Category: Objects

Still in progress, but better

I’ve done a lot of cleaning and organizing. My art room feels better. Not there yet. My work desk is an old wallpaperer’s table. It’s just the right dimensions for the space, which thrills...

Busy

Everything is out of the pantry. Two bagsful of old and unused grains, spices, seeds, and nuts are ready for the compost. Empty mason jars are stored on top of the upper cupboards to...

Hidden story

I am awake. It’s 3 am. Can’t sleep. Every time I set an alarm because I need to get up early, I wake up absurdly earlier than the alarm. Oh well. We are going...

I don’t know

It’s April. I am scattered. I made a to-do list. Most of the items that are easily done are crossed off. The ones that remain are mostly difficult and I’ve been procrastinating about them...

Avocado dye

After a lot of procrastination, it finally became time to dye with all the avocado skins and pits I’ve been saving up for the past six months or so. Need the freezer space. I...

Year end transformations

I’ve been working on dyeing some of the Maiwa garments over the holidays. The project has taken on a life of its own, as usually happens when I start dyeing. First I realized that...

Scoured and snowed on

Although the holidays are bearing down and it is not time to start a major dyeing project, I did manage to scour these two tops purchased from Maiwa. I hung them outside on the...