Late this past summer, I decided to start crocheting again, after a hiatus of about 20 years. I had stopped crocheting because, unlike my sister, who could crochet almost effortlessly for hours on end, making beautiful blankets, I crocheted slowly and laboriously and, quite frankly, it made me tense–-I’d get so focused on trying to [...]
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“Arcs and Lines”—Sol LeWitt at Dia:Beacon
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This weekend we hopped on the MetroNorth Hudson line and rolled on up to Dia:Beacon to get an eyeful of contemporary visual art. I was particularly moved by Joseph Beuys’ mixed-media sculptural environment/installation, Aus Berlin: Neues vom Kojoten (From Berlin: News from the Coyote). Beuys is a creative inspiration to me, and I was thrilled [...]
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2010 Calendars Now Available
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Just finished up my new calendars for the year. Pretty happy with how they’ve turned out. This year’s calendars are printed on 4″x6″ cards, and feature pictures of insects (mostly moths). Calendars are available for sale here. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this post
Something Blue
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When preparing for our wedding, I made an, ultimately unsuccessful, attempt to follow the “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue” guideline for bridal attire. My earrings were going to be my “something blue”. But when I went about trying to find blue earrings I became frustrated. I wanted something simple and elegant. Since [...]
How to make ice bowl luminaries
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I used to make these quite often, and thought they made the most beautiful centerpieces. Step 1: Fill a balloon with water. Step 2: Blow in just a little bit of air to top it off. Step 3: Tie Balloon These first three steps are by far the trickiest–one these are done, you’re golden. [...]
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Bliss Street Studios Buttons Now Available
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Mostly Fish – No Mammals: 2009 Calendar
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For this calendar, I took illustrations from an old book (Trousset encyclopedia, Paris 1886 – 1891), cropped and resized them, and added them to a calendar template. I then printed on cream colored cover-stock paper, and cut them to size. I’m happy with the results. They fit in CD jewel cases (take the case apart [...]
