For over 6 months, every knitting project I started fizzled out into a mess. Some were frogged (pulled out), some are still in a bag, pretending like they might behave someday. I just needed something lovely and easy and being spoon-fed was a bonus. I needed success. This kit caught my eye and I was ... View Post
February 27
I started a knitting project yesterday, and I have had such a knitting slump this past year that every time I start a successful project I feel this deep relief to have knitting in my hands again (there have been many unsuccessful projects - wrong yarn, fabric didn't feel right...). It’s like it ... View Post
The Cardinal Rule
I have been staring out the window, seeing nothing but brown, brown, brown. Its winter and there is no snow. The sky can be a soaring blue, but it can all be a dismal gray that sits right on top of the trees and pushes down slightly. I am embarrassed how long it took me to really see that ... View Post
City thoughts
Jim came home from a conference in Seville, Spain, and his stories & pictures got me thinking about historic urban spaces. The way that buildings were built first, and the space that was left over became the public space -- the buildings defined the pathways between them. Cities that established ... View Post
Art Retreat, Day 1
Welcome to my own art retreat. I am retreating a few hundred feet from my house, into my cabin. Where it smells good, there are no dishes to wash, and it is quiet. The kids are at camp, and I have a rare 5-hour stretch of time alone. The first day I spent working on this piece which I call, ... View Post
Art & Math
I have been making lots of English paper pieced squares recently, and the grids are bringing my mind to math and ratios and angles. I found this video after spending some time reading about the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. The three videos in this series are fascinating (and so ... View Post