Mydwynter Studios

Galliards and Lute Songs Served in Chilling Ale

2008-10-09T11:26:00.006-05:00

It's been an interesting week.

I've been sitting here, knowing cerebrally that South Carolina does not get autumn. It seems that it gets slightly...drier, but the temperature and the preponderance of palmetto trees conspire to deny the state a Proper Autumn, with bright colours and crisp smells and chilly breezes.

However, the intertubes have been full of the change of the season this week. A friend posted pictures of the colourful mountain range around her house. Another friend complained lovingly about how it was already too cold in the mornings to stalk around without heavy socks. And I've been forced to watch it all from afar, marvelling at the dissonance between the knowledge that I won't have that here, and the actual experience of lacking it. I'm having the climatic version of taking a sip from a cup that you thought was water, which turns out to be rum. Or, more accurately, I've been hoping for spiced rum and got water instead.

I wonder how many times I'll walk outside and not be slapped in the face by the blustering autumn wind. I'm wondering how many times I'll go to open the window and smell...nothing. And I'm wondering, more and more, what all this is going to mean for my winter. Is it just going to get worse, as I wait over and over for the snow that won't fall? Or will I just get used to it, in that way that humans do, and forget that I ever owned a wool overcoat?

Ordinarily I rely on the change of season to spur me on, and the cold weather to keep me moving. The autumn and winter are when I usually get things done, especially all those projects I'd been thinking up in the heat of the summer when I was too lethargic to move. It's a reaction to the cold and the quiet, I think. It's a reaction to the juxtiposition of briskness and ice-bound immobility. So how is a lack of winter going to affect my creativity, my productivity? Will everything just remain...stagnant? Where will I find my winter inspiration, if not from the sun on snow?

Many winters ago and several states away, I spent the winter staying in the attic of some friends' house, sharing the mostly-finished space with another friend. That season I spent the entire time reading Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon, listening to my copy of Jethro Tull's "Songs From the Wood", and handsewing a gigantic woolen cloak. It was chilly everywhere, but that was the warmest I'd felt in ages. I was surrounded by people whom I loved and loved me, we had a constant supply of hot cocoa, and I was immersed in a very medieval-inspired winter. It feels like every year since then is an attempt to recreate those amazing few months, to no avail; you really can't go back home again. But at least I still had the cold and the calm.

So, perhaps, this year is the year I invent something else. A new winter. A new zero. Something less reliant on snow and cold, and more derived from an inner quiet. After all, people have to slow down to think sometime, and I hope that even down here--in a humid land full of palmettos and pecans--people still use winter as the season of meditation, reflection, and calm.

Barbarians and Ruffles

2008-10-02T12:45:00.003-05:00

Today I'm working on the design for some workout pants (trousers, for you Brits, not underpants) for bellydancers, and whomever else wants them. They--and some other reclaimed t-shirt clothing I've been designing--will eventually be put up on etsy. I've got a nice cup of chamomile tea, and I'm about to start a pot of chili a-simmering.

Once I finish the current step for these pants (working on ruffles), I think I'm going to work on a current custom tattoo design. I was hoping to get some prelim. graphic design stuff done this week, but since I won't be getting my other computers from West Virginia for yet another week I have a bit of a reprieve.

ON DECK: Research the hair of Alphonse Mucha's women
TODAY ON TV: Ep 101 of "Mad Men"; Terry Jones' "Barbarians"

Gone to Carolina in my mind.

2008-09-02T15:35:00.004-05:00

Well, here I am, back in good ol' Charleston again. I'm just in time to catch what (at this point) may or may not be a Catagory 3 hurricane. Joy!

I'm getting a chance to sort through old t-shirts and get to work on some designs for the etsy store. Be assured that as soon as I get some items up I will post a link here. And I'm also putting the word out: I'm looking to build up my supply of old t-shirts from which to make new and exciting garments. If you have an old pile of t-shirts sitting around that hasn't yet made it to the thrift store, please consider sending them to me instead. As an incentive, for every ten shirts you send I'll make you a new and shiny something out of one of them. Spread the word! This is a great way to get something useful out of an old sentimental shirt you never wear anymore.

