Jeopardy

While answering my email, I lucked into the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions on TV.  I would love to be on Jeopardy- and I’d either Destroy or know nothing and look like a moron. It would be exciting times.
I’ve had what seems like an excessively long day, but in reality, nothing major went down, also, sadly, [...]

The Best Bead Show, Tucson, next weekend!

Are you coming? I hope so! I’ll only be at the show on Friday, teaching a class on ringmaking, but my friends from Green Girl Studios, Rashan Omari Jones, and the amazing booth of Jane’s Fiber and Beads (my seed bead heaven) will all be there, as will many other instructors and vendors. I’ll probably [...]

Information and energy

Amanda put up a Twitter link to this interesting article, well worth a read. Although I disagree with the basic premise, which is that we are eventually going to run out of power, due to the depletion of not only our fossil fuels but our fissionable material, many of the concepts in the essay are [...]

Excellent Items

At the Shock home.

Pictures from class

People are cute as hell, and laughing, having fun. It’s excellent.

Gathering my thoughts

I’m lucky to have a few hours completely to myself this morning, to organize my brain, fix my hair (I look, extremely briefly, like a supermodel when I do this; it’s very confusing to everyone around me, but not as much as it is to me) and drink a lovely couple of cups of Peets. [...]

Scottsdale, this weekend!

Come see me at the Loft Studio and Gallery in Scottsdale, Saturday night from 5-7, if you are in town. We’ll have a little wine, say “hello.” I’ll have all three of my books with me, along with a small sampling of work, and I’d simply love to see you. Maybe, if angels have wings, Michael [...]

Birds, Branches, Forts…

white Owl bead by the lovely and Emmy-winning Kim Fields
I’ve been working on edits all morning, including the Bird On A Branch project from the new book (SO CHARMING) and now it’s time for a little diversion… some shipping, perhaps?
The questions that are coming in on the travel trailer are excellent- most people ask, “Are [...]

Sweet Day

Photo by the lovely and talented O’Neal Compton
I got a TON done today! Serious progress. Soon, after the edits are all done and the class is taught, I’ll sit down and fill you in on the windup of the Soul Clearing Sale, the cleanup and settling in of the cute little trailer, how much the [...]

Iraqi Bundles Of Love needs your fabrics and sewing supplies

Thanks to Kitte for a great tip on how we can be of some real help to the people trying to put their lives back together in Iraq. This soldier is receiving and passing fabric and sewing and quilting supplies on to not only Iraqi civilians, but sewing co-ops. If you felt like putting together [...]