Saturday, March 13, 2010
IN VOGUE
THIS ISSUE!
Yes, being in Vogue is a very big thing for me, no matter how small the article. So what if the column reads 'Made in Canada'? I am, after all. Made in Canada, that is. Besides, what's made this mention so special is that I share the Made in Canada spotlight with my good friend, fellow-designer and inspiration pal, Ilga Leja, who also lives here in Nova Scotia.
The column's author, fasinated by our weekly walks and how Ilga and I support and influence one another despite having very different aesthetics, gave a paragraph to our creative think-tanks. We are so lucky to have one another, it's true. Ilga's classic with a twist, a meastro of the creative application of lace among other techniques, whereas I am, well, you know, organic and free-range and more than a little over-the-top. Still, ours is a friendship and designer relationship which is not competetive. In the past, both of us have experienced organizations that encourage sometimes ruthless tactics to appear better and more qualified than another contender, making us committed to avoiding such behaviors in our new lives. No pointless meetings, no deadening deadlines (unless of our own choosing), no hoops, no three-ring-circus, just time to breathe, to dream and create. And reserve a whole day for walking and talking together. Yes, this is bliss.
Last week, Lucy Neatby joined us for lunch and, believe me, we didn't run out of things to talk about!
Posted by Jane on 03/13 at 11:54 AM
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
OF COUNTING BEANS JUST AS THE WEATHER WARMS
Knitting shell: part of this month's Inspired Knitter
I once had a colleague who would launch many a statement with the words: "I've been very remiss lately…". It wouldn't matter if he were confessing to a serious error or some other lack of judgement, his way of framing the admission won support and understanding. No doubt that gentile, old-fashion, phrasing saved the day. So…I've been very remiss with my blog…a whole week without posting! What's happening?
Well, too much, as it turns out. I've been working away at the Leaf Lights Evocative Guide, putting the finishing touches on the new Inspired Knitter's club website and DOING MY TAXES. Urgh! Taxes are the bane of our collective existence this time of year, aren't they? Just when we'd rather spend our free time getting outside in the sunshine (yes! There's been a sighting six days in a row!) here we are, counting beans. Here I sit listening to the ducks landing in the river (finally free of ice), hearing the geese flying in from their holiday camp in Florida, straining to hear the whisper of the tulips coming up while BEAN COUNTING!
But after dark, it's back to knitting and thinking summery thoughts. Besides knitting leaves, I have been evoking gardens on my needles and dreaming of my own suffused with sweetly-scented blooms.
An experiment in color
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| By Melba Vincent on 2010 03 10 |
