fanciful devices: FINALLY!

A Stone Is Nobody's

A man ambushed a stone. Caught it.
Made it a prisoner.
Put it in a dark room and stood guard over it for the rest of his life.

His mother asked why.

He said, because it's held captive, because it is captured.

Look, the stone is asleep, she said, it does not know whether it's in a garden or not. Eternity and the stone
are mother and daughter; it is you who are getting old. The stone is only sleeping.

But I caught it, mother, it is mine by conquest, he said.

A stone is nobody's, not even its own. It is you who are conquered; you are minding the prisoner, which is yourself,
because you are afraid to go out, she said.

Yes yes, I am afraid, because you have never loved me, he said.

Which is true, because you have always been to me as the stone is to you, she said.

Russell Edson

FAQs

1. Are you a Southeast Asian dancing girl from the 1800s?

No, sorry to disappoint. My avatar and banner images are from an ancient book I found in the depths of my grandmother's cabinets. More on that here.

2. How do you make everything look so old?

First, you need a good oxidizer to brush on every bit of metal you can reach. I'll tell you all about it here.

Then there's this wax. I first mentioned it here. You'll have to scroll down a lot.

3. How can you be so productive?

I'm insanely obsessed and I have no offspring. I do nothing else- I don't have a day job, I don't clean my house or cook, I spend all day in pjs, often completely abandoning personal hygiene... I only interact with other humans when I walk my dog. And I like people! But I prefer dogs.

And I'm sloppy- but I make that sloppiness work for me.

4. Any tips you'd like to share?

No! Except for these 16 posts about techniques and this one about how to find your aesthetic.

5. Would you be offended if I took some inspiration from your designs?

Well, I'd be happier if you outright copied them.

No really, imitation is how we learn. I have enough ideas to go around. And even if I don't- please. No one's going to do this obsessively enough to threaten my business. (Probably.) I learned by copying others and I've seen others copy me as a step toward developing their own voice. So feel free. (I'd love if you tossed me a link in my comments, so I can feel like a proud momma.)

6. What do you look like?

Why, what have you heard? Really? Wow.

11/26/10

FINALLY!

Listed stuff in the shop!

My Forehead Bears the Sacred Name.

Yeah, sorry I took so long. Computer issues has led me to an etsy vacation.

The Why of Being Born.
As I write I'm chowing on re-heated mash potatoes and sweet potatoes. I love me some carbs.

A Trade in Souls.
I hope you all had a good turkeyday, and hopefully got to see some family.

A Living Snow.
This piece and the 2 above all include bits sent to me by sacredcake.

Sorrow that would offer you its precious blood.

I've made more but these are the ones that I've managed to put up. It took me soooooo long to edit these on my dad's labtop today. And this is as good as they got. Took me forever to make this blog entry, too. On the other hand, it made it seem like I was happily spending all day at my parents' house, so mom's happy.

In the Mystic Night.
Yeah, you've seen these already here and there. The point is that they're up. Big whup.

When Stars Explode.
In writing to someone from another country, I described today, black friday, as the day when shoppers riot in the streets. Hope you're all staying safely inside, girlfriends.

4 comments:

Jennifer Valentine Morford said...: I swear girl you are seriously killing me!
I knew that when I sent you those things, they were perfect...but now I want them back!...but here's the catch...I have to have THE WHOLE THING THEY ARE ATTACHED TO!
These pieces, take my breath away, no surprise there eh?
love you Fanci!; 11/26/10, 4:35 PM
Riv said...: Oh my goodness, the Echo Bazaar themed piece!!! I love your work and I love Echo Bazaar! :D; 11/26/10, 5:22 PM
Spirited Earth said...: these are gorgeous.
i love the whites.; 11/26/10, 8:58 PM
stregata said...: That little piece of chain above the cross - drool, how gorgeous.
I also love the white pieces.
Hope you are staying safely inside - no shopper rioting here. But this is the first weekend of Advent - so, the Christmas craziness is underway too.; 11/27/10, 12:06 AM