ten ginkgo leaves

April 29, 2009


ten ginkgo leaves
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

finished!

You would be excused if you thought I'd done nothing much lately, except it isn't entirely true. I have been so busy on longer projects that I have nothing finished to show off. I did get these done on Monday, I think, I kind of lost track.

I am working on the strange dragony thing that I made the tail for back here (remember the tail? it has a body and a neck!!) I'll check the regulations again, because i can't remember if I'm not supposed to show it to anyone before it is published or shown or rejected. It has to be photographed May 1. Which is soon.

Yikes?

flock of cranes

April 26, 2009


cranes
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

Kind of.

I think it is odd that one of the most compelling things I saw on Thursday was this collection of five cranes working on something near the Allston/Brighton tolls off the Mass Pike. I like the way they stick up.

The circus was pretty nice this year. I particularly liked the woman in the tightrope. She used it as a wire, a high bar, a guitar string, a trapeze bar… it was very different from any wire act I've seen before. The horses were all about trick riding, which was nice but not enough horses. The dogs were having a great time, as was the trainer. I have trouble with flying trapeze because all the tricks look the same to me, and taking lessons with aerialists means that I see a LOT of creativity around various aerial apparatusesses (how DO you pluralize that?) so I am a tough customer for aerial wowing.

We hit the Boston Museum of Science after the show, and toured the frogs. Aerin swore we'd seen it last year, but I think last year was other reptiles (like geckos, I remember the gecko feet). I like the frogs that are kind of squishy and shiny, and fold up into smooth packages. Like this.

I have been doing a small amount of vacationing, and a good deal of knitting. I cast on some socks for my mother (Hi Mom!) which have a very subtle rib and are looking quite lovely so far.

Tomorrow the kids' vacation ends, and we return to the daily grind. I expect I'll have more fiber things to show then.

five of ten

April 22, 2009


April 22
Originally uploaded by Dancing Crow.

The titles of these posts keep sounding like Borg names from Star Trek. I apologize for being temporarily unable to think of anything more interesting.

I was really interested in looking at variations in things, and I had a set of 10 ginkgo leaves that needed work. They fit into the theme for the month, so I have applied a lot of embroidery to them and here are five of them. I’ll finish the other five soon (although we’re going to see a circus tomorrow [not be in it] and it won’t be then) and post them when finished.

I have some more sets of leaves I’m working on, and this is a good month to finish them. I think maybe maple next. They are almost ready to stitch.