Keep Holding

Between having a cold and midterms I haven't had too much free time, hence the quietness here.

I want to thank everyone who has commented or sent me encouraging emails. Thank you so much for your support and kind words, it really means a lot to me.

There is talk of a few of us taking a mental health day and going apple picking. If this happens, expect many recipes and pictures of apples in various states of eatability.

Words + Image

"Every artist needs a monster."
- Jeanne-Claude


Self Portrait with Cindy Sherman
Michal Heiman

Shoulder Holder

I just finished this last night.

The white part was a "finished" piece that I found the other day. It was just this thing that was too wide or short to be anything much, so I added a small strip of mint green and joined the pieces together to make a shoulder warmer. This is going to come in very useful this weekend as Savannah is suppose to get into the 40s (which makes me very excited).

Crock text messaged me this morning to tell me it's snowing in Chicago. Oh, I miss snow.

Vintage Cooking

A little while ago I acquired some cooking booklets from the 1920s. This one is all recipes that are made with bread. There are some interesting recipes in here, but I haven't had the time to make any yet.







Here are some scans of the recipes spreads.
Click to view them at a printable size.

Things to Look At

Thomas F. Wilson, better known as "Biff" in Back to the Future, sings a song answering stupid questions he gets asked all the time.

Extremely cute children's "twirly dress" from angry chicken.

Most comfortable tights ever and the cutest tights ever.

Tie One On's October theme is apron as a costume.

Guerrilla Girls

Click to view larger.

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Createurs a Paris

I just got my new stash of Editions de Paris books. I've only had a chance to look at Createurs a Paris (ISBN4-573-01127-7). Yes, I have an addiction when it comes to these books and I promise to go into counseling after I get all the pretty ones. Anyway, it is quite a lovely book of artist's spaces and they even have little diy projects from some of the artists. Enough talk, eye candy time.



This is one of the spreads that has a little projects on how to alter a shirt and make it a bit more interesting. This artist has a great work space.

My scanner started acting up halfway through scanning, so I don't have anything of my favorite spaces. I will have give my scanner a good talking to and post the rest of the ones that make my brain squishy at a later date.

In a nutshell

© Piled Higher & Deeper

This pretty much sums up my first month in grad school.
(Read full comic here)

I really have no idea what kind of crazy pills I was taking that made me think I would have more time to sew and craft when I got to grad school. It is proving to be a true baptism by fire. This quarter will determine the toughness of my skin.

Elsewhere:
Hostess with the Mostess blog via oh joy!

Cute elephant at Little Birds.

Crochet dress for all you Blythe fans.

The claw shows the lion

"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp or the house be an art object, but not our life?"

- Michel Foucault

Gentlemen with rosy cheeks

I got this book right before I left Chicago and I absolutely love it. It is entitled The Gentleman's Alphabet Book, but is certain to make any gentleman blush. It's quite freaking hilarious, though, most definitely not for the faint at heart. It goes through the alphabet associating each letter with a deviant sexual act and matching it with a little clever limerick. Both the limericks and illustrations are wonderful. Being in the arts though, I tend to had a fondness for the illustrations. The book begins with "Aphrodisiac" and ends with "Zoophilia" with other terms in both humorous and poor taste stuck in between. My favorite is the letter "E" because the illustration makes me giggle every time.



Exhibitionist
A cellist abandoned his bow
And with curtains akimbo let show
His this and his that
To an onlooking cat
And to neighbors who found it de trop


(ISBN 0-525-11244-8)

It's Never Too Late

I am very lucky to have some really amazing people in my life.



"...However, going there could also be about rewriting your history, but more importantly, it is about making your present and future a reality...part of the process of becoming the best version of yourself."

- Erin Fae
In a letter responding to some self-doubt I expressed

I will always be someone else's girl

So I just realized that I never showed that wedding invite I teased you all with last month.


(click to view larger)

I had so much fun designing these detailed invitations. You can see a better shot of all the components here.

Elsewhere
Funny ad campaign involving bodily grooming. I laughed at this thing so much. The actor they chose is priceless.

A hamster with gluttony issues at cute overload.
(The last photo is my favorite)