I would love to hear the sounds roots make as they are growing...reaching into soil, curling around rock, piercing into leaf and loam. Surely it makes a sound, however infinitesimal, this growing, this slow foraging for nourishment and sustenance. Is there a moan or howl as the slimy slender roots move deeper and spread … Continue reading Listening
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Stress & Creativity
"Stress can be addiction and worry can be our lunge for control and we forget the answer to this moment." -Ann Voscamp, pg. 143 One Thousand Gifts Devotional There they are, words on a page that leap out at me in the semi-dark, silent, not-quite morning. I had previously stumbled onto a site online where … Continue reading Stress & Creativity
Three Loves
In writing, I am led. In drawing, I am drawn to my life. In knitting, I am assured that all will be knitted into a beautiful whole. ******** Three things I love. Three things I seem to need desperately: *to feel led; like a child who is led by her Father's hand. Writing is one … Continue reading Three Loves
Stashbuster Mixed Media Cowl
Before my Art Show in November, I made several of these and they have been well received by many folks there buying them for gifts or for themselves. I wanted to type up a tutorial for any who might be interested in making one (or LOTS) also. It's a great way to use up your … Continue reading Stashbuster Mixed Media Cowl
Gray Winter Days…
We've been having a lot of these. So gray and cold that even trying to get a decent photo of artwork is quite difficult. This was the best I could do today. I'll reshoot it another day soon! But as I was walking yesterday, I kept thinking this: Gray winter days are best enjoyed with … Continue reading Gray Winter Days…
Delight :: 2015
Happy New Year to One and All! This is the word I've chosen for this New Year!! Actually, it feels a bit like the word was tugging at my sleeve, asking to be picked up and carried throughout 2015. As I look down the corridor of 2015, I'm delighted that I don't have surgery awaiting … Continue reading Delight :: 2015
Macy’s Merry Wish
You may be wondering who Macy is, from a couple of posts ago with her crocheted Christmas trees. If you'd like a Christmas treat, put the kettle on and sip some tea while you read about Macy and her making heart. Begin here, then here, then end here. These three "chapters" about Macy will be … Continue reading Macy’s Merry Wish
The Violence to Healing
Won't you pop over to my other blog Drawn2Life? I really should have posted it here on this blog since it's a knitterly post! But I tend to put my writerly thoughts over there...hmmm...I think that may need to change!:)
The Violence to Healing
I have been, for the last two days or so, feeling so so much better! Not only better from the intense pain I came home from surgery with, but better than I felt PRIOR to surgery! It has made me think about how I got to this. I hold knitting needles in my hands. And it's … Continue reading The Violence to Healing
Knit Together! (and Crochet!)
I'm not sure how to put into words the joy that I have with these dear friends. I wish I could write more eloquently about them to make up for the lack in my photography skills. These four women occupy a very dear spot in my heart. That spot is all soft and squishy, colorful … Continue reading Knit Together! (and Crochet!)