Right now I’m sitting in my sacred space, looking at the little red maple that stands bare-limbed outside the window in my little corner of the house. The street is quiet. The sun is out and some of the snow has melted. It’s finally sort of peaceful in my house.
That’s a far cry from how things went [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Working with Rock Lobster and Screaming Kids
Posted in family, tagged family, household stuff, kids, life, mfa, writing on February 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My Inspiration
Posted in art, tagged art, creativity, family, life, mothers on February 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Often when talking creativity I mention my mom as an inspiration. I tell people she’s been creating things my whole life. I always get the the following: “You must get your talent from your mom.” I’d be rich if I was paid for the number of times I’ve heard that. Most of the time I just [...]
Newest Pieces
Posted in art, beadweaving, tagged beads, beadweaving, jewelry on February 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
These are two newer creations. I was trying the right angle weave. I’ve never used that stitch before. These pieces have been done for a while. It’s just taken me a long time to post them
Life of a Writer
Posted in life, tagged cats, creative writing, life, mfa, writing on February 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the Spalding MFA in Creative Writing newsletter that goes out to all students, faculty and alumni from time to time there is a section called the Life of a Writer. In that section we students, and faculty and alumni, are asked to submit what we’ve done recently as writers whether it be publication, reading, [...]