I'm also going to get to re-paint the room which will soon be my studio. We might even get to buy the paint today, and as soon as James' dad drops off the ladder I can get going. This is all way more pleasing than just painting a room ought to be; it's really the little things with me, innit?

Back in the Saddle Again

2008-08-10T21:05:00.003-05:00

Well, I'm back in Ontario, having spent the last two weeks at Pennsic. I'm spending the next day or so here, and then Virginia and I are driving back to West Virginia for some serious prep work for The Maryland Rennaisance Festival.

At this point, the plan is for me to be in town and at faire for Labour Day Weekend. On that Friday, my friend Terri is performing, and on that Sunday is DC Tribal Cafe, which I am very much looking forward to attending. Please contact me if you want to plan something. In fact, if you are available or interested in...conveyance...to or from events, also please contact me. :)

Back to watching Virginia watch the Olympics for me. Cheers, all.

"A night's unbroken sleep might aid my welfare..."

2008-04-01T15:49:00.006-05:00

Happy April!

It's been an interesting few days here at Mydwynter Studios.

The work on my apartment above the pottery studios is progressing. Soon, the ceiling will be finished, and after that work can continue more easily. I have completely moved in nonetheless, which has been fantastic...especially for Rigel the studio cat, who has decided now that there is a dog-free zone, he's going to sleep off the last year. (He's been an almost-exclusively an outdoor cat for that time due to some "dog issues".) His greatest ambition thus far seems to be to shed as much as possible onto my bedcover. Congratulations, Rigel. You're doing well.

Last night was a bit stressful, for various personal reasons. I decided to take a page from my freshman year at university and stay up all night, doing some sort of artwork which I seldom get to do. The whole thing is an exercise in freedom; freedom from the usual constraints of time, and freedom from my usual constraints of media.

I was inspired to pull out my old pastels and a beautiful blue piece of pastel paper I had bought on a whim this past fall. I let fly, to this effect:

I've been calling it "study of a celt in lapiz and copper" for lack of a better title. If you have any suggestions I'd be pleased to hear them.

I won't editorialize here, only to say that it was an interesting ride getting back on that horse. I haven't worked with pastels for so long that I can't even remember when I last used them. I had a blast though, and hope to do that more often. "A fresh palatte of pastels" go onto the list of art supplies I need to order; I suspect that this set is nearly as old as I.

The spring winds outside are gusting, and changes are afoot indeed.
Be well,
Bran

Back on the Horse

2008-03-20T00:03:00.004-05:00

Well folks, it's been a long ~3 months. Here's what I've been working on:

In December, the last time I checked in, I had just finished making my various-winter-holiday cards. I also teased that I had photos of a commissioned project, but I couldn't post them in case they made it back to the person for whom it was being created.

Well, the present was sneakily transferred to the wife of the recipient, and given as a Christmas gift, and (so I was told) much enjoyed. Here it is:

This was a blast to work on. I particularly enjoyed playing with the way the spirals didn't just have to echo the form in two dimensions, but could flow in and out of the pockets and holes within the skull. Great fun.

After that, I headed out on a long, long trip hither and yon.

I flew out to Seattle, where I spent a month making many lists and weaving lots of trim on a mini inkle loom. As usual, I spent my time hanging out with all my friends out there and being inspired by Seattle's particular mix of health, hipness, and love of originality. I finally made it to a yoga class taught by one of the guys out there, ate at one of my favorite vegan soul food restaurants, and attempted to play a game of frisbee golf. (Which is, as was clear to those who were playing with me, not my favorite past time. As sports go, I would much rather be playing baseball, or football, or a wicked game of badminton.) In spite of the latter, I had quite a nice time there.

