{ this moment }
A single photo
~ no words ~
capturing a moment from the week.
A simple, special, extraordinary moment.
A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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11/22/2013
6/07/2013
Uncommon threads
"When you start to think of the arts as not this
thing that is going to get you somewhere in
terms of becoming an artist or becoming
famous or whatever it is that people do, but
rather a way of making being in the world not
just bearable, but fascinating, then it starts to
get interesting again."
These eyelashes sent me on a wild train of thought
(aside from the little girl in me who wanted to play dress-up & would beg
to try these on just once) ...
I asked myself,
what if all of us who make things
were to change our perceptions about
common
materials ... the tried & true materials we use over and over?
What might happen?
:::
Captions under each photo are clickable for the original websites
2/21/2012
Natural succession...
isn't always pretty.
A typical scene from our woods in winter...blow down, something we can count on.
Topsoil levels are shallow in most parts of our island. Saturate the ground with enough rain,
throw in some wicked winds
and you might find this on your next walkabout.
On the other hand, around the coastline, you can guess where the trees are going to fall.
How far will they swim
and where will they next take up roost...?
If you view this as *litter,* you may need to reconsider.
Never was there a finer building material for the imagination, as exemplified by these great forts
and time-worn shelters...they pop up almost overnight around here.
But this is transient real estate...don't get too attached...most likely they won't be there next season.
I've found another purpose for this refuse; no heavy lifting, no construction skills necessary.
They fit in my pocket,
travel well,
and serve a very important function...Douglas fir, madrone, red cedar, all working together.
So smooth in the hand from all that tumbling.
And on a lucky day,
I can find ones with a natural slit in the end for holding the tails...
6/03/2011
Story ingredients
It's been said that telling a good story is like baking a cake.
This doesn't bode well for me...I am (utterly hopeless) a lousy baker.
There is one point that I think I understand though...
and that is,
every ingredient counts.
So, in no particular order...
one basket of tea dyed scraps,
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