prairie

me made may-be

It’s springtime in my universe. A lifetime supply. An under the bed storage tub of kitchen cotton, jeez let me think, these must be from around 2009, each baby sized ball is 400g/710yds. There’s a bit of everything in here, but it’s mostly Sugar n’ Cream Confectionery Colors with names like cinnamon, hardcandy, marshmallow andContinue reading “me made may-be”

exactly that

A negative lost between the panels of a forgotten drawer in one of the old studio cabinets. A dress of repurposed fabric, handmade to suit, pretty bias trimming, three quarter sleeves and pockets large enough for paperbacks. A sturdily sewn heavy canvas sock sack, again with pockets for the good stuff. (You are a childContinue reading “exactly that”

practicing distraction

Trying to notice the quiet things, the shift in light, the rough edges, trying to shake that feeling of losing time, not settling between knitting and sewing, not settling between winter and spring (that’s the same now un- snowy hillside from my previous snowy post, it was near 70° yesterday and tomorrow’s forecast is 8″Continue reading “practicing distraction”