Renegade Craft Fair

Look for me and my books here in 2010!

Making a Piercing Cradle

Hi friends,

A good friend of mine gave me this pattern for a collapsable, portable piercing cradle. AWESOME and thank you for sharing. I have not made one yet but am thinking of replacing my old pattern of making a cradle out of foam core with this one. Only problem with the foam core is it's awkwardness in carrying it around. I usually wear it as a hat out the door because my other two hands are heavy with bags stuffed to their limit with supplies.

This lovely cradle is portable and for sale - made of wood and I think at a very nice price at $45.00. But if I can make it, I'll spend my money on shoes and designer nail polish, instead. Sorry.

Finished Self Portrait!

I think my eyes may look a little cross-eyed but hey...

Nother Self Portrait

I'll be working on this one with the new Emotive Type Summer crop of PC students. Awesome group of people. Lovable, honest, hard-working and fun.

Baby Blue Ink

Place cards for all the yummy male celebrities I can think of. This is for a bridal event later this month called The Inspired Bride. Can't wait!

Happily Married

Here's the latest of the Dougie Fresh: a happily married errand-runner, light-beer-drinking, pimp.

Inky Screen

Inky love on your squeeky clean screen! Weeeeeeee~!

Wedding Menu

Robert Lewis Stevenson's Night and Day

Oh, friends. What an amazing journey this life is. I am so lucky to be on the path. Debra did a remote session with me last week while I was away in Texas. We do this sometimes when either of us will be away. She can read me wherever we are. She takes notes. Then e-mails them to me. They never cease to take my breath away. And they always bring me one step closer to wellness. Closer to my True Self. Closer to god.

Here's what Tommy said to her (to me) during the session:

Tommy: "There is a blue book you've made recently that will be part of your coming inner work. I helped you make this book. Use this as your next book to take notes in after the curent one is full. You'll be opening to automatic writing and channeling support and assistance. You are never alone, and you are so loved. We breathe along with you and walk with you every step. You can open deeper and wider to us (Bopie) as you learn to trust yourself." Anne, I saw a hankerchief, pen, blue book (indigo?) with gold on the cover. A crown?

I was sitting in the parking lot at PC when I read this paragraph and whammy - started sobbing in the car. I went home later that night and found the book Tommy mentioned. I'd made it while sitting at Binders before a class. I'd gotten there early and was able to start this new kind of structure for an hour or two - all by myself before class began. It was peaceful. I had forgotten what I'd put on the inside front and back covers - a Robert Lewis Stevenson poem. Tommy's the sparrow. I'm the maid. And we're growing a new garden - my Awakening. And it's all so damn beautiful I can barely stand it.

I don't know yet what the 87 signifies. But when I do, I'll be sure to tell you. My first book of notes is almost full. While I fill it up, I'll be looking for the perfect pen and hankie to go with it.

Thank you life. Thank you god.

Here's the whole poem:

Night and Day

When the golden day is done,

Through the closing portal,

Child and garden, flower and sun,

Vanish all things mortal.

As the blinding shadows fall,

As the rays diminish,

Under evening's cloak, they all

Roll away and vanish.

Garden darkened, daisy shut,

Child in bed, they slumber_

Glow-worm in the highway rut,

Mice among the lumber.

In the darkness houses shine,

Parents move with candles;

Till on all, the night divine

Turns the bedroom handles.

In the darkness shapes of things,

Houses, trees and hedges,

Clearer grow; and sparrow's wings

Beat on window ledges.

These shall wake the yawning maid;

She the door shall open—

Finding dew on garden glade

And the morning broken.

There my garden grows again

Green and rosy painted,

As at eve behind the pane

From my eyes it fainted.

Just as it was shut away,

Toy-like, in the even,

Here I see it glow with day

Under glowing heaven.

Every path and every plot,

Every bush of roses,

Every blue forget-me-not

Where the dew reposes.

"Up!" they cry, "the day is come

On the smiling valleys:

We have beat the morning drum;

Playmate, join your allies!"

Till at last the day begins

In the east a-breaking,

In the hedges and the whins

Sleeping birds a-waking.

-Robert Lewis Stevenson

New Wedding Monogram: SZJ

Buffalo

Very close to the Buffalo out at the Double B Ranch. It was beautiful but got scary as we were trying to leave. We ended up putting the food behind us and gunning it. I felt a little foolish for bringing Anton out there with us. The next morning I went out again to face my fears - it was just as beautiful and I practiced peace in spite of fear. Don't know if I got it right but dang, it moved me.

Desktop Love

I did these for my cousins after designing one for me. Love the birdhouse.

Drop Biscuits

These are heavenly. Happy to share!

Lime

This hot zingy green little book makes me want to drink a shot of tequila with lime and salt. Mmmmmn.

Stack

This is the last of the series of photos I'll post of the works I've got up for sale at Paper Affair. I love looking at all that stitching. Lots of color. Lots of love.

Secret Belgian Bound Book

This pattern for the Secret Belgian Binding can be found here. A good bookbinding friend nudged me this way so we tried it out in class one day. Tons of fun once you get the hang of it. I love the sturdy spine and dense colors of this new series I'm working on. Bought a bunch of vintage knitting and crochet mags and patterns, mixing them with contemporary imported paper and brightly intense colors and vahhhhvoooooooom you have more love on paper.

I'm out in Texas this week with my Houston cousins. We're at the Double B ranch in Kerrville. Delightful. I've been bookin' on the books.

More Robert Lewis Stevenson

What a charmer he must have been to inspire such beautiful illustrations. Get this charmer at Paper Affair Peachtree Battle.

retro charm

I just love the hot colors in this retro little book. Get it at Paper Affair Peachtree Battle.

Petit Blue Fleur

Okay I don't speak french but this pattern feels so french to me. Don't know why. But I also have this pattern in green. Get it at Binders. And of course - it's for sale at Paper Affair!

Pink, green and brown.

This one's from a pretty little pink and brown harlequin gift bag I cannibalized into you guessed it, another book! Look for it at Paper Affair. I've sold three of them already! Woo hoo!