my mother cleaned a lot
i made barbie a custom made mop
straw
yellow sponge
cut into strips
and taped
today
girl falls on playground
examine the gash
bea says to convince herself
your not gonna die
kid is annoyed by this
ridiculous passionate hopeful response
i buy a canvas
paint a painting
with Buddha in the corner
on the number 10 of clubs
wind blows through open window
wash the floor and clean the cat box
and think fondly of my custom made barbie mop
Friday, April 29, 2005
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Magnificent Climb
Windsor Castle
in the company
of her Majesty,
the Queen of England,
Sir Edmund Hillary
ascends
the
grand
staircase,
with a cane.
in the company
of her Majesty,
the Queen of England,
Sir Edmund Hillary
ascends
the
grand
staircase,
with a cane.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Monday, April 25, 2005
daring darlings
Here is my contribution for www.illustrationfriday.com, this weeks theme 'daring'
featured here are nine daring darlings but oh dear only six of the darlings can be seen...
featured here are nine daring darlings but oh dear only six of the darlings can be seen...
unsticky wicket
i have unglued my gunk
sprung for fun
backin the saddle again,
yah hoo
and it is so nice to be unglued
all is well in blog land
all is well
sprung for fun
backin the saddle again,
yah hoo
and it is so nice to be unglued
all is well in blog land
all is well
Friday, April 22, 2005
Help!!
This is a picture my daughter did. I think the angst look on this figures face represents how i am feeling regarding NOT being able to post directly or edit on my blog at blogger....Luck has it I am able to post through flikr. If anyone out there can help me please do!!
Thursday, April 21, 2005
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
first craft
there i am at the dining room table
1970's danish modern
bold geometric in olive, orange, brown, sunburst yellow
this is the backdrop
the table cloth
at the long windows olive green net
first floor
no one can see in
Here i sit
straight back against teak
feet rest on rust carpet
placemat placed
and
box of tubes with filters
turquoise blue ribbed plastic box
square, white lid
tabacco
Belvedere Light? Maybe.
and the machine to make them
cheery red, dark, lux
metal. like a luxury automobile
knob round black
i put the tabacco inside
the little metal ditch like chamber
put a tube to the mouth of the
machine
and let the knob into my 9 year old palm
following the river
towards cigarette making
Mum checks my progress
as I drift off in delicious smells
of cold fresh tabacco
rust, yellow, earthy,
"is this okay?'
i ask
"hmmh a little too loose"
oh, too loose
and this-too tight
and this-not even enough
until i get it just right
how many?
20
hows that?
thanks
my first craft
ceremonous cigarette making
in which i never test the product
happy to be making
sitting
focusing
working with hands
raw material
making something
intimate
that matters
a good smoke
1970's danish modern
bold geometric in olive, orange, brown, sunburst yellow
this is the backdrop
the table cloth
at the long windows olive green net
first floor
no one can see in
Here i sit
straight back against teak
feet rest on rust carpet
placemat placed
and
box of tubes with filters
turquoise blue ribbed plastic box
square, white lid
tabacco
Belvedere Light? Maybe.
and the machine to make them
cheery red, dark, lux
metal. like a luxury automobile
knob round black
i put the tabacco inside
the little metal ditch like chamber
put a tube to the mouth of the
machine
and let the knob into my 9 year old palm
following the river
towards cigarette making
Mum checks my progress
as I drift off in delicious smells
of cold fresh tabacco
rust, yellow, earthy,
"is this okay?'
i ask
"hmmh a little too loose"
oh, too loose
and this-too tight
and this-not even enough
until i get it just right
how many?
20
hows that?
thanks
my first craft
ceremonous cigarette making
in which i never test the product
happy to be making
sitting
focusing
working with hands
raw material
making something
intimate
that matters
a good smoke
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
tattered insides
i can not enter through the front door,
so i go round to the back
i am experiencing technical difficulties
no need for upset
before you rip your dress open
look outside
see the sun shine down
see spot run
so i go round to the back
i am experiencing technical difficulties
no need for upset
before you rip your dress open
look outside
see the sun shine down
see spot run
Monday, April 18, 2005
Friday, April 15, 2005
friday, friday
in the words of my sister,
'friday, friday keep your nose tiday'
and to all a happy weekend.
'friday, friday keep your nose tiday'
and to all a happy weekend.