Then I moved on to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where I proceeded to be knocked upside the head by a major respiratory flu. Being ill for a week seriously threw off our plans for the month, which were to make what I am calling "Yurt: The New Class"; where I camp at Pennsic, we Celts often use yurts as our temporary round houses. One of my friends who lives up there is basically our "yurt guru", so it only made sense that if I wanted a yurt which a)would break down small enough to be conveyed in a car, and b)was more efficient than our current versions, I would go to her. The three of us up there worked our tails off (especially our yurt guru, to whom I owe a big pile o' thanks and many, many presents). One thing I learned? When working with hickory, you get some serious tear-out which might not only be irreparable with a belt sander, but also irreparable with a nicely-sharpened hand planer. Yikes.

In any event, the delay due to illness cost us the deadline, so I'll be heading back up in July. In the meantime, one of the things we did finish completely was the cherry wood door frame, which I'll be carving (intricately, it seems, according to my sketches) and fitting with a door. Photos on that will be posted once it has been completed.

This month I went down to the last weekend of the Florida Renaissance Festival and over to Mississippi for the SCA's Gulf Wars. I was much inspired by these two events, and more on the results of that inspiration are to come.

Here's hoping the nascent Spring finds you well, and the new-green buds bring you some growth of your own.

Cheers,
Bran

...and tomorrow will be beyond imagining.

2007-12-24T22:44:00.000-05:00

The past week was a but nutty, but full of a whole lot of accomplishment. I can post some pictures after Christmas, so as not to ruin a few surprises. However, I did also manage to create and produce my own Winter/Yule/Christmas/Hanukkah, etc., cards.

I hope you all are having a safe, warm, and lovely holiday season.

And it all began...

2007-12-20T13:09:00.001-05:00

In the interest of photodocumentation, I offer pictures of the first skull (in fact, object) I ever decorated iron-age celtic style, in 2004. Please note my attempt to be a bad-ass by working in a spiderweb. Ah, youth. ;)

In any event, that was only the beginning. I soon learned that there are many different styles of spiralwork, coming out of the myriad time periods and places that are considered as being, in that age, Celtic. More examples to come.

Well, it's about d*%n time.

2007-12-08T00:28:00.001-05:00

At long last, when someone points their browser to www.mydwynterstudios.com, they will achieve my own very special brand of enlightenment: this blog.

I'm assuming that the automatic redirects apply to feeds as well, (I'm testing that at the mo,) but if you have any problems, please just send me an email at help at mydwynterstudios dot com.

"...ain't it a blessing to do what you want to do?"

2007-12-07T22:42:00.000-05:00

Ahoy-hoy...

I'm in MD this weekend for the Holiday Sale/Open House at Art of Fire. Va and Darrell and Mary and I have converged upon Va's parental homestead for the evening, and at the moment are still striving to regain the feeling in our extremities from such a very, very cold day in the Celtic Annex (read: un-insulated garage). We are looking forward to seeing some great people this weekend. Will any of them be you? We've got all the usual suspects, and some new ones, including "Crow" cookies jars and "Ceilidh" cassarole dishes. More info is up at the Dancing Pig website.

Anyway, that's what's going on on the pottery front. This show was last weekend and this, and it will be followed by two weeks of stock building before Va and I take off for Hamilton, ON, where we are planning to spend the holidays. (Darrell is staying home to make stock and host the indians. No, really.)

But wait, there's more:

-In addition to making stock these next two weeks, we are working pretty steadily on renovating my apartment above the pottery studio. The decorating scheme so far is a melange of Celtic, Roman, and Halloween chic. Kinda. Hell, it'll be eclectic but tasteful. Not unlike myself.

-Over the past few weeks, I've started work on the leather jacket back piece. It's a Hanuman design, with Buddhist art influences and some crows thrown in. (Would you honestly expect me not to involve a crow or two in this project? Really, with me you can almost count on it.)

