a good haul.

at yesterday's love and rummage trunk show, i picked up a bit of love (handmade wares) and a bit of rummage. those balls of wool from shannon? one dollar! (and yes, i got a bit more than that). i got my first piece of of krystal speck ware (how can this be the first?), a beautiful painting by trunk show newbie, cecelia hayes, and a plaster ear from tara bursey.

a) cecelia mentioned (in person and on her blog) that she experiences some sort of separation angst with her paintings. i understand the feeling and hope that i can prove mine to be a good home for it. in due time, i will show you all where it ends up.

b) people at city of craft events seems inordinately weirded-out by tara's work. i don't get this. what is so disturbing to you guys? can we all just get over it, please? her work amazes me and i want city of craft to be a place where it is welcome and admired. c'mon, citizens. stop being weird.

love and rummage 2.

some images from the trunk show...

top to bottom: tara bursey, krystal speck, leah buckareff/the coldsnap bindery, cecelia hayes, tara bursey.

legstravaganza.

these arrived in an unmarked package from winnipeg with a bunch of other stockings, some pms tea, a package of ancient cigarettes, some pins and other things.

i have my guesses as to the culprit.

typeface the facts.

this was fun. altough, i do doubt my own ability to self-assess (a requirement for this fun questionnaire.)

van doesburg. see, i wasn't even aware of this font. looks like i have another thing to research.

(this came to me via davis, by the way.)

chia culpa.

yeah, that's right. we even eat this stuff. chia is the new big thing.

stalkumentary.

i am starting to feel like i am following this mysterious neighbour/artist. or...she is following me everywhere i go on my errands - she just follows me in advance.

by many accounts, these neighbourhood triangles are the responsibility of the same artist who did the phone pole scales shown in tatters near the first piece pictured herein.

for some idea of the scales' decay, check here and here.

all of these things brighten my blustery days.

it's on.

a new custom order being shipped to calgary. although i don't understand the connection, i am told that this has something to do with dramaturgy. those dramaturgs can be so cryptic. i have often enjoyed working with them while never being entirely sure what they do. this has more to do with my cloudiness than their work ethics which, in my limited experiences have been exceptional.

anyway, it's on.