a domestic life {01} + fond farewells
i did not mean to be gone for so long. but grading really took over. i still have some letters of recommendation to write and a few loose ends to tie, but i am very close to being on "break". this is very exciting. the big [7 foot] drawing i mentioned a while back needs to be ready to ship by january 6th so that is on my mind. and in the works. i'm making progress, but slowly.
so here is installment one of "a domestic life". one polaroid + one interpretation of that polaroid. any medium. no restrictions in the interpretation. the polaroid will be of something that is in my domestic life. [i'm sort of thinking this means something contained in my house or yard, but we'll see if i stretch that]. i'm not going to put a timeline on when i'll do a round - but i'm hoping it will be pretty regular.
i bought some yarn in the hopes of making some holiday gifts. but have quickly realized that very few, if any, of these will be done in time. i'm having a hard time getting my holiday cards out this year, let alone shopping or anything else. i think it's just going to be a bit holiday quiet around here. and that's going to be OK. we're going to be breaking ground on my studio [and re-doing our bathroom], amongst some other big things so it feels very full round here. not much space for present buying or wrapping or cookie baking....
before signing off i just want to bid a very very fond farewell to a few blogs that are signing off and have been daily sources of inspiration and friendship to me. you will be sorely missed.
\\\ port2port \\\ up through thursday
\\\ simply breakfast \\\ up through the end of the year
\\\ girl in green \\\ up for not sure how much longer
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Comments
looking forward to more of your new project. i really like the idea of documenting our 'domestic life' in some way.
xxx
And such bad news about those blogs signing off...
love the beginnings of this project. looking forward to following along. it's pretty holiday quiet around here too. it seems so funny to be leaving a white christmas behind for a green one in sc. and yes, farewell to three very inspirational blogs. xo
It must be so nice to have the semester almost over!
I love your domestic life series. I've been doing something similar, but haven't posted anything on it so far. I love how the photo is something intimate and familiar and then the drawing takes on a memory of what and when the picture was taken. So much in domestic life can be mundane or seem sort of rote, but a drawing and painting creates new tensions and stories.
I can't wait for your series!
I love your cat diptych!
xoAmy
i hear ya on the not getting cards out, i'm in that boat. i'm thinking they will be happy new year cards :)
also i'm so excited you will be breaking ground on your studio! i really want to hear more about that and see some blueprints or something! :)
Those tiny feets!
g xo