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So, here are a couple of pictures of my mom with the ORIGINAL silver tree! This was in her apartment in Chicago. She’s probably around 22…see how cute the tree is? Check out mom’s 60s mod hair!
Filed under: Fleeting thoughts..., printmaking, Sewing | Tags: Charlie Brown, Chicago, Christmas, Christmas tree, crafts, hand made, Holidays, ornaments, Real tree, Shopping, Tree
Hello all! I’ve been asked to try to provide progress images of what I’m up to. Here’s a serigraph (screen print), that is in progress:
Here some images of my holiday cards…relief print:
And here is something in progress…tree ornaments! This is a good segue to my next topic: tree debate!
Okay. When I was growing up, our family would sometimes get a real tree at Christmas time…and sometimes not. When we didn’t get a real tree, we used my mom’s FABULOUS silver aluminum tree. I believe that she and a girlfriend bought the tree when they had a tiny apartment in Chicago. Anyway, I loved that tree. Much to my horror, she threw it out one year WITHOUT ASKING ME FIRST. I know…get a life. Whatever. So, I’ve wanted one of those trees for ages. I got a vintage one from ebay last year, and I was SO excited. I think that my mom’s tree was better.., but this one is pretty cool. Okay, so the debate is: the rest of my family is not fond of the idea of a fake tree, never mind a silver one. So, I’m posting photos to get more opinions. Am I crazy, or is this thing kind of cool? Be honest. The first photo is just the plain tree…bare bones:
I know…it has a sort of Charlie Brown sparseness to it. But wait! What if I add some lights?
What if I go crazy, and add some PINK lights? (as we had in my childhood…should explain a lot about me)
I know. My husband is NOT going to go for this. But whyyyyyyyy??? Isn’t it COOL? No? Hmm…okay, I also made some silly, pillow ornaments for the tree. You may hate these as well, but give me your opinions on them:
And now, in the silver tree:
So, what do you think? Creepy? Cute? Blah? Yucky?
I like them! I know. Mies van der Rohe would throw up.
My son, inspecting the tree:
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Okay. This post is completely random, but I feel compelled to do it anyway. My son has some alphabet blocks. They seem somewhat normal. I believe that all of the letters are represented, but I’m not totally sure. The set is old, and some are missing. Anyway, in addition to having letters, the blocks also have pictures on them. Most of the pictures are recognizable:
That’s a flower. Got it.
That’s a duck. So far…so good…
Okay, so this looks like a ship.
But, what is that? Is that also some kind of boat????
Um…I guess that’s a house…but what the hell is coming off of the side? Is that a chimney? Ductwork???
Okay, so what’s that? A horse? Doesn’t it also look a little like a dinosaur at the head????
What about that one? A dog? Really? Is that the best that they could do? This last one is my favorite:
What IS that???? A seal? A cat with no ears? WHAT????
I realize now that I’ve forgotten one that I meant to include. If I remember, I’ll add it to the list. I would appreciate any opinions, as I feel that my visual literacy may be seriously slipping here. Also, if you feel that I have any of them upside down, etc., please let me know…
I’ll try to do a more compelling post next time…
[okay, here is the image I forgot to include before…see? doesn’t THIS look sort of like a seal? But doesn’t it look like it has both flippers, and feet???? Kind of like a seal / bird hybrid? So, if this is more like a seal, then what was that previous block?]
Filed under: Fleeting thoughts... | Tags: bazaar bizaare, boston, craft shows, crafts
So, this past Sunday, I went to the Bazaar Bizarre at the Cyclorama in Boston. SO MUCH FUN! I naturally wanted to buy everything, but I had to restrain myself. Here were some talented people! My favorite booths / people were:
The Spun Monkey – fabulous FELT! Amazing roving! Very nice people. Here is their blog: http://thespunmonkey.wordpress.com/
Raeburn Ink – amazing screenprinting apparel and sewn items. The designer has just written a book! I had to get a super cool cotton scarf with a hot pink screenprinted pattern on it. The t-shirts were amazing too. Here is her website: www.raeburnink.com
I wonder if I will ever make it to a venue like that? I’m sure that it’s super competitive to get in. Most everything was top notch…and unique. No boring Amy Butler baby bibs or anything. Very cool calendars, jewelry, ceramics…ahhh. I was in heaven. Did anyone else go? I think that there is a Bazaar Bizarre twice a year, so definitely go to the summer one!
http://bazaarbizarre.org/boston/
slightly wonky 
