fanciful devices: Couple things

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.

6/17/12

Couple things

I'm making like a mad woman, but only have pix of 2 more things to show.

Can't get a decent picture of this for the life of me, but I'mna keep trying.

And then, this headache:

I had to taper it so much, it ended up being quite snug even for my boney ass.

Still kinda love it, though. Even if it gave me way more trouble than it should have. Right now, other than these, I have 3, 4, 5... 6- SIX things waiting to be photographed. And several things semi-done.

I'm especially all over the place because my folks are in Romania of all places, and I've been having to sleep over there to keep the kitties company. Poor kitties, they need so much love. Meanwhile, Robert reports that at night, Bingo howls for me!!!
Howls!

7 comments:

Juliette said...: L.O.V.E. them!!
Romania? One place I would love to visit.; 6/17/12, 12:55 AM
stregata said...: I am not even going to ask what they are doing in Romania - none of my business, is it?
Poor kitties, poor Bingo - I wonder who keeps him company when you are in U.?; 6/17/12, 1:54 AM
Alice said...: Both pieces are fabulous! I really like that second one because fo the colors and that it's so unique.

Isn't it nice to be missed? Poor Bingo...; 6/17/12, 7:20 AM
Sharon Driscoll said...: Wow Marina they are great. I too the love the second one but it's the imagery that gets me the most. I love the medical jargon and the skeleton. That doesn't even begin to cover your technique...nice.

Here kitty kitty - don't howl!; 6/17/12, 9:21 AM
alteredarcheology said...: Nicely done on that pen nib clasp. The skele-cuff is just so bizarro, I LOVE it. It would look awesome with hot pants and combat boots.; 6/17/12, 9:54 AM
Beatnheart said...: Yeah I'm gonna wear that.cuff with hot pants and combat boots... U wanna talk crazy lady...

Cool thing happened yesterday. I made a bangle stack... Just as I was finishing the pics and was ready to list i got a convo from a reg customer saying could I make her a bracelet of the exact thing I just made... I says hey whata bout this?
She says perfect I list it's gone all within about 15 minutes.loves me some synchronicity...; 6/17/12, 10:31 AM
Rosie Moceri said...: You are queen Fanci!; 6/17/12, 10:19 PM