For the past year, we’ve been learning to weave at work. And this coming week, I’m presenting on arts-based methods in language learning at the DeCoda Literacy Conference. I’ve decided to incorporate a very easy activity that we learned from the first weaver we worked with: paper weaving. It’s a […] Read More
This is another of the ‘zines I have created since coming into the Sonya Ahlers sphere of influence. The base is a little gem I found in Orion Magazine called The Lost Spells by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris. Surprisingly, the booklet on “moths” fit with the theme I had […] Read More
As it is Easter, it seems appropriate to post my rabbit warren from last year. This was a sculpture I created for a weeklong workshop I was attending with the Wolf Willow Institute. We were delving deep into systems leadership through various arts-based methods and were to create a 3-D […] Read More
I went through an intense bling phase last year. As I have never had a bling phase, nor even a princess period, this was a total surprise to me. I could not get enough sparkle. I bought sequin dresses and rhinestone pumps. As I work in the inner city and […] Read More
My first ‘zine capturing the Start with the Art project Three years ago, I embarked on an archiving project. It was really an overwhelming clear out project, sorting through old contract binders, overflowing filing cabinets and file drawers, and a storage locker that was filled to the rafters. I had […] Read More
Dot. Endpoint.Marking the spot.This endingDoes the polkaWith dots. Free verse, based on Polkadots.
Recently IPicked up some pretty platesThat spoke to meYes. Yes. Was the word.Tweeted by one sweetLittle side dish. Free verse, based on Side Plates.
I take a long sipAnd look into the mirrorFacing three angles. Haiku, based on Mugs.
Pretty little dishes adorn my table topsBrimming with soy sauce and capers, dangly earrings and hoops A sparkling mix of condiments and jewelleryReminiscent of so many heart-to-hearts floating across these surfacesTime to spark new conversations. Free verse, based on Little Dishes.
They were the perfect fitHugging tightly to my formBut now they sag and droop.I’m buried under a pile of undersSeeking new life for these errant synthetics. Free verse, based on Underwear.