--aka: three projects to keep
my holiday angst
in check.
my holiday angst
in check.
1. a twined basket
made with
dead leaf cordage
(iris, daylily, cornhusk)
and coffee filter yarn
made with
dead leaf cordage
(iris, daylily, cornhusk)
and coffee filter yarn
photographed on yet another
hand spun coffee filter experiment.
hand spun coffee filter experiment.
that arrived in Idaho
soaking wet,
soaking wet,
its wrinkled pages stuck together,
and binding falling apart,
and binding falling apart,
roughly but satisfyingly mended
with a lopsided eggbeater drill,
with a lopsided eggbeater drill,
some hand spun linen,
and a couple of needles,
and a couple of needles,
now the middle of being read
with enormous enjoyment
(extra powerful since it is once again sturdy)--
and with particular joy
because Kate's first chapter
is on mending....
with enormous enjoyment
(extra powerful since it is once again sturdy)--
and with particular joy
because Kate's first chapter
is on mending....
3. a lopsided willow object
intended to hold gifts
(you know -- roll it around
and open the present
that falls out the hole...)
intended to hold gifts
(you know -- roll it around
and open the present
that falls out the hole...)
that turned out to be too big
to fit through any doors in my house
to fit through any doors in my house
but which nevertheless
makes a fine blind
makes a fine blind
for photographing
the rare and non-migratory
ten foot pink flamingo.
the rare and non-migratory
ten foot pink flamingo.
Life's grand and absurd, eh?
Might as well
let the good times roll on
(even when the gifts inside
are invisible).
Might as well
let the good times roll on
(even when the gifts inside
are invisible).
