slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Category: Studio talk
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I am back to really enjoying weaving again. There’s something about laying in that yarn to fill those spaces – so simple but can be so complex. Here’s what the inside of my studio looks like now. Sandy has decided that he is happier painting in his man-cave where he can access photos on his…
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I cannot believe it is Wednesday. Wow. My sense of time is so out of whack. I guess it is official now that I really do plan to go to Art and Soul in Harrisburg, PA this July because I bought plane tickets yesterday. Actually, I used miles. My Chase United card sent an email…
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The biggest thing I plan to do today is stay out of my bedroom. As a recovering agoraphobic, it becomes my cocoon during times of great stress. When it is this cold those blankets beckon me. I bury my thoughts in reading novels and playing games and puzzles for those addictive dopamine hits. It helps…
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I suspect that I will weave more today or at least warp a loom, but I want to go ahead and post. One of the questions that tapestry weavers (and probably all weavers) often get asked is “How long did/does it take you to do that?” Most of us don’t like that question, because most…
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I started to take a snow picture, but nah. It is pretty and now it has turned to sleet. Ice is what is usually on the menu in North Carolina. Sandy and I went over to the art center and I brought back my paints and mediums and glues, but left some stuff behind. The…
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I’m not doing a lot of photography these days, but I am fascinated with the shadows that leaves cast on the sidewalk early in the morning. This is a ginkgo branch, and while I don’t have the patience or skills to make the shadow any darker because of the mottled sidewalk, I thought that it…
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We’re going to Elkin tomorrow for the day, where I’ll pick up the little Joan Griffin tapestry that I bought this summer from the Foothills Art Center gallery there. Our neighbors bought a small resort home near Stone Mountain State Park and they are up there about half the time these days. We are going…
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I spent most of the past 24 hours in bed, and boy am I feeling it. I was really surprised when I slept eleven hours last night, mostly solid. Sandy remarked that it is because of depression, and I suppose that he is right. Another reminder that depression is not sadness, because I don’t particularly…
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A Take-Out Thanksgiving I laid awake last night thinking of all the art projects I could finish or begin or work on this holiday weekend. We ordered a large turkey dinner with side dishes, dessert, and a quiche from Deep Roots Market so I don’t have to cook. I just talked with my sister on…
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I piddled around for a long time yesterday and finally decided that I could at least do some backgrounds that I would collage over. This proves to be a great way to get started. These started with old book pages, a 1931 newspaper page from the Oroville, Colorado Mercury-Register and hawthorns. This morning I added…
slowly she turned 