on the cusp of the weekend
sorry, you've seen this photo if you've been to sew green . but i didn't really talk about it there... there's this purple house that you can see from our backyard. and honestly i hate it. i think it's the ugliest purple. and the building is trying to be modern in that 70's-80's trying to be modern but looks so dated way. but the other evening - i think it was the first of the extended daylight savings time - it looked really lovely in the light. note to self : it's definitely possible to find beauty in what you may think is the ugliest thing ever.
my talk went OK i guess. i really am shocked that people want to know this stuff. at some point i managed to find some sort of rhythm i think... what really amazes me is to see the ties that bind my work together. from one thing to the next it's like - OH i'm talking about the same thing! i may add a bit, or parse something down, but really it's all the same ideas. like i'm in the wash cycle... chug chug chug - the suds move around - clothes touch, if it's the wrong/right tempurature one article may bleed onto another.... all the different shirts, pants, socks... coming together in a soup.... i want to particularly thank elizabeth, and mimi for coming by and introducing themselves. it's always nice to confirm that people do really exist outside of the internet! [and are usually even NICER than you think they will be reading their blogs. and it's so good to gaze into people's eyes!!]
i'm at this point where i think i just need to put my head down and barrel thru all the stuff that is on my path and plate.... grading, numerous projects [thank god they aren't all due at once - well, 2 are simultaneous, but], coming up with a new syllabus, an application my heart isn't really into but i know i should do anyway - if only for the experience, 2 other applications that i'd like to do, but not sure if i am going to be able to get it together.... plus research vinyl, pick out new colors for felt tanks [!!!].... hmmmm
so off i go.... [and forgive me if i'm a bit absent the next few days...]
do check out ship - i posted today on the new book - on beauty....
have a great weekend
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Will you consider doing a podcast of your talk when you have time? definitely love to hear it. Good luck with everything, and have a fab weekend!
Have a wonderful weekend. (I'll think of you as I do my grading...:)
went better
than you think...
love to hear
about it
in more detail...
my talk is
sunday...
*gulp*
barreling on
through too...
so wish I could have listened to you speak about your work...I think your love for what you do weeps from your pores...and it is inspiring to hear.
good luck getting through your time right now...if you need to blow off any steam...I am on the other end of the line.
ox
I was come to say (but CS beat me to it) would you ever do one of your talks as a podcast? that would be so great!!!
the life of the creative person - more sensitive to ugliness (purple building) but more able to find beauty in ugliness (purple building in the right light).
i hope your break is super productive with some fun time for yourself in there too.
there is a little purple victorian house for sale in denver that i keep drooling over. at least, over the photos online.
Good luck with all those projects, ideas, tasks and chores!
see you, g xo
good luck with all your projects!!
Thank you for your comment. I hope to see you a lot at dois designers {two designers}. For me, it's always a pleasure to visit you here!
See you soon!
i join all the others in wishing i was at your talk. maybe you could come up and talk at emily carr art and design. they have quite a good visiting artist series. you could write the trip off. of course i'm being selfish, i'd love to hang out with you in person. good luck with all that's on your plate. i know you will get it done.
Good luck with your numerous projects!
Tiffany*
I bet your talk was fantastic...i could just faint at the thought of talking in front of lots of people..and YOUR mind works in amazing ways!! Wish i was there..but you know that! xxx
and the talk sounds great... wish i could have heard it (love the washing machine metaphor!) xo amisha
dandelion... i think it's so easy to write of the ugly :) yes... too bad for that ocean!
bablefish.... thank you! podcast - yes - that's possible - maybe i can get you guys to help me w/ that... hmmm
martha... xo ... how'd the grading go?
shari... yes - like w/ readings. xo
sally... i eagerly await your appearence in my neck of the woods
hi bug... XO - how'd your talk go??
wendy.... i love the idea of things weeping from my pores...
cally - am going to work on it.... xo
risa... my voice... i think i sound kind of silly. i think i might like a victorian in purple.
gracia. i dream of being in the same country as you.
maditi... xoxo
vanessa... yes! you would understand that concep t ;). i don't know where the busy come from, but it's raining buckets over here
sara - thank you! i will be sure to visit you more often!
cindy.... get them to invite me and i'm THERE!! :)
blair... yes. trying to remember... thinking of you right now... xo
tiffany! please do!!
julie... i don't know about my mind, but i do wish you were here
amisha.... perception is everything no?? xo