November 4, 2009
Help Pam Noles support the Interstitial Arts Foundation
Work's been kicking my butt lately, so I'm a day or two late on posting this, but this needs to get signal boosted:
Pam Noles (who is Black, Geek, and Fine With That), has quilted the most amazing wrap skirt and is donating it to an auction for the Interstitial Arts Foundation:
In addition to being gorgeous and twirly and a genuine hand-sewn work of art, it's also inspired by a short story, "Berry Moon," by Camilla Bruce. Those of you who know me well know how much I dearly love cross-pollination like this. Songs written for poems written for artwork based on photographs. Fabric Arts made for short stories. Dancing about architecture. You know the stuff: It's wonderful, and inspiring, and it makes the world a much better place.
As if all that weren't enough, Pam will custom-size the wrap-skirt's buttonhole for you.
So what're you waiting for? Go forth and Bid! It's for a good cause!
October 17, 2009
Signal Boost: Project POORCRAFT
Hey, everybody: my buddy C. Spike Trotman is starting up a brand-new project and needs your help! It's called Project: POORCRAFT and it's going to be a guide to living frugally in urban and suburban areas, told in comics format. But don't take my word for it; head on over to Kickstarter and hear Spike tell you about it herself.
December 28, 2008
Ohwha Tanerd Iyam
For Christmas, I bought myself a few indulgences -- a couple picture books that are historical trivia/glossaries/companion pieces to the Patrick O'Brian Aubrey/Maturin books, a couple more reference books about The Turk, and this, which I found on eBay. I'm going to find a wee tiny frame for it. Does anyone else want some pretty, cancelled stamps from Slovakia? I'm not a collector myself, but if you are, speak up and I'll send them out.
(Slovakia also struck a coin with Kempelen's face on them, and Hungary did one with the Turk on it, and I'm chasing both on eBay right now. What a colossal nerd I am.)