My goodness, its been a long while since I’ve sat down to write a blog of any length. Here I am, on my Friday workday in Madisonville, Kentucky. I only brought some embroidery so I’m spending my time on other creative pursuits. And so, hello No Room for Hipsters, online housekeeping, and workshop brainstorming. I [...] Continue Reading »
catch up
0taking in the moments and even the little spaces in-between
0Happy June and National Go Barefoot Day This summer I will be focusing on slowing down and being quiet. And so I took some time to think about how this will look for me: I’ll be including an empty space into my daily schedule. In this space I plan to be intentional about slowing [...] Continue Reading »
watching little Tuck chew his fingers and other news
0About to take a walk. I’ve been trying really hard to remain present lately and strolls seem to encourage that. Our neighborhood ice cream man is back for the season and the dogwood tree is in bloom.
knowing things
2” No the point is not only does time fly or do we die, but that in these reckless conditions we live at all, and are vouchsafed for the duration of certain inexplicable moments, to know it.” -Annie Dillard The question of how to spend the time is no new one. If we’re willing [...] Continue Reading »
living in this season
0“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it…Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well [...] Continue Reading »
about this painting : hanging is only scary when you’re small
0[ from a. addair who is listening to Son of a Khrusty Musical (Son of a Khrusty Muscial) ] Lately, my experiences have been ones that I can’t intellectualize; death of loved ones, the possibility and consequences of having children, and wondering how the best way to spend days that string together to form a [...] Continue Reading »
a dense collection of lines
2[ from addair who is listening to Diana Krall (The Girl in the Other Room) ] Finally, I feel that I’m making progress in painting for the show. The first one in the series (pictured here) is about hope versus hopelessness. I approached the question through MLK’s conception of time. In his Letter from [...] Continue Reading »
what does a day well spent look like?
1(from ashley) Spending a few days traveling gave me some time away from painting and crafting and left me with space for thinking about how these activities fit into my human experience. While we were away, Spring had dissolved into a chill rain and I felt mildly depressed. Yesterday morning I made the bed my dwelling. All morning [...] Continue Reading »