Pink, Lace and Fútbol This past week has been one of those wonderfully ordinary ones. It was filled with grocery shopping, chores, cooking meals so I could enjoy leftovers later in the week, and all the little things that somehow fill our days. And then there was soccer. Or fútbol, as I still call it….
I’m sitting and my computer today … and you know what that means.Blog day. It’s been one of those weeks in the studio where one idea quietly leads to another, and before I know it, I’m surrounded by some finished and some half-finished pieces, new directions, and a growing pile of possibilities. I finished the…
There is a particular kind of joy that comes from doing work you truly love. The kind where hours disappear, your hands are busy, and your mind is quietly content. That’s where I’ve been lately, stitching twenty pages for a little fabric book I’m making following Ann Wood’s instructions. The hand-stitching was finished. Every page…
A couple of weeks ago I noticed that no one seemed to be receiving my blog posts by email. After a bit of investigating, I discovered that this had actually been going on for quite a while. For some reason, a payment hadn’t gone through, and as a result the emails simply stopped being delivered….
It’s been one of those quieter weeks in the studio — the kind where you’re busy, but not with anything particularly dramatic or “showy.” But with the weather getting colder, I’m perfectly happy to hunker down, sip tea, and keep the needle moving. I’ve been working on videos and making samples for some new classes,…
In between the usual comings and goings, I feel that this week, I made progress; more stitches have been added to my vessel piece. Tiny stitches tracing the edges, building depth, reinforcing the form. The vessel continues to take shape. Each stitch is a moment—some quick and effortless, others requiring more care, like the ebb…