slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: papermaking
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Well, gosh, I nearly forgot about posting this third part of my trip to the Folk School August 4-10. I have almost always stayed in Keith House, which is the oldest building in use for housing on campus, and I love the vibe there. This time I shared a room with two women from Tennessee…
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My personal experience in this class, and the overall experience at JCCFS, felt transformative. My emotions were all over the place, and I was overwhelmed on Monday and Tuesday morning. There was so much to discover in such a short time – such a wide array of possibilities to follow – how would I choose…
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My mood was so dark yesterday that this morning my shadow had a shadow. I feel better for the rant, though, and that the weekend is here. Here’s another photo from my walk to work: Sounds like Irma might take a path to the west, but of course, nobody can accurately predict a hurricane’s path…
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Thinking about Ireland. Aching for it. I wish that I had the courage to throw everything to the wind and take a chance on trying to move there. Like, NOW. This is a photo that I took on the Burren in May, 2012. Since I last wrote, spring came and then left. When this weather…
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I’ve been pretty bummed out about Fred and jealous of my friend Susanne, who spent her spring break marbling paper at my house while I dealt with April craziness at work last week. When the weekend got here I played in my studio until I triggered carpal tunnel in my right hand again. Can’t blame…
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Yay! Found my camera just before bedtime, in a perfectly logical place. Not in time for new photos, though. So here’s another book with a clay cover, inspired by the stones and cairns at Newgrange near Dublin, Ireland. Pablocito nursing his blanket.
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I’ve been steaming leaves in handmade paper signatures for a book I’m making. They make the best prints in combination with metal. Outside of Deep Roots Market. Guess which one is mine.
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I managed to weave this six foot long overshot scarf during the month of February. The warp is thin cotton and the weft is silk, with lots of colors from different dyepots I’ve played with over the years, as well as some commercially dyed yarns from Treenway Silks. Some of the silk is from an…
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There is a light rain outside that I’m happy about, because it will keep me inside where I need to knock out the taxes. We need money to bolster the Irish economy in May! This was my last really heavy duty work week for a while. Now it will be a more normal load, as…
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This has been a pretty good week. Susanne made lots of pulp for me in her beater, so I have made three batches of paper this week. I used so many ingredients in these that it is a little complicated to describe. From left to right: 1. Abaca (a type of banana fiber), okra, daylily,…
slowly she turned 