-Also, I've been researching representations of both Hermes and dogs on Archaic Greek pottery for two new tattoo designs, but I've post more on the subject when I have some more research under my belt.

-In DC just before Thanksgiving, I was inspired to start tap dancing again. "To what end?" you (probably didn't) ask quizzically. My answer? To try to revive the tradition of tap dancing as an integral part of burlesque performance, in the DC area. I find it almost impossible to believe that no one has done it yet; it seems like such an obvious thing. Am I wrong?

-Does anyone out there have any books to spare related to Buddhist art and iconography? I find that there's a disturbing hole in my collection.

Hope all is well with you, and in these crazy December weeks, please try to find some time to enjoy the way winter can bring a little clarity along with the cold. I continually find it...useful, even what I see wasn't what I was expecting.

Cheers, all.

And the world goes 'round...

2007-11-01T00:11:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween, all.

I'm spending this turn of the season in Seattle, WA, where I have the pleasure of visiting a small group of friends who, through one reason or another, all ended up out here after we graduated from UCONN.

It's a great opportunity, being out here; I can take some time for myself, thinking and planning, without the additional need to get into the pottery studio. And that in itself is a boon, because I find that I need variation in my life to keep things fresh.

So I'm spending time sketching. I had planned on going to the Seattle Library for research more than I have this time around, but instead I've sketched new ideas from the ether and refined existing ones.

Best of all, I've had time to spend with my fantastic friends out here, who have indulged my need for the amenities a funky city like this offers: vintage clothes shopping, tasty microbrew beer, and a dance club for tomorrow night. I'm going to see a show on Sunday, and we might celebrate Guy Fawkes Night on Monday.

What does this mean for Mydwynter Studios? It means a renewed sense of perspective going in to the pottery studio, some new tattoo designs (flash) can be added to the portfolio, and a gorgeous old leather motorcycle jacket, freshly acquired, will get its back panel painted.

Fantastic.

Meanwhile...

2007-09-19T14:13:00.000-05:00

...we continue to make stock for faire.

Because it will most likely be too hard to keep up, we won't be making Halloween mugs, alas. We might try to work on them for next year, though, with some more planning.

However, we have started making our skull and pumpkin jack-o-lanterns, which are A Blast to make. Well, they are to me. Va has made so many over the years that she claims she's "over it", which is yet another reason why being the new one on the block is a good thing.

My favorite so far: a pair of skulls I carved last night, the boy one with a Jack Skellington grin and a bowtie, the girl one with eyelashes and lips and a hair bow. I find them adorable. If you can come out to faire this weekend, to see them and others, please do!

Chicken Undertakers Have a Hell of a Time*

2007-09-13T01:12:00.000-05:00

In the intervening time in which I have been very busy not updating, Va and I have been prepping and trying to keep up with the stock for the Maryland Renaissance Festival. The new Ceilidh pots are a hit, as are the Crow pots. Be sure to check out www.dancingpig.com if you are interested in seeing some pics and what Va has to say...

On the "personal artwork" front, I had an idea recently for some craft-style crows which will hang from the ceiling and have poseable wings. The materials are mostly assembled, bar the one main ingredient (of course) which I mistakenly thought I had plenty of.

I am designing a new tattoo for my forearm as well, which will be the New Thing at the next appointment. See, < begin artfully-blurred-lens flashback here > I noticed when I was a little kid that the patter of freckles on my forearm looked like Orion, bar one or two "stars". So I always promised myself that even if I never got any other tattoos, I would get the last few finishing freckles tattooed in so I could have the complete constellation. < /end flashback >

Well, now that I'm a tattoo addict it seems like I could do a whole lot better than a few tattooed freckles, so the plan is to design an Ancient Greek/Celtic fusion figure to represent Orion, and incorporate the existing "stars" as well as the new ones. It has to blend well with the spiral work which will be surrounding it on my forearm, so that should be...er...fun. I got out a bunch of books from the library to help with the research, so that step is done. Now I just have to sit down with the data and sketch, a step with is always fun but sometimes made difficult by the necessity to arrange the studio time so that I don't have something else that desperately needs doing.

