what if i make a hole?
This is a multiple of an image cropped from one of the art journal exchange pages i did way back in Feb of 2007. (See the blog over in the left side bar.) The piece was glass, found i don't know where, and as i look at it, i am entranced. It plays not only into my love for hand embroidery, but of dimension as well. And given my "hole dream" a couple of nights ago, perhaps a natural

shadows of an idea
And with a little colour digital adjus

boingety boingety bounce
It may seem silly, but i have never in my life ever had a brand new mattress---we bought one last night and   sleep was FABULOUS!! My back doesn't hurt!!!

strange dreams
I don't give much credence to dream interpretation anymore; i used to keep a journal of them in my younger more impressionable days. (Along with the pyramid under the bed and the crystals in the windows...) Everything was fraught with meaning and angst, and surely the meaning being interpreted would better my days. But, you know what? It took a lot of time to write all that dribbly personal "symbolism" down and most of the time it made no sense whichever way i "analyzed" it, Freudian, Jungian, Feminismian (i made that up), or Looney Toons. Dreams are simply the brain's way of processing the day's events. Yeah sure, there's some recurring themes, or icons, but for

stitchedy stitchedy stitchedy AND stitchedy stitchedy stitchedy AND
Well, you get the picture. I have been doing a minimum of three hours stitching every night on the big Heart piece----tubage is a evening requisite chez Stately Barr Manor, but unless i have something to do, it feels like a whole lot of wasted time. I have a callus now on my right ring finger from pushing that big ol' poker of a needle---unfortunately i am finding that smaller finer needles push THROUGH the callus so there are holes also. ICK. It's worth it though: the more i work with Deb's damask cloth, the more i fall in love with it. And with the texture of the quilting/stitching against the cloth. And the colours. And the sense of accomplishment. Oh. I have threads pre