One of my favorite places to go exploring ideas recently has been Botanical Color's Feedback Friday.
Today I listened to a presentation by Madelaine Corbin titled "Crisis Climate and Color."
She discusses the science of blue as a color, dyeing, and the possibility that we could lose the color blue as part of climate change.
It's not a world that I want to imagine...my Insomnia Blanket is becoming more than I intended, more than I thought it would be.
My grandmother mailed me a copy of a collection of poetry I was a part of in high school. One of my poems that was included inspired me to walk out on the porch this morning and take a picture of the sky.
And then do a little layering.
All that was missing this morning was a logging truck.
I think I've always had the urge to write and to share.
Prompts can be helpful.
Sometimes they push me past what I would typically do or share.
Sometimes they help with forward momentum because someone else has made a decision. It's kind of like the what do you want for dinner question when no one wants to make the decision.
This month I am participating in #augustbreak2021 and posting daily on my Instagram account.
Today's prompt was "glass." After taking a photo of my glass birds, I decided to do a little puddle dance.
It finally rained.
Yesterday's was "favorite novel." I don't have one but this is in the top 10 or so.
Another day was "heart" so I posted my leaning tower of fabric baskets. Which prompted me to start another basket.
It might work for an upcoming prompt.
"I believe..."
The arm holes were a little bigger than I wanted so I cut the shoulder seams as well and will resew.
Also adding a third pocket to cover a bleach stain.
Now to get some thread.
P.S. I don't sew facings anymore but love the pattern piece for altering necklines, arm holes and some other things too. More on that later, 'cause I just realized that's something I need to look at more.
An experiment with taking photos with a longer exposure time...it made the fan blades disappear and created the soft ring of light around the top of the fan.
I am half way through my goal of 100 posts. I haven't quite managed to do them consecutively but am okay with this. Part of the goal has been to consider care giving, mending, and resilience.
And that means sometimes it is necessary to hit the "pause button."
First:
And then:
A very subtle addition of a stripe. I also added a filter that changed the tone just a bit.
The combination of baby photo and claim check made me smile.
I was in a bit of a mood today, not liking what I was making. And then I found this quote that I had stashed away...
"The best way to hone your skills and develop your style is to just do the work, over and over again. The more you create, the more natural it becomes. The more natural it becomes, the less you think. And when you stop thinking, this is when the magic begins to happen." Seth Apter
I also took a nap.
I've reached the point that after a book has been checked out from the library three times and I am not done, it's probably time to buy the book.
That's what happened with the book Range by David Epstein. It's not a hard book to read but rather has to do with my reading habits. When it comes to non-fiction I often jump around a lot. This can be a problem when there is a due date.
(Redoing an inspiration board.)
Epstein discusses in the book why overspecialization is not a good thing and the need to generalize and collaborate. It's something I find very validating....
(Redoing the sewing/? room.)
The bees have been busy at work...
(One of the original photos.)
Meaningful work/Stewardship, these are concepts that are a part of the "curriculum" for children where I work.
Something I am thinking about today...
It's like finding shapes in clouds...
like the book It Looked Like Spilt Milk.
I looked and the butterfly was there.
Thread and material from Deb Lacativa.
It might also be that we find the things we are thinking about...
butterflies are very much on my mind right now.