looking

looking into mounting a seal gut rain coat for a museum...

seal gut raincoats

looking into things to do with branches...

charlie-kennard-plant-artist

 and, as always, sandals.

Arizona State Museum new exhibit preview

coral-ish?

Done, and about to be made into a clutch...

 but i am starting to wonder if i actually know what the coral IS anymore (warm dusty pink, light pinkish orange red--color science class flashbacks!!!)...

 

From thedesigncenter.tumblr.com

tracking down a friend, i discovered the museum she works for has uploaded stockpile of fabric swatches for your pleasure.

chromatography

my desire for warm weather is further manifesting itself, from my color pallet to designed objects...

 

 

putikmade pots, made in LA

it seems everything i find engaging is in southern California lately...

Los Angeles Needlework

and there was even a Yarn Crawl advertised in the LA Times...

Coral Tree, Santa Monica

luxuries such as this are most desirable at the present moment, but there is plenty of fun to be had thinking about coral (inspired by above tree): i never thought much about polyps and how i have never really seen the ORGANISM, only the beautiful super exoskeleton ...

rikshaw designs, great kurtas, love the sandals

but transitioning from biology to chromatography, i think i am going to make something with the color coral today (get back into sandals?), which is definitely a typical warm-beachy color and can easily be used for evil...but in moderation, it can be very lovely...i remember i got this coral sweater when i was little because i puked all over my shirt at the mall, so my mom had to buy me a new one (great trick, huh?)... i really liked the coral sweater she came back with, but when i wore it to school, someone made fun of it...i vaguely remember someone ironically describing it as the color of puke, which is probably just my mind grasping for some ironic end to the story, but oh well...

Essence-of-Humboldt

 Essence of Humboldt always seems to make good use of the color, and she is organizing a craft show in Trinidad on May 6th, it should be a swell time.

been busy makin' things

 

and a good little article on Natural Dyes to keep the ideas rolling!

the things i am doing, just done, or i like

doing

done, side 1

done, side 2

not much to say because i had a rough week, but also a mildly productive one evidenced by new things i made above, things i looked at below, and this link that is super cool: 

 Save food from the fridge

like, Daisy Dry Goods, Arcata

like, Daisy Dry Goods, Arcata

like, Daisy Dry Goods, Arcata

like, Vintage Avenger, Arcata

like, Victorian building, Arcata

blank slates

there is a really good read on  An Apple a Day  blog about inspiring adventures of a woman traveling in Mexico with nothing but her dresses... and as tempting as that sounds: lets hit the road with the clothes on our back and start fresh, long or short term..."heads Carolina, tails California, somewhere greener (maybe not), somewhere warmer"!...yes, as tempting as that sounds, i have recently enjoyed playing in the snow (up on the mountains, of course, and at surprisingly low elevations!)...

maybe it is the Texas girl in me (that quotes cheesy country songs), but I am always amazed at how the snow can balance up on such thin little spaces...

and how snow can transform any place into a blank, beautiful new space...

a tempting time to start over, tabula rasa...

but as tempting as it is to erase all the crap: the time you didn't stand up for your kid brother when someone picked on him, the time you thought your dog would just run along your bike instead of pulling you off and fracturing your elbow, or the time you did something seriously hurtful without even meaning to...

but all the crap is still underneath the pretty, clean white snow, waiting to resurface as some really soggy and grosser stuff to deal with later.

erte/the-coming-of-spring

maybe if you get it all cleaned up this year, by next Spring...!

Words of wisdom from my Free Will Astrology Horoscope (again): Whether it's your time to ferment in the shadows or sing in the sun, fresh power to transform yourself is on the way. Life always delivers the creative energy you need to change into the new thing you must become.

bags and baggage

A little distracted, a little crazy, borderline depressed, i ruined the zipper on little clutch i was ALMOST finished with...

 is it worth saving? maybe. is my sanity worth saving? probably.

these bags are super cool i saw at Garden Gate in Arcata :

but i am just an admirer of all things leather because i have all the material objects i need, but i do enjoy a surplus of inspirational quotes, keeping me centered in this time of down-pouring Spring transformation, tell me how it is Paulo Coelho:

“Do you believe that by rolling computer wires around your neck you will acquire the efficiency of the machine? Do you believe that by buying hats and sophisticate clothes you will also acquire the good taste and sophistication of those who made them?

“Objects can be your allies, but they do not contain any type of wisdom. First practice devotion and discipline, and everything else will come to you later.”