fanciful devices: Couple bits

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.

1/8/13

Couple bits

... to tide you over til I get my pimsy ass over to the oxidizing station and finish off a pile o' thangs I got in the works. "Station" meaning "section of floor". Free Shipping Sale. Miracles. Cosmic Tribal bright blue colorful choker hand rock quartz gold leaf.

Free Shipping Sale. Miracles. Cosmic Tribal bright blue colorful choker hand rock quartz gold leaf.

Miracles.
And for you new gals, since my stats are telling me there are some, 'pimsy' means chock full of da pims- PMS, which is the guiding force of my life, unfortunately. I sure mention it about 100x more than any other blogger.
Free Shipping Sale. Miracles. Cosmic Tribal bright blue colorful choker hand rock quartz gold leaf.

Can I just share something that makes me happy before I spend the rest of the day curled up on the couch?
Free Shipping Sale. Ask All. Rustic Green Cabochon Earrings with vintage buttons.

Free Shipping Sale. Ask All. Rustic Green Cabochon Earrings with vintage buttons.

Ask All.
First, Juliette Morris Williams, via convo: "So while I may sound like a fuddyduddy I have my way cool moments, and one of them is finding outabout you and your work."
D'AWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!
Free Shipping Sale. Ask All. Rustic Green Cabochon Earrings with vintage buttons.

And second, Beatnheart: "(...) I have met some of my best friends through this blog and you...the most awesome of ladies who I have grown to love and cherish in good times and bad throughout the year...each and every one of you has something to bring to the table and to share ...this is the coolest club to belong to...love you and all the bitches that follow and comment and support us hard working gals who sweat at our work benches to make the unique and beautiful....thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here...cynthia" Free Shipping Sale. You Found Out. Cosmic Alchemy Resin Cuff.

Free Shipping Sale. You Found Out. Cosmic Alchemy Resin Cuff.

You Found Out.
OMFG that gives me such the warm and fuzzies I cant even. My heart feels shquished, is what.
Free Shipping Sale. You Found Out. Cosmic Alchemy Resin Cuff.

Also that Sparrow told me her reaction to my makings is, apparently:

Which I'm gonna assume doesn't mean:

So my reaction can be:

7 comments:

Jiorji said...: i second Sparrow's reaction. I get mad when i realize you can't possibly blog and share new things every hour. WHY NOT?!?!?!

and i get mad how your resin stuffs are so plump. Mine are sunken in. uugghh need to find the way!!!

...for a non religious person, i really enjoy your creepy religious pieces. Maybe cos they're so odd.Odd is good; 1/8/13, 5:11 PM
Juliette said...: D'awwww ;) Meant it, too (what I said)

Hah! The first guy in the pictures at the bottom looks like he's got dandruff and is scratching. :D

OH, what is that stone in the gorgeous necklace?

xoxo Juliette; 1/8/13, 5:12 PM
Beatnheart said...: wow...i’ve been quoted.; 1/8/13, 7:59 PM
alteredarcheology said...: Yeah Beat, you said a bunch of true there for sure. Also a bunch of true, "pms is the guiding force in my life." I feel your pain.; 1/9/13, 7:32 AM
Penelope said...: No dude, I mean i was all 'I can't fathom this- where does it come from!? WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN

Cause you have the most inzane ideas and stuff I wouldn't think of in a million years, so I'm all 'where does her brain!'; 1/9/13, 9:14 AM
Unknown said...: Uh, is it okay to say I love your "bits" - and can't wait to see what's sittin' on the floor to be oxidized at the station.; 1/9/13, 4:39 PM
Numinosity said...: The colors in that first shot knock me out! I am crushing on your latest work. that's probably why your bulb exploded.; 1/12/13, 11:13 AM