be about? why not operate with faith from the notion that it really is the thought that counts? besides, i've got skillz. and i'm sure i can find a way to harness them for a sweet and warm holiday season this year. some of the best Christmases we ever had growing up were the ones when we hardly had anything; when money was super tight and we all had to get creative. those were the times when we really came together as a family. when we were warm and gentle with one another. when we felt thankful and safe and loved.
it's our turn to make dinner for the neighbors this evening. it has become our sunday tradition. it's pretty cool seeing as how neither i nor my sweetheart have any family in the area other than each other. so we're making family traditions with our friends instead. it's a good thing. especially since the holidays are basically here. Halloween kick starts it all- the mad holiday rush, rush, rush.
yeah, i'm already thinking about thanksgiving and Christmas... things to make. i think i'd like to put the whole handmade movement to work for me this year. especially since everyone is having some NOT FUN economic woes, why not return to what the holidays are really supposed to be about? why not operate with faith from the notion that it really is the thought that counts? besides, i've got skillz. and i'm sure i can find a way to harness them for a sweet and warm holiday season this year. some of the best Christmases we ever had growing up were the ones when we hardly had anything; when money was super tight and we all had to get creative. those were the times when we really came together as a family. when we were warm and gentle with one another. when we felt thankful and safe and loved.
Dec 19, 2008
day off...
stayed up late last night drawing and crocheting, woke up late and when i opened my front door i found a package of home-made cookies from my mama! i love the postal system! i think the mail is one of the funnest, greatest things on earth. it's magical! :)
anyway, i'll finally have some new work to post here soon. i'm on an upswing- working hard and enjoying process. i finished a new territories piece last night (embroidery on paper) but didn't get it photographed today. i went on a hike with my dog instead and then spent a few hours at the bookstore. i got the new issue of Modern Painters and will curl up with it in bed soon, gotta keep up with theory and art stuff. and i was happy to see the art on the cover is a redacted document by Jenny Holzer - one of my all-time favorite artists and right up my alley!
i've put off christmas shopping yet again. it just seems silly this year and, lucky for me, my sweetie agrees. we've never really been big on forced expressions of anything. neither one of us enjoy the games that get played during the holidays. not to have too big of a bah-humbug moment but i really hate the feigned i-love-you's and all the lets-keep-in-touch stuff that comes along for the ride: sending cards to relatives you've not seen in years... what for? send cards and love to the people who you see on a routine basis and let them know how important they are. and with money being as tight as it is for everyone this holiday season, i am a huge supporter of a more DIY approach to gift-giving and get-togethers. i want to spend the day with the man i love, our dog, a few close friends, and drink hot chocolate. that's all i want for christmas. i want the day to feel good. i will definitely make sure i pick something up for my sweetheart just because i love him and there's a few things he's been wanting (mostly books) that for some reason he can't bring himself to go get and that i want him to have. other than that, family members and friends will be getting a piece of art in the mail. done. and what could be better than free art! i'd love to get some free art! in fact, if anyone wants to send me free art, please do! :) besides, in times like these when everyone's nervous about money and tense about the economy and unemployment, i think giving a handmade gift is definitely the way to go: from the heart and made with with love - that's christmas.
anyway, i'll finally have some new work to post here soon. i'm on an upswing- working hard and enjoying process. i finished a new territories piece last night (embroidery on paper) but didn't get it photographed today. i went on a hike with my dog instead and then spent a few hours at the bookstore. i got the new issue of Modern Painters and will curl up with it in bed soon, gotta keep up with theory and art stuff. and i was happy to see the art on the cover is a redacted document by Jenny Holzer - one of my all-time favorite artists and right up my alley!
i've put off christmas shopping yet again. it just seems silly this year and, lucky for me, my sweetie agrees. we've never really been big on forced expressions of anything. neither one of us enjoy the games that get played during the holidays. not to have too big of a bah-humbug moment but i really hate the feigned i-love-you's and all the lets-keep-in-touch stuff that comes along for the ride: sending cards to relatives you've not seen in years... what for? send cards and love to the people who you see on a routine basis and let them know how important they are. and with money being as tight as it is for everyone this holiday season, i am a huge supporter of a more DIY approach to gift-giving and get-togethers. i want to spend the day with the man i love, our dog, a few close friends, and drink hot chocolate. that's all i want for christmas. i want the day to feel good. i will definitely make sure i pick something up for my sweetheart just because i love him and there's a few things he's been wanting (mostly books) that for some reason he can't bring himself to go get and that i want him to have. other than that, family members and friends will be getting a piece of art in the mail. done. and what could be better than free art! i'd love to get some free art! in fact, if anyone wants to send me free art, please do! :) besides, in times like these when everyone's nervous about money and tense about the economy and unemployment, i think giving a handmade gift is definitely the way to go: from the heart and made with with love - that's christmas.
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