Let every heart prepare him room. Some years, preparing room is as simple as changing the sheets in the guest room. Other years, the room has been renovated. But this is a year that requires an empty space. The tree is decorated. Presents are wrapped. Packages are shipped. I need this empty little stable with its one … Continue reading Advent Interlude 3
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A Year of Listening: Week 37
The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. --Marcel Proust
Searching for the Way to Create Clerical Stoles for Smaller Budgets
Summer conversations with pastors presented me with a design challenge: create hand crafted art stoles for $75. The stoles will conform to the studio's standard craftsmanship. Techniques will be simplified and limited, but the art will still have my signature look. Emily, my daughter and partner, wants six ready for October 15. I found fabric for all five liturgical … Continue reading Searching for the Way to Create Clerical Stoles for Smaller Budgets
A Year of Listening: Week 20
I believe that we are offered up opportunities to practice and rewrite the places in our souls where we have not best served ourselves. -- Norma Colman Yes, I am quoting myself this morning. This was written a decade ago and I rediscovered the words this winter. My sister, Beth Nyland, and I discussed Sabbath … Continue reading A Year of Listening: Week 20
A Year of Listening: Week 19
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
Accelerate Results
Who wants to create more in the time allotted? How can that happen? My friend Cathy Stark photographed me in this pose that illustrates, "Runs With Scissors." When the cutting begins, I am in the creative zone. And while I am more of a risk taker than my high school teachers could have ever imagined, I usually … Continue reading Accelerate Results
Bunny business
Fibergig, our Etsy shop, invites conversation about our products. This week Sarah admired a linen pillow, but it didn't match her needs. "I want it to be easy to wash and larger, perhaps a square." I agreed to play within those parameters and present several possibilities. The original pillow is in the lower right of … Continue reading Bunny business
A Year of Listening, Week 8
All rising to a great place is by a winding stair. --Sir Francis Bacon
A Year of Listening, Week 6
Find out who you are and do it on purpose. --Dolly Parton
A Year of Listening, Week 4
The only questions that really matter are the ones you ask yourself. --Ursala K. LeQuin