I have it! Whee…! There’s nothing like the first day of class. It can either go well, resulting in a splendid dippy excitement that lasts well into the following day, or it can go poorly, creating a suckage of the … Continue reading first class buzz…
So, today is day nine of Fun-A-Day, a month-long project happening in Baltimore and other cities. Everyone picks his or her own kind of fun. So far, I’ve had fun nine times. (Cue slaughtering of famous Ferris Bueller scene: “I … Continue reading fun-a-day day 9: soooo many colors…
I realize it’s been a bit since I’ve shown any updates of my Tin Drum doll project. (To see some background and photos from October, click here.) Lately, I’ve been working on some details for Anna Bronski, the grandmother in … Continue reading potato heaters and eels…
Every year I see the notice about this way too late. And every year — until now! — I’ve been super sad to have missed out due to sheer lack of paying attention. I’m talking about Fun-A-Day, a month-long creative … Continue reading fun-a-day with me (pretty please?) …
Once upon a time, two little girls* couldn’t fall asleep on Christmas Eve… It’s impossible, you see, to sleep when you know that Santa is coming. You constantly want to sneak down the stairs. And if you think harder about … Continue reading our peculiar traditions…
You know, sometimes an extremely-silly-yet-kinda-awesome idea strikes and you just have to do something about it. And, sometimes, you can justify spending the time on a silly idea because it’s for someone amazing. That’s why I made these sparkly Twilight-inspired … Continue reading sometimes we make silly things for the people we love…
So, whenever I get a new brown paper bag I fold it up and add it to the tippytop of a rather precarious pile in the dining room. Thinking I ought to finally cut the pile down, I grabbed a … Continue reading potato stamps and bebehs…
Sometimes, I forget how amazingly lucky I am. Sometimes, it takes the prospect of a heaping pile of turkey to stop, think…and remember. Why is that, I wonder? So, as we prepare to meet and eat with our families, I’d … Continue reading thankful…
So, I’m a little late to the game, but I have to say it: I LOVED The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. I’m maybe the last person in the world to read it — or at least the last person in the University of Baltimore MFA community — and I’m not ashamed to admit it. But now that I’m converted, I think you should read it, too. Why, you ask? It’s the story of the ultimate nerd. Nerds are awesome. The scene with Mr. P will make you cry (in a good way). So many … Continue reading you should read this…
So, I’ve been working on a project for more than a year now, mostly in my head. It’s a trio of book dolls based on poems I’ve written which are based on characters in the Günter Grass novel The Tin Drum. (Pretty meta for poem-y book arts, right?) Among the plans: a pull-out eel, skirt pages and, um, a sort of fabric molting situation. It’s going to take a while longer, but I thought I’d post some in-progress photos to 1) prove I’ve been up to something book-y and 2) provide myself a public record of progress that will hopefully … Continue reading why do we do the things we do?…