Anyway that’s all from me...
my job's a weird job...
speak to you soon...
love from Kenny
(PS My thumb hurts)

(* Tonight's post has been brought to you by Eddie Izzard, a Giant Squid, and the number 3. As in, 3 o'clock in the morning, which it is, and which might excuse a tad the writing style and contents of this post.)

Afternoons and Coffeespoons...

2007-08-11T16:28:00.000-05:00

There is a Crash Test Dummies song, the title of which is the title of this post. Within it are two lines with sum up this past Pennsic for me:

I've watched the summer evenings pass by,
I heard the rattle in my bronchi

So, yeah. I had a great first week, lounging and partying and reading the last two books of Harry Potter, and then was forced to watch the rest of Pennsic happen around me. It was not my best Pennsic evar.

In any event, creatively, a few things were accomplished. The most public of which was the co-writing with my friends (in order from left to right as we, wine-besotted, mischief-minded, and giggly, sat) Etaine, Lanea, and Ruadhan (did I spell that correctly?) a lovely little ditty to the tune of The Major General's Song. It involved several unsavory subjects (and one Main Unsavory Idea), with the result that Lanea determined that my career in politics would be over if the lyrics were leaked to the internet and if I then were linked to them. "Alas," I responded, "I gave up the run for office many years ago."

Sang publicly only twice before the previously-mentioned illness set in and ousted my voice; once was around a small Dalhraidian fire and involved a lot of Great Big Sea songs, which are easy and please my blue-dredlocked campmate. The other time was at Preachain's block party, at which I sang Lads O' The Fair sans the fourth verse, which would have felt a tad inappropriately "meta" in surroundings which were intended to emulate those from about two thousand years ago. I also sang the newly-penned Unsavory Song with my three cohorts, to the delight of both us and our audience.

(I was provided one more chance to perform the Unsavory Song before war was over, but unfortunately my voice had already packed its bags for destinations south. So instead, I conducted the other three singers with a sparkly purple riding crop. You know, like you do.)

I sewed a quick-and-dirty, loose-weave cotton, back-less, halter tank one evening, which I proceeded to wear as often as possible, proving once again my perversity in garb planning, wherein anything that I spend time and/or money on preparing ahead of time will inevitably be supplanted at the event by a cheap and shoddy alternative which functions better. But I think that's all I made this war; I spent a whole lot of time fuzzy-brained with ibuprofen and cold meds, and really didn't feel like making anything. (I did read a whole lot, though. If that counts for anything.)

Didn't buy any supplies while there, either, which is actually the biggest shame of the lot. However, I was lent some silverpointe supplies by a friend of mine, so I plan on trying those soon.

As soon as Va digs out her camera we'll have some pics of the new pots, I promise.

Until then I remain,
Yours, etc.,
B. Mydwynter

P.S.: Oh, yes. I painted a shield. It turned out nicely, and I'll post pics when the camera is disinterred from the piles of not-yet-unpacked stuff.

What in hell goes on around here? A tally.

2007-07-15T15:25:00.000-05:00

Accomplished yesterday? A tally for the (un)interested:

-About a million tiny, tiny pleats sewed into a frock, which I mostly completed
-Finished His Dark Materials Trilogy
-Decided my mohawk needed trimming. Again.
-Watched, while sewing:

1) six episodes of Good Eats (including the "Ask Alton" sections)
2) a great film entitled Bedrooms and Hallways
3) the special features on the sixth disc of Rome's first season
(nb: the casting overlaps within the previous two are, frankly, hilarious)
4) a wack of youtube videos containing Eddie Izzard, David Tennant, Alan Davies, John Barrowman, and others
5) and the first five minutes of the newest Pride and Prejudice, before getting fed up with it and postponing

