It's Dye Time!

OK- the last of the shawl coats and shrugs have been washed, sewn and ironed. Ready for sale. Now I move on to my silk dyeing of scarves, shrugs and tops. I love seeing the colors as they emerge from the dyebath. Then I need a few days to organize for the show. Hope to see you there!

First Show of the Season!

I have cut 50 yds. of cloth off the loom and washed/dried it. Now I need to get back to the sewing area and cut and sew my garments. My first show of the season is June 3 in Kalamazoo, MI. It is a nice show produced by the Art Museum that I haven't done for several years, so I am excited to return. If you want more information the URL is: http://www.kiarts.org/museum/art_fair.shtml

Measure time: How About LOVE?

For some reason, eblog wouldn't let me post this pic in the last message and it really is the whole point of the song.

The best way to measure time is LOVE. All kinds. I truly believe that we are put on this earth to love one another. Now, this sounds like an easy thing, but ultimately it is the hardest - especially with some people. But, the important thing is that we TRY.

This turned out to be an interesting study. Realizing mathematically how fast time is spent made it even more evident that the small petty things in life aren't really important. (again, easier said, but just keep trying).

Time Project : Seasons of Love

Been busy making stock, but last week the final project for my "Designworks" group was due. The topic for the year was "time", interpreted any way we wanted. After coming up with many ideas and rejecting them I shared my frustrations with my daughter and her friend. They suggested I use the song from 'Rent' titled 'Seasons of Love'. I liked that idea, but it took a few more weeks to come up with the idea of making an altered calendar using the lyrics. These are some of the pages:
The front cover with other pages peeking out

You can measure time in 'cups of coffee'

Or in measurements:'inches' or 'miles'

This was the most signifigant part to the lyrics for me. We only get 525,600 minutes every year. Only about half a million? But, do the math and that's what it is. Take off 1/3 for sleeping, more for the daily grooming (shower, hair etc), more for the daily working for money, more for the making and consuming of food, more for the daily upkeep of life (cleaning, repairs etc) and that leaves very little 'other' time. If nothing else can convince one to use that time wisely...................do the math!