I have written in many types of formats – academic, informational, and fictional.
I once wrote a rhyming play about the summer reading program where I worked and performed it with a coworker and puppets to an elementary school. The kids loved it.
My portfolio can be found here.
I weave tapestries and baskets made from discarded wires and often use repurposed items and upcycled textiles in my work. I also weave belts on an inkle loom, triangles on a triangle loom, and am learning some other looms.
I offer local personalized instruction on tapestry and inkle looms for those in the Tucson area. Please contact me here if you are interested.
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Last night after I asked my son to get into his pajamas, he called out to let me know that there was a spider in his room. I was in the middle of washing a dish, so I finished up before going to investigate.
Am I here?Am I there?Am I anywhere?Liminality is all I know these days.In between everywhere I stand.I don’t feel solid in any setting.Work. Home. Car.Librarian. Proctor. Tech intern. Chauffeur.The only solidity is rare human contact.Hugs from my son.
I used to enjoy in between times. Seek them out even. These days are a drag. A never ending drag. It is so much easier to be allowed to focus on one thing. If I could figure out a lifestyle that allowed me to homeschool my child, I would never do it the way the…
Short answer – mental health and self love Longer answer – I need to take a day off and show myself some quiet love to be a healthier person. The fact that I feel the need to justify it, is part of the problem.
It’s the third of July and I am relishing the couple more hours of quiet time I have before picking up my child from day camp. I always hope to have the energy to write at night, but I haven’t felt that recently. Just a whole lot of stress about working with the public during…
Monster trucks, magnets, and dinosaursAnd a new friend named Matthew.A few tears shed in the morning from missing MomWere replaced by sneaky smiles in the afternoon.Green slime residue found on upper armsCame off with relative ease in the evening.And Mom had a great day too.
My mantra of the week is “life is experimentation”. And my first attempt at a woven tapestry is exactly that – an experiment. It is coming along ever so slowly, but it is coming along. Already it looks different than I thought it would when I began. But that’s alright. I imagine it might be…
I know that playing is good for kids and adults. I also know that adults play vastly differently than kids. I know that how we feel about our time together is more important than the details of what we do.
Yesterday I added to the tree: And today I went a bit further: Little by little it’s coming into being. Just getting a few rows in feels like a huge accomplishment.
