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
imaginary followers
Mother of Light, and the Gods! Mother of Music, awake!
Silence and speech are at odds; Heaven and Hell are at stake.
By the Rose and the Cross I conjure;
I constrain by the Snake and the Sword;
I am he that is sworn to endure -Bring us the word of the Lord!
from The Interpreter by Aleister Crowley
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.)
dgmidkiff- congratulations! You win the giveaway necklace. Which is fitting since they're sort of raku colors. Why, you all don't recognize dgmidkiff? Of course not, why would you? I bet you recognize the wonderous and strange wonderousstrange though, hu? Remember gals, if your facebook/flickr/etsy/blogname/blogusername/tweets/etc identities match up, everything that you do on-line will re-enforce your brand identity. That means it's basically free advertising. I told you this before. I'll get off my soapbox now. Go look at wonderousstrange's blogpost celebrating a year without cancer, showing a bunch of awesome new work, AND going on about yours truly for a bit there. *blush*
Some of the colors she achieves hurt my heart.
Haven't been sleeping, which leaves a lot of time free for my new addiction, awesomephilia.com. Here's some of the treasures found there. "Argument I heard on the bus: no, n*ggah, gay bros can raise babies. Look at that warthog motherfucker and that ferret thing that raised Simba. And that n*ggah became king of motherfucking Africa."
Most of the stuff on awesomephilia is not animals, I should emphasize. Somehow though, animals is all I got. That and the gay bros raising Simbah.Meanwhile, the lovely Sharon Driscoll wrote a lovely post about a little package I sent her. Lovely.
So Jordi, about planting an avacado from a pit. I was 6 years old and I still remember dad did some fancy cutting to the pit then balanced it on some toothpicks before putting it in water. Here's a horrible doodle of what I mean. I remember because we were at the dinner table and I didn't know what he was doing. I think it was spontaneous on his part because he's like that. And now, all these years later, after seeing it grow from nothing.... sigh. It's his fault too he berated me into changing the pot. I miss that tree.
Susanne asked how I "treat the pictures you use in your jewelry?" Well, if you mean the moons, those are antique paper from a book that's been coated in resin then cut with scissors. Just resin! I use the cheapo easycast stuff, not the expensive ice resin stuff. I put a heat gun over it to be rid of any bubbles, making extra sure not to breathe in fumes.
Here's some penguins chasing a butterfly.
I don't have any jewelry to show. Turns out you need to be awake to make it. Now worries, I'm still a happy, if murkey, camper.
Here's a bunch of redonk kids imitating a bunch of redonk owls.
There wasn’t a hippie in the 60s and 70s who did not do this...it was as mandatory as doing macrame and embroidering on your jeans ...also plants from sweet potatoes was huge...kids didn’t have money then nor did they want money...just enough for a dime bag! and that was for a whole ounce....yikes...oh yeah... tooth picks in da seed...balance offa a glass of water...keep it watered...watch it grow.
Yessss!! Can't not wait to wear 'me precious" and get bunches of compliments!! Thanks so much Your Awesomeness!! And to have you feature my work is the real prize:) I am honored:) I am sincere that you have inspired me to get off my butt and create some of my own finished pieces:) Have had a blast all day fusing with putting together ear rings. Not my usual gig:)
but I was no hippie, OK Beatnheart? Never mellow. No flowers in my head. Just loved the deep green of an avocado leaf and wanted to have it in the house.
Congratulations to wonderousstrange all around. Bunny slamming into kitty is adorable and too much! I like beatnheart's second comment LOL. I wouldn't be surprised to see macrame in fanci's near future. :)
Thank you so much :) I actually bought some of the stuff yesterday, because after reading through a bunch of your older posts I figured you'd used resin for the moon-pictures too. I'm super excited to try it out :)
I've never felt,....ah, so lovely. Congrats to the winner - it's a beautiful piece. LOL - I remember the potato's and seeds routine. We did love growing things and still do. Dime bags...hahahaha. Kitty in the water broke my heart too...
My name is Marina Rios. I'm from Uruguay. I now focus full time on my obsession with turning pretty things into prettier things. I live with my goofy dog and husband.
My hobbies include:
Laughing at my own jokes and demanding Mr Devices laugh at them too.
Dancing around in my room, pretending I'm looking really cool to imaginary people. Also car dancing.
Spending all day in my pjs.
Thinking of all the things I need to do and not doing them.
Sitting.
Lying down.
9 comments:
congrats on the winner...!!
and smart of you to award a prize to one of your suppliers...now that is using your head.
couldn’t watch kitty underwater...looked distressed and I felt so sad...bunny i loved
...crazy family? what da heck were they doing...
liked little prancy dog cause it wasn’t a real dog just a movie dog.
oops...ie. avocado seed tree.
There wasn’t a hippie in the 60s and 70s who did not do this...it was as mandatory as doing macrame and embroidering on your jeans ...also plants from sweet potatoes was huge...kids didn’t have money then nor did they want money...just enough for a dime bag! and that was for a whole ounce....yikes...oh yeah...
tooth picks in da seed...balance offa a glass of water...keep it watered...watch it grow.
Yessss!! Can't not wait to wear 'me precious" and get bunches of compliments!! Thanks so much Your Awesomeness!! And to have you feature my work is the real prize:) I am honored:) I am sincere that you have inspired me to get off my butt and create some of my own finished pieces:) Have had a blast all day fusing with putting together ear rings. Not my usual gig:)
Thanks again!!
but I was no hippie, OK Beatnheart? Never mellow. No flowers in my head. Just loved the deep green of an avocado leaf and wanted to have it in the house.
Congratulations to wonderousstrange all around. Bunny slamming into kitty is adorable and too much! I like beatnheart's second comment LOL.
I wouldn't be surprised to see macrame in fanci's near future. :)
huge congrats to wonderousstrange!!
the bunny with the kitty is so cute but I couldn't watch the kitty underwater either!
Thank you so much :) I actually bought some of the stuff yesterday, because after reading through a bunch of your older posts I figured you'd used resin for the moon-pictures too.
I'm super excited to try it out :)
HAHAHA! I want to say more, but HAHAHA the kids imitating the owls. Love them!
I've never felt,....ah, so lovely. Congrats to the winner - it's a beautiful piece. LOL - I remember the potato's and seeds routine. We did love growing things and still do. Dime bags...hahahaha. Kitty in the water broke my heart too...
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