Mercury, his head up his ass, doing his thing.
The other day, I threatened my printer with death and dismemberment. After a night's reprieve, it got its act together.
I'm going to have to dye some more thread.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Back to the Night Gardener
This has been on the design wall watching me work on other things.
It holds no overt judgment, but smug up there in its dark patience, knowing I'll be back. That I'm already in thrall to it.
In some places, it's four layers thick including the fleece base. I won't stress my grandma's small embroidery hoops that way. The big, FA Edmunds holds it snug.
Some test stitching went through it all like a hot knife through butter. Or, I'm just a brute.
It holds no overt judgment, but smug up there in its dark patience, knowing I'll be back. That I'm already in thrall to it.
In some places, it's four layers thick including the fleece base. I won't stress my grandma's small embroidery hoops that way. The big, FA Edmunds holds it snug.
Some test stitching went through it all like a hot knife through butter. Or, I'm just a brute.
Saturday, July 13, 2019
Harvest
All I need now is a good, firm pillow. I got a beaut from IKEA a while back. Feathers. That's what this one needs. Something with some weight.
Less than an hour ago I was drifting in the pool under a blue sky, editing a scene, listening to music. Summer noticed.
and here are the missed moments from earlier in the week. We were kinda busy. I was a bad nana and allowed Charlie to get a bit poached while we were at a friend's pool. He was so entirely freaked out when I split open an aloe leaf and slimed him. I don't know that this will become tan. His skin is like his mother's fair on fair, the whitest little white boy. My bad for his night of mild discomfort.
Thursday night I ventured across town to a bookstore where Chuck Wendig, (a pen monkey, I think he calls himself), was giving a yak about his latest book, "The Wanderers". Aside from the gorgeous cover, I was quietly excited to see a publisher take a chance on a big one, 800+ pages. In time, you'll understand.
I got there a few minutes late to find the place was packed with fans, CW just stepping up to the podium. I couldn't hear him so rather than stand there like a dummy for however long, I bought a copy and scuttled off. Now to soak it up and hope it's a good one.
That's the library's copy of "Where the Crawdads Sing" under it. I found a typo - a wrong word actually - in the first thirty pages. Reading as a writer can be a pain in the ass.
That's the library's copy of "Where the Crawdads Sing" under it. I found a typo - a wrong word actually - in the first thirty pages. Reading as a writer can be a pain in the ass.
Tuesday, July 09, 2019
In the greenworld
My sprawling suburb calls itself "the Crepe Myrtle City". They are everywhere.
I am going to have to go back and get a better picture this red one . You don't see too many of this color- astonishingly rich and bloody . White, lavender, and the ubiquitous fuchsia are common and sums up the struggling gang of four in my front yard. Struggling because we pruned them late and badly.
The sampler is almost finished and I'm still thinking about how stitched secret messages will figure in to the next book.
I am going to have to go back and get a better picture this red one . You don't see too many of this color- astonishingly rich and bloody . White, lavender, and the ubiquitous fuchsia are common and sums up the struggling gang of four in my front yard. Struggling because we pruned them late and badly.
The sampler is almost finished and I'm still thinking about how stitched secret messages will figure in to the next book.
Sunday, July 07, 2019
Saturday, July 06, 2019
Do overs
Friday, July 05, 2019
business as usual
A large bag of scraps from the studio. I sat in the car and made up fat baggies to ship before noon so I could get in the pool with a good conscience.
I need to find some old damasks. The pickings are getting slim.
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
Swimmer
I spent the afternoon observing the pure joy of a child soaking up the pleasure of being 'of' the water. His phrase.
He willingly shed the floats for a while. No fear in finding his own buoyancy, the power in his arms and legs. True child of my clan.
He willingly shed the floats for a while. No fear in finding his own buoyancy, the power in his arms and legs. True child of my clan.
Another roadside rescue
He won't need much...
Found on the side of Buford Highway at the entrance of the Car Wash From Hell. (It's a fun place but post-wash, the exterior of my car smells distinctly like dogshit soup, per my co-pirate, but I agree with him.)
Anyway, this guy has not seen any real weather, but he's been rolled around on the highway a mile or two. Dingy as if he's lived with smokers, but not smelly.
I'm going to open a few seams, take out those frigging plastic pellets and hope it's not a package of crack. Take out his old fluff and give him a good soak.
Found on the side of Buford Highway at the entrance of the Car Wash From Hell. (It's a fun place but post-wash, the exterior of my car smells distinctly like dogshit soup, per my co-pirate, but I agree with him.)
Anyway, this guy has not seen any real weather, but he's been rolled around on the highway a mile or two. Dingy as if he's lived with smokers, but not smelly.
I'm going to open a few seams, take out those frigging plastic pellets and hope it's not a package of crack. Take out his old fluff and give him a good soak.
Tuesday, July 02, 2019
shortages
It's a good thing I'm not a purist. I don't have enough of any one color for this project, so I'll be sneaking back into the inventory.
When I take my first dibs from a dye fest, I only take one of a particular colorway. Next time around, I'm going to be a little more greedy.
Planning on some purple-gold-brown, gray-gold-blue and other threeway sets soon.
Anyone have any suggestions or requests?
ps..I named this image for the cursing I was doing as I came to the end of a thread and had one more letter to do with that color.
Sunday, June 30, 2019
...my field of fvcks
Just what I need. A little diversion.
I love the imprecision of the original lettering. You can bet I'm going to do my best to duplicate it.
Dirty thread is perfect for the job even though I'll have to improvise, colorwise.
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