Last week, my daughter was sick at home. On the second day she seemed a little better and wanted to DO something. "Let's make something," she said pulling one of my craft books from a shelf.
We opened the box of ripped t'shirts and scraps of fabric and she chose three things. "It will be called Streepje," she announced. Streepje means Stripy in dutch. So together we made Streepje.
Most of the time I spend my work-time having fun drawing or painting, (not so much fun when I am writing, it's a little more soul wrenching for me.) But, once in a while, I feel as if nobody really cares. No one will ever see or like this, it's all just for nothing. I was having such a day when I came upon this very sweet blogpost at Meant For a Moment, and everything was fine again!
Walking around Brooklyn is always a visual adventure. I often come upon sights that stop me in my tracks. Crumbling walls, street art, trees, colors, light; all are full of beauty to me. Luckily, most of the time I have my phone, (with camera,) in my pocket, ready to record those special moments.
I recently downloaded some of my pictures.
For the last two years myself and a couple of other parents have been organizing craft workshops for the parents at our Brooklyn Waldorf School. Every Wednesday from 9am until noon we get together to learn a Waldorf type craft. The workshops are free and open to the public, our creations are sold at the school store to raise funds for the school.
For Valentines day we created felt heart necklaces with roving wool and wool felt that we plant dyed ourselves under the guidance of Sono Kuwayama.
Among other workshops we have done are: Making Wood Buttons, Wool Fairies, Circular Knitting, Plant Dying, Needle Felted Animals, and many more.