Cathy Durso‘s “The Natural History Museum #1” It’s a one-of-a-kind, interactive sculptural art in the form of a wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, and explores the natural history museum, past and present. See more here
Category: General
Gift Guide
Buy something handmade for the people on your gift giving list this season. I’ve got some ideas on my website here.
Cigar Boxes
A friend gave me these cigar boxes. They are like over-sized matchboxes! I’m excited to see what I do with them.
Clever Book Gifts
The psychology of handwriting
Does a person’s handwriting can reveal information about their personality and character? Click on the image below to get the entire graphic… (found here)
Source: The Pen Warehouse
Paper and Fabric
This coming Saturday, our local book group is having its annual arts & crafts flea market, where people empty out the excess in their studios and sell paper, craft supplies, ephemera… My friend Laura let me have a peek at what she’s selling. I usually don’t buy single sheets or scraps, because I can’t make editions with them. But then I thought maybe they would be good for collages, and, as Laura reminded me, more sewing. So I picked out some paste & marbled papers
and some old kimono fabric
But best of all, at least today, is the laugh I got that one of the fabric scraps is tagged…
