Apr 6, 2017 | Essential Oils, everyday life
I am having one of those days… Paying the bills makes me grumpy… I have a feeling I am missing something major. I got turned around 3 times today running errands. And here in Cary that means driving in circles within circles. I ended up going to 3...
Apr 4, 2017 | everyday life, What I am working on
I know this is totally last minute, but do I dare to make the blog my 100 day project? It certainly would stretch my comfort zone. But then again it would totally fullfill one of my big fat business goals– blog more. I mean a part of me wanted to fold the...
Dec 19, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, everyday life, Knit like a fiber artist
I am feeling good about the progress today despite the fact I was up late and stayed up late last night. Notions sorted, and organized (not much to purge, I suppose I have already purges many of them in the move). Yarn and WIPs being culled through. I am finding far...
Dec 12, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, everyday life, The Business of being an artist
I can’t say for sure how…but I realized that this has happened. That, Fiberista, is what I can only describe as a hot spot by proxy. Here’s how it has been going down….In an attempt to clear off a hot spot, like my work table and drafting...
Dec 5, 2016 | 31 Day Studio Awesome Challenge, everyday life, How to think like an artist
I have an obscene number of knitting needles. Most are circs, but I do have a fair number of DPNs and even straight needles. I rarely use my straight needles anymore, but I do like to break them our every now and then for dish cloths or for teaching. And as for DPNs,...
Nov 9, 2016 | everyday life, The Business of being an artist
A couple of years ago I was in Taos for Jane Thornley’s On Higher Ground Retreat. Jane always schedules this incredible retreat the week following the Taos fiber and wool festival in October. I had arrived a couple of days early to see the festival and explore a...
