Archive for January, 2008
Still Overhaulin’
You may well notice the listings are gone from Etsy. That’s a result of the on-going moving and sorting, caulking and painting, and all the while feeling compelled to prevent a good amount of foodstuff from going bad (the fridge is on the fritz). But never fear, listings will return, sometime in mid- to late- [...]
Overhaul!
Sorting through all the “stuff” I’ve collected over the years is time-consuming — hence the lack of action or new listings on etsy as of late. By next month more of my time will be dedicated to sewing, beading, painting and simply producing — fingers crossed. If I’m learning anything through this process, it’s 1) [...]
It’s all about the process…?
Why, exactly, is this belt worth $18,000?
Leather tanned for over a year apparently plays a part. The New York Magazine article fills in on the rest of the details, beating out the Marie Claire snippet on the Ballet flats that cost $538 but well under the $7,300 alligator bag…
L I N K S :
The [...]Spirit and Place
This is kinda cool to know: Spirit & Place has posted an open call for collaborative events. The theme this year is ‘Exploring Imagination’. There’s three informational sessions and a collaboration workshop on January 25 from 9am to Noon (The English Building, 600 North Alabama St.). A link to the guidelines: www.spirtitandplace.org/ProgramPartner.aspx
Two- (or Three-) Wheeled Vehicular Fashion! Complete with heels!
a photo from the vélocoture flickr group: posted by zakkaliciousness
Despite being bleery-eyed and a crumpled untimely mass I had to check out what Hap is doing with the site over at the Dada site (I like, I like!) and note this would be his/their first-go-round with the great WP (pretty sure about that). Anyway, it [...]Somebody’s asking where the *^@# are those links
Yeah. I’m on that. Tonight. I promise. So they’ll be ready first thing… oh. It’s tomorrow morning already. OK. In a few hours. After a quick nap.
In the meantime, I have to express that I was just blown away by the 1) structures on 2) the site design of 3) the speed of www.modulardwellings.com. [...]FYI: Elevating takes on new meaning
It upscaled the macaroni and cheese without seeming to be some pretentious-fusion denial about what we were really eating.
Apparently it’s fine to try this with food (maybe) but polyester placemats — that’s a no-no.
L I N K :
nymag.com article
