morgan shenanigans and...

 mason and aimee
and julie mclaughlin's kozo dress
big ass paper, indeed! 
no, it will be displayed differently, 
but even armless
and legless 
you get a sense of the grace and beauty of this piece.
tiny beads accent 
 charity fitting out ugly girl's hair
calculating how to best display this indigo dyed piece,
another of julie's garments 
with a stairstep woven and dyed indigo bodice
 leftover body parts
(what can i say?)
aimee and mason curated this show,
mason is hanging it and was in charge of this catalog.
the back cover below
shows my latest hortus siccus book.
 i feel a bit like i'm 
on the cover of the rolling stone!
and am in the community of fine paper artists.
 where i stay when i'm here--
 the other half is a wonderful big paper mill
way behind the zebra hide
and this
rather important and famous artists' book
by bill drendel lives here.
i was delighted to find it.
it's handmade paper heaven here in cleveland. 

a mouse story

when you teach at the morgan
they ask you to supply a sample
something for their table that exemplifies 
your work or what the workshop
will offer.

fair enough.
 so when i went into my library to get a stamp
to mail my bit to aimee 
at the morgan.
this is what accosted my eyes at 6:45 a.m.
 this is my stationary drawer
about 12 x 16
it had been 
apparently
 appropriated for a nest
 while i was away.
i open this drawer quite frequently, 
since stamps live here
as well as envelopes.
 i was puzzled by the bright threads
until i examined the rug in my kitchen
woven by the amazing susanne arens
and much used and loved by me.
and now nibbled by a mouse momma to be
 she also shredded only handmade paper bits
from my stash.
the favorite was from 
the yahoo papermakers
stationary swatch swap from long ago.
this was how the fringe looked after the last wash 
(i had cut it down over the years
from a generous six to three inches).
sigh.
farmhouse living is definitely
NOT for the faint of heart.