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What's your story? 26 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
One of the hardest things when creating (whether you are a painter, designer, writer or whichever labour challenges your creativity) is finding your own story, the conducting thread that ties in all y...
Somewhere between winter and spring 19 Aug 2013 | 03:34 am
After a quite benign winter, it seems spring is almost here. ### Luego de un invierno bastante benigno, parece que la primavera ya llegó.
Studio time 31 Jul 2013 | 02:33 am
Four weeks ago I started a new embroidery piece (related to these potholders) and still haven't finished it. I'm trying to improve my left hand's dexterity with this slate frame (the right hand works ...
Reasons for doing what I do 25 Jul 2013 | 08:09 pm
“Writers say they write for people to like them, to go down in history, to exorcise their demons, to criticise the world they don't like, to escape from their neurosis, etc, etc. I write for all these...
A mass of beauty 15 Jul 2013 | 04:30 pm
Earlier this month I stumbled upon this article “Beware of Beauty Overload: The Adaptive Eye of the Beholder” and I was somehow relieved to find an explanation of why I feel uncomfortable when I'm exp...
Small interferences 22 Jun 2013 | 12:09 am
We use clothes until one of the following occurs first: they get worn out (torn, faded, stained) or we outgrow them (age, fashion, weight.) I like how mended spots work like small interferences on the...
Around a chair 3 Jun 2013 | 03:39 am
A new treasure: this old wobbly slanted chair. But nothing that a pair of nails and a hand of sanding can't deal with! Taking a picture of me is always a nightmare. I always get cropped out of the im...
Around a chair 3 Jun 2013 | 03:39 am
A new treasure: this old wobbly slanted chair. But nothing that a pair of nails and a hand of sanding can't deal with! Taking a picture of me is always a nightmare. I always get cropped out of the im...
The handmade lifestyle 17 May 2013 | 11:13 pm
Thanks to last weekend's talk, I had the opportunity to see my own work in hindsight and think about it in more depth. I've realised that my goal is not only to make crafts but to communicate crafts. ...
The handmade lifestyle 17 May 2013 | 11:13 pm
Thanks to last weekend's talk, I had the opportunity to see my own work in hindsight and think about it in more depth. I've realised that my goal is not only to make crafts but to communicate crafts. ...