I also spent some time on myspace trolling for lost people, and found others who, frankly, took themselves way the hell too seriously. Great googly moogly, people. What follows is short note to them:
Dear myspace gits,
I'm not going to suddenly decide that you are cool and I need to be your friend if you are either drinking a big crappy beer at me or flipping me off. More likely, I'm going to think you are a gigantic tosser. To quote Mr. Stephen Fry, who was quoting another, "Any more of that behaviour...and you'll have a short, sharp visit from the Smack Fairy." And not in that way you're thinking, so kindly wipe that smirk off your face. Thank you.
End transmission.

Okay. Right. And now that I have gotten that off my chest, off I go to watch both of the Pride and Prejudices (miniseries and aforementioned movie) and kick out more of this sewing.

By the way, has anyone out there done any casting from flexible molds recently? I find myself in need of casting a 3D eagle, (you know, like ya do,) and I fear that my old college experience might be out of date. There have got to be new materials that are being used now.

Right! Posting! Yes!

2007-07-12T23:37:00.000-05:00

Well, wedding in Canada now over, I can now commence the pre-Pennsic preparatory planning. There's a lot of shite to do this year, and actually I'm going to keep this short so I can get to bed soon and get up early to glaze a kilnload of pots.

Besides the aforementioned pots, on my plate at the moment include:

Finishing Va and Darrell's yurt door
Helping Va clean her yurt floor and trim the roof canvas
Sewing, like, six plaid flannel sleepytime tunics
Making three roman-style dresses, including all the inkle weaving that that implies
And probably weaving some more
Mending my existing garb
Designing and building a comfy Celtic halter top for Va and I
And however much Roman paraphernalia as I can research and make well; not doing it half-assed

Ah, yes, and I'm learning a new song for Pennsic; it's in Gaelic and English, sean-nos style, entitled "Bruach na Carraige Baine". It's the Cape Clare version, which is different than the usual treatment, I think, and not the easiest thing I've ever taught myself. Which is typical, really. "Here, let me get started three weeks beforehand learning a frustrating song, and still have sanity left after singing it fifty billion times to design a weaving pattern. Heh." Anyway, if it doesn't work out I'll ditch it for this year and pick it up later, but I was really hoping to have it down.

So, yeah, I'm sure that there are other things I'm forgetting, but I think that's all I have room for in my head.

Oh, and I really wanted to winge about how shitty an interface myspace has, but it's really kinda apparent to anyone who has spent any time on there, so I won't spend my time on it. However, if you are interested, I did set up a page there to point here, and if you'd like to friend me (or would like me to friend you), it's here. I can't promise you it will roll over and do tricks or anything, but it can't hurt.

K. Shhh. Sleeping. :)

Okay, if at first you don't succeed...

2007-06-16T22:44:00.000-05:00

...be thankful there will soon be another glaze kilnload.

So the last batch of test tiles? Not so much. The red underglaze I was trying to use ends up not really being red as much as...well...rhubarb-coloured. Not really what I had in mind. Ew. So back to square one on that note. And the new green? Ugh. See, the glaze on the Green line of pots has been getting kinda strange since the move, and while it's technically fine, we think there is room for improvement. So we are trying to work out some alternatives, and it's taxing Va's many years of experience as well as my fresh-faced enthusiasm and research-philia.

And we're still trying to pin down the glaze for the new Ceilidh pots. There are a bunch of options, but none yet jump up and down and go, "pick me! pick me!" So that's to be worked out still.

And I'm still working on that buttery yellow, and a rich chocolate brown that doesn't look like a leftover from a batch of 1979 ashtrays. (ugh, again.) So this all means that I've got to make a "metric butt-ton" (technical term) of test glazes before the next kilnload goes in on Tuesday.

