Little did I know it at the time, but during my last month of university I was assigned a painting project that would prove to be unexpectedly transformative. My instructor sent us out around…
-
-
I have just moved, and because there’s not much to unpack, Briana’s post made me sorely miss the constant rearranging and curating of one’s environment and one’s stuff. This is why I have been…
-
During the design process of our house, my husband and I flipped through home design books, magazines, and websites, diligently bookmarking and saving pictures. I have hundreds of pictures of house exteriors and interiors…
-
pregnancy & parenting relationships & love sisterhoodStaying on the Dock (or: a short story response)
Amanda B’s image The heat of the sun gives me a warm-contented type feeling. I close my eyes but turn my head toward the heat which causes the insides of my eyelids to turn…
-
Young people tell what they are doing, old people what they have done and fools what they wish to do. ~French Proverb For the longest time I was a talker, a dreamer. I was…
-
I started taking singing lessons this week. I’ve never had private lessons for my voice before but it’s one of those things that has been on my bucket list for decades. Since I can…
-
Cheney’s last post is right in my wheelhouse. I am a Costume Designer. I make my living by dressing others. I spend days at the mall, in fitting rooms, onset, gathering the pieces to…
-
Ah, if only I had Bridget’s flair for design and illustration skills! Access to a great dressmaker and some HK fabric stores wouldn’t go amiss either. I’d immediately stop endlessly trawling malls and online…
-
In February I was shortlisted for a design award (yay me!) with the ceremony in April. I decided to design my own dress because it’s not everyday you get nominated for an award.…
-
I am in my third trimester of pregnancy, and I have started nesting in an exciting form—sewing! I wish I started sooner but the built-in furniture for my home office did not get installed…