Thursday, April 14, 2005
Actor, Rose Mona Rosewater
A very famous actress from the early 1920's, from a parallel universe, Rose Mona Rosewater gained especial notariety for her award winning perfomance for the stage play"Where the Knit Begins". Seen here posing for a publicity still.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
fallen
as i walked yesterday
i saw a man
take a fall
in the road
i stopped
while lines of cars waited
as we picked up his change
injured or not
jolted back to another time
1986
a motorbike accident
had left him
crushed
trache scarred
broken
in a coma
i am not sure how he was before the fall
but he needed to tell his words
took help easy
wanting someone to do something
this life he is having hard
pavement hitting shoulder
hard
i hope i added a tiny spot
of comfort
a ten dollar bill,
a cab ride
and an ear
i saw a man
take a fall
in the road
i stopped
while lines of cars waited
as we picked up his change
injured or not
jolted back to another time
1986
a motorbike accident
had left him
crushed
trache scarred
broken
in a coma
i am not sure how he was before the fall
but he needed to tell his words
took help easy
wanting someone to do something
this life he is having hard
pavement hitting shoulder
hard
i hope i added a tiny spot
of comfort
a ten dollar bill,
a cab ride
and an ear
Monday, April 11, 2005
Sunday, April 10, 2005
Perfume
my Dad loved perfume
love is not too strong a word
although the perfume often was
he liked the perfume counter in,
shopper's drugmart, the bay,
eatons-indiscriminate really
he was happiest in his own bouquet
of scents sprayed rapidly mixed together
exclaiming 'beautiful, ah beautiful'
i think, thinking back
from this adult perspective
he had unfortunatly had the opportunity
of smelling bad smells
sad smells
stenches of death
in this new north american life
he found a more pleasant nosegay
sweet smells
security
family
love
and of course, the opulent perfume counter
he didn't get into detail
about the past
but once remembered
a happy time too
a tea cup i had
full of a popourri
called
spring rain
(the photos destroyed, the memories not)
this is my holidays
my summer holidays
an inn, in childhood
that was sweet smelling
before the stench
an olfactory sandwich
in which the bread of it
sweetly perfumed
love is not too strong a word
although the perfume often was
he liked the perfume counter in,
shopper's drugmart, the bay,
eatons-indiscriminate really
he was happiest in his own bouquet
of scents sprayed rapidly mixed together
exclaiming 'beautiful, ah beautiful'
i think, thinking back
from this adult perspective
he had unfortunatly had the opportunity
of smelling bad smells
sad smells
stenches of death
in this new north american life
he found a more pleasant nosegay
sweet smells
security
family
love
and of course, the opulent perfume counter
he didn't get into detail
about the past
but once remembered
a happy time too
a tea cup i had
full of a popourri
called
spring rain
(the photos destroyed, the memories not)
this is my holidays
my summer holidays
an inn, in childhood
that was sweet smelling
before the stench
an olfactory sandwich
in which the bread of it
sweetly perfumed
Saturday, April 09, 2005
Friday, April 08, 2005
alone
for www.illustrationfriday.com, this weeks topic "alone"
suddenly while home alone there was a knock at the wooly door...
no one appeared to be there,
just a table outside with a whole forest full of trees
'was i really alone' i asked myself
'sometimes
i like the headiness of hunger and being left alone'
i thought to myself...
suddenly while home alone there was a knock at the wooly door...
no one appeared to be there,
just a table outside with a whole forest full of trees
'was i really alone' i asked myself
'sometimes
i like the headiness of hunger and being left alone'
i thought to myself...
Thursday, April 07, 2005
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
strep throat
i have strep throat
i have strep throat, and sleep alot and whisper sometimes 'cause it hurts
i have strep throat, and sleep alot and whisper sometimes 'cause it hurts
Monday, April 04, 2005
travel
for www.illustrationfriday.com
the theme is 'travel'
please click on to seem the impending travel plans of bear and rabbit!
the theme is 'travel'
please click on to seem the impending travel plans of bear and rabbit!
Sunday, April 03, 2005
winter not yet soothed into sleep
this day,
of snow
and slush
and wind.
old man winter,
reflux
another bout
winter not yet soothed into sleep
more to give
in power and individuality an anarchist
ignoring the dates of the calendar
that proclaim
First Day of Spring
of snow
and slush
and wind.
old man winter,
reflux
another bout
winter not yet soothed into sleep
more to give
in power and individuality an anarchist
ignoring the dates of the calendar
that proclaim
First Day of Spring
Saturday, April 02, 2005
apartment
welcome this snowy, yes snowy saturday to my apartment, click on the image for the virtual tour, step inside, i will be making a book for the edible book fair today. for more info on that check out
http://2X4totheforehead.com/ediblebooks
http://2X4totheforehead.com/ediblebooks
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