Tomorrow morn, I have to fix a decorative sculpted face I made a few days ago; it shrank as it dried, and the supports it was sculpted on didn't, and therefore it cracked. I want it to be ready to go into a bisque kiln whenever there is space; there are two that I've finished, and you never know when one will fit jenga-like into a kiln, so I really want to be ready. They are both planned as big centerpieces of decoration when I plaster and paint the walls in my studio; I am planning to incorporate some Italian carved plaster embellishment on one of the walls, and the faces are a big part of that. And, good lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I will be working on the walls soon. Right now we're still working on the elex and plumbing up in what we're starting to call "The Crow's Nest", and while that's cool and all, since this is me we are talking about it should really come as no surprise that I can't wait to get on to the aesthetics.

You thought you wanted to know, eh?

2007-06-05T14:19:00.000-05:00

So, lessee. It's another jam-packed day of fun our here on Tul Creggen, haus of strange work and stranger slack. We're scurrying to get ready for the Western PA Faerie Fest this weekend, as well as Potomac Celtic Festival. Split stock means we have a lot of work to do. In fact, it means that other things get pushed back until loads of pots are in the kilns, and the only thing we can do is wait.

That being said, waiting is not something we are going today. I finished up making a batch of glaze, and I'm about to go out to the studio to glaze another kiln of pots. I'm thinking of devising a rating system to evaluate the relative difficulty of glazing some kilnloads over others. The rating system will not only help me support my geeky reputation, but will allow me to winge more effectively. See, some kiln loads are a breeze; mostly mugs or bottles, which mostly go smoothly and require very little fiddling. Then there are kilnloads like today's, which big huge bowls and berry bowls and other pots which require extra steps and finesse (which it seems sometimes has gone out to lunch leaving me going, "hey! come back here! i'm gonna mess this up without you! hey!" Anyway, having a short hand for when Va gives me the news might be entertaining.

B: So, what kind of stuff is it today? A, B, or C?
V: I'm afraid it's D today, mon amie.
(Not that Va says "mon amie", but I'm extemporizing here.)
B: A kilnload entirely made up of butter-keeps and teapots? Omigawd. Okay, that's cool, but I'm picking the music. "Temple of the Dog" it is.
V: ohwailywailywaily! Why do you hate me so!?
B: Mwahahahaha...

So while the current bisque kiln cools off enough that I can glaze it later, I'm going to spoil myself by going out to the studio now and making some new glazes to test. I'm working on a rich red, a buttery smooth yellow, and revamping the green. Yay!

-end geek transmission-

Liszt Time

2007-05-29T14:49:00.001-05:00

No pictures today, but I thought I'd make a list (for my edification, mostly) of the immediate things I need to be thinking about. I'm packing the car up with another load of stuff to move to West Virginia, and I find myself needing to know what projects that absolutely have to be done in the next few weeks in case I have to pack supplies:

-finish yurt wall painting
-coffee table refurbishing
-wedding ring design
-cow skull decoration
-trousers/slops for pirate clothing
-celt-y tops for Pennsic
-whatever will evolve from the incipient Pennsic camp decoration scheme

These things, and the WV apartment-refinishing experiment is ongoing.

Your non-sequitor note for the day: All festival and no sunscreened hair product make Jill's mohawk fade to dishwater. Ugh.

Please also note that at the bar to the right side of this page you can find a tiny little calendar, in which should be able to find where I am (for example, whether I'm at The Hill or not, and what events I'm preparing for). And if you can think of any other links I ought to have up on the page, please let me know. Feedback is lovely, and tastes of grilled cheese and tomato.

Cheers!

Welcome! Failte!

2007-05-22T00:51:00.000-05:00

Thanks for checking out the blog of Mydwynter Studios, where you can keep up with all the goings on in its life and art!

Please check back often for show schedules, pictures, and details about what I am working on now. And please feel free to squawk back to me--the little Crow, the Coppercrow, the Bran--and let me know what you are thinking.

As they say in Irish Gaelic, Failte!