Ease | Words from the Carver, Sketches from the Textile Artist
The second word we drew out of the hat in the Sibling Discovery Project was “ease.” I threw this word in the mix, because it reminds me of Mom and […]
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Kitchen Sink | Textile Approach
The image below shows my sister Norma’s response to the prompt “kitchen sink.” With these miniature quilts (each is about 10″ x 11″), she records her memory of our family’s […]
Kitchen Sink | Everything But …
When we began the Sibling Discovery Project, we agreed we would not beat ourselves or each other up over missed deadlines. We also agreed to keep to our schedule for […]
Growing Up Rural
Day 94 prompt: Rural on long afternoons when I was a girl I’d lie in the grass and gaze at the swirl of clouds overhead the sky like a mural lost […]
Kitchen Sink Essay | Part 3 of 3
And now, a confession: When we first agreed to take on the Sibling Discovery project, I was confident I could tackle a prompt each week. Paul asked for more time. […]
Kitchen Sink Essay | Part 