Sunday Box Talk
I get asked, “Why do you do all that?” The person asking is usually looking at my crafts or my writing when they ask the question, and I answer with some variant of, “This is my passion and I make … Continue reading →
Stash Sunday
I am working on the Emerald Keep scarf for the Keepsake Tour, which of course means that I instantly want to play with something from my stash. Doesn’t that always happen? So here’s what’s on my desk right now, that’s … Continue reading →
Work In Progress Wednesday
Attempt the First It’s Wednesday. I figured I’d share what I’ve been crafting around with. My first item to share is the Emerald Keep Scarf, which will be a giveaway in the forthcoming Keepsake Tour starting March 8th, to celebrate … Continue reading →
Walking In This World
Red Rock Canyon, Nevada©2015 A. Catherine Noon I love the title of Julia Cameron’s second book in her acclaimed Artist’s Way trilogy, Walking In This World. When I first did the material in the book, I mis-read the title … Continue reading →
Sealed by Fire
Vanya is a sorcerer’s apprentice who finally achieves his goal, initiation as a sorcerer–only to find that he, himself, is the intended sacrifice in their ritual. When the ritual goes wrong, his master flees and he is left with the … Continue reading →
Yarn
A. Catherine Noon
Tue Cent Twosday: Bird, a Poem
Image from Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons free license. Bird. I see you, bird. Black feathers. Shiny. Beak. Black beak like jet, hard and grooved along the length. It’s longer than I expected. Long and sharp. “Once there was food here.” … Continue reading →
Lines of Lights – A Poem
Lines of Lights Moving at speed past the window, reverse parallax. Facing backward on the train, the lights receded. Facing backward on the train is a title. A good title for a memory, even. Metaphoric. Like Benjamin Button, living backwards … Continue reading →
Wednesday Walking In This World
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtEvening Snow at Kanbara, Edo period (1615–1868), 1834 Ando Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; 8 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (22.5 x 34.9 cm) The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, … Continue reading →