
Friday, September 30, 2011
Struggles and blue

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Yes!


Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Trying to dry

Long, hard day but still a lot of learning. Time to see if this sheet has dried yet!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Arrived!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The whole world

Yesterday was rainy and grey, all day. Classic Oberlin weather. Today was sunny and gorgeous. Naturally, tons of students were walking around barefoot on both days, but more today than yesterday. I've been meeting people nonstop, but it was great to spend time here w/my mom, and yesterday's awards dinner went well. My heart was going to jump out of my chest leading up to, and during, my acceptance speech, but it went well. I'm grateful for all of it, and am hoping for the tiniest of naps before seeing Ira Glass speak. What a sweet trip.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Before the flight





Monday, September 19, 2011
The plans never pan out

Today's downer: the blender pen makes horrible transfers onto the paper I made and bound into books. Today's upper: I editioned it anyway, by hand. Every single one by hand in pencil. Oh, crap! Writing this, I realize this is ALSO what I did last year in Belfast: create a handmade paper edition of ten books with all hand-lettered text (and I'd hardly call it lettered, more scrawled). But hey, it's done. And what's the edition called? Resilience.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Recovery in a new season

Thursday, September 15, 2011
Fellowship

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
9 to 5: not for me





Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The duplicate

My sister also asked me a question last night that was so strange to me, but then I turned it over in my head and wondered, why not indeed? The question: Why can't you just work hours like regular people? I always assumed NO WAY, b/c every second of the day must be consumed with work or trying to, at least, until it's time to lay down to sleep. But maybe that's why I burn out so quickly in a given week. So, it's a nice idea. Seemingly a HUGE luxury: to have the evening for not working. I doubt it will stick, but it can't hurt to try.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Only to find I lost track again

Sunday, September 11, 2011
Sitting with anger

But while sitting, I realized I was angry. All of the memorial stuff going on today and how much it has been ramped up in the days, weeks, months leading up to it. Of course it is important to memorialize and remember the innocent dead. But from that has been created a whole new species of the living dead. I am still ashamed of this country's response and am amazed to think that people would be okay with the post office being shut down but not a fraction of the defense budget. The post office!! It is NOT OKAY to even consider saying goodbye to it! Not to mention how many letters I sent to Afghanistan. It is NOT OKAY to keep sending people there the way we are, and have been.
I know how I "should" be feeling and how grateful I "should" be for many things, including my life. But how I really feel is angry. And that's fine, because it will pass.
Thursday, September 08, 2011
Little by little


Wednesday, September 07, 2011
Tuesday, September 06, 2011
A stir in the rubble


Friday, September 02, 2011
Splayed open

Thursday, September 01, 2011
Varied heartbreak
Today has been a trial, family matters. Elizabeth posted the mail art she has been getting for her Outsider project. Here's mine! And today I got to see Jeannie and sweep the Met and MAD. The first was wonderful, and the latter was depressing. Again, varied reasons, none to delve into now. Happy to have seen some good art, learned about camelids, and seen cut feathers.
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