For Ma, bamboo yarn

On gadgets:
Have you ever used skype? Or even spoken on the phone? My friend Dorion was talking about cellphones and how they are devices that we talk to despite the fact that they aren't living. We hold phones up to our ears, our faces, they spend a lot of time near our mouths and in our hands. Who, or what, do you spend

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1 Heather and I 2 Louie, Lois, Alex & Zak 3 Lois and Alex

On life:
It throws things at you

and we have to learn how to accept them

and integrate them into our lives.

Lets add another the layer, try this:

Life throws balls of yarn at you

we have to learn how to catch them

and weave them into the fabric of our lives.

NOW think about this:

There are different types of yarn balls

small and glittery

big, fluffy and soft

itchy

silky

Yarns can be
frail
sturdy

Like there are different types of situations we encounter

pleasures

comforts

bad news

blessings

We have to learn how to accept these different situations, or catch them,

ideas

insults

surprises

And some people choose to

put balls of yarn away into drawers

Drawers can only hold so much.

When really, we have to live with whatever is given to us

and design patterns on our fabric

We have to choose and prioritise what will be more prominent or what will be of little significance.

Either way, everything that was given has to be included in the design,

in the tapestry.

For Aki and Jeni

This is the Poggi
an art supply store in Rome:

Studio!

This is my studio space. I share it with Sam, Alex and Dorion. During orientation week we all got lottery numbers for choosing studio spaces. Those who had bad numbers got first pick at the supply raid. Lots of materials get left here from the previous groups. I scored lots of good stuff like paper, water colours and cases. I like my studio. We get a lot of natural light. Studios here open at 7am and close at midnight unlike the 24h studio lifestyle at RISD.

View from my window

Starting a Roman Carr Haus plant (Ona!)

How my desk holds up here




These are book covers I sewed

for guide books

so they can't tell.

Orange and Blue

Via Velabro, corner Via d S. Teodoro

has orange and blue painted buildings facing each other. At high noon (12) the colours bounce off each other and it almost makes a grey. I find this colour combination everywhere. Even on this screen, blogspot seems to use it too. (sorry Ma, more coming later!)