Monthly Archives: January 2009

An ordinary [busy] Sunday…plus Tokyo Pen Shop!

The pace around here has been a bit feverish and holiday-like, and those new albums and cards are almost ready to show off…I promise! I’m adding a few images to Flickr along the way, so you can keep track of things there, if (like me!) you just can’t wait another second! In the meantime, I’m

“Figuring it out at kitchen tables”

The inclusion of poetry in our days often makes the difference between navel gazing and self-awareness of our own place in a world much larger than ourselves. Praise song for the day Each day we go about our business, walking past each other, catching each others’ eyes or not, about to speak or speaking. All

Movable type and one busy kitchen!

It’s happened. We may not have any more space, but we are now the proud owners of two drawers and two fonts of metal type, plus a few pretty incredible ornaments and antique carved seals. Blind debossed (no ink) images of a few of the ornaments we picked up yesterday So, when I’m not busy

The Wind, The Sun, and The Moon

It’s kind of nonstop around here and, though I’m surrounded by piles of paper, bookcloth, wool, leather, and drying covers, it’s starting to feel just the teensiest bit organized, too! For the last few weeks, my days have been spent going back and forth between wedding invitation printing and working away on a new batch

Color, texture, patterns, and looking closely

I’m getting a lot of new work ready for this new year that is already charging forward at a kind of blinding pace. This season, rather than the hurtling, head-down, sew-and-print-as-fast-as-I-can pace that the fall embraced, I’m still hurtling through, but also taking any shreds of time I can grab to make a conscientious effort