Frustrated with work and other projects gone awry, I have made a creature to give me comfort: It does not yell at me for not doing something I did not know I was supposed to be doing, nor does it bite or snore or leave dirty dishes in the sink. It also does not eat [...]
For some perverse unreason, I am perfectly content to invest the time it takes to knit and stitch together an octopus, or a knitted creature – yet when it comes to photographing these things and posting them to sell on Etsy, it can take me months. Maybe it’s an artist’s reluctance to part with her [...]
Last week we decided to start rotating the reins for deciding potluck themes, and when we gave it over to our friend Jay, he went absolutely nuts with it: “Watermelon!” But wait, watermelon is definitely not in season. “No no, I meant metaphorical watermelon. Your dish can be visually like a watermelon, green on the [...]
