fanciful devices: White Girls Be Trippin' [sold]

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.

11/15/13

White Girls Be Trippin' [sold]

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR HELPING ME DESTASH!!!
OMG, I am starting to breathe again. And I'm cleaning!!!

~~This next lot is all delicate and lovely and it's called White Girls Be Trippin' cuz it's all about white. Also because I think I'm funny.~~

~~16" choker natural leather, magnetic clasp.~~

~~This handpainted little lady has 2 little loops up top you cant see.~~

~~Some really choice bits from Kathyhaul that I'm too overwhelmed to think about.~~

~~This thing is substantial.~~

~~Lace scraps and such.~~

~~Sewing ephemera.~~

~~Aluminum ashtray. I made it's twin into semi-circle earrings. Cuz you know- aluminum=weightless.~~

~~That's a transparency.~~

~~You may be able to see a cab with JFK on it.~~

~~I may have gone overboard with this lot.~~

~~I might not be able to fit everything in.~~

~~This is a cool resin swallow.~~

~~Garden shears with recesses for stones.~~

~~Pinks.~~

~~Three violet faux druzy cabs.~~

~~Kuchi. Porcelain thimble/cup with soldered loop on it.~~

~~Rectangle of old worn quilt, perfect for the base of a textile cuff.~~

~~Flower trim.~~

~~Real vintage bandage roll.~~

~~Coins, ceramics, Beatriz connector.~~

~~That L is a hatpin clutch. There's also a teeny whisk.~~

~~Bits.~~

~~A piece of scrap pewter.~~

~~Vintage bingo balls, one has a screw eye in it. Also key and mini wrench thing.~~

~~Millinery.~~

~~Some of these things are super pretty! And I promise to try and keep as much dog hair out as possible!~~

~~Rub-n-Buff in white and Patina.~~

~~Yeah, any stash from me will contain some amount of dog hair.~~

~~Teenys.~~

~~Cow bone carved keychain of my hometown. Thing is, I got it to make a cuff because it's curved perfectly for it. But then I never did.~~

~~I think that's real silver on this hot mess.~~

~~Accordion fold locket, 4 oversized antique African glass beads.~~

~~Sequins in clear/white.~~

~~Mop frame, shells, mop shanks, old broken clip on earrings.~~

~~Shell pendant.~~

~~Buttons, rings.~~

~~House tea strainer.~~

I'll try with all my might to cram all this into the box. Only cheapo stuff will be sacrificed. If there's room, I'll stuff more in. I've been able to stuff extra in all the boxes so far. Pretty good things too. Again, sorry about any dog hair. Imna have to go 50, plus ship will be 55.

Now I take nap-

3 comments:

gretchen said...: i drooled all over this one, too ... just wrote you, hoping everyone else forgot to check today!
xoxo; 11/15/13, 9:26 PM
Jiorji said...: THAT PAW!!! who made it?!?! where does it come from?!?! IT"S A PAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i love :D; 11/15/13, 10:12 PM
Numinosity said...: Hey there, I'm reentering the blog world again like Sandra Bullock in "Gravity" ... a burning capsule breaking through in to the atmosphere and thought I ought to pop in and visit one of my fanciest and favist bloggers. Your destash certainly raises the bar on all destahes. Does it even make a dent in your "collecties" ( as opposed to makies) I hope some stash barren person receives this motherlode and has a blast. I'm just reentering the makie world again and feeling a little impatient or something, must be the altitude here but hopefully can get back into the zone. meanwhile , catching up with my blog friends. xoxo; 11/18/13, 7:58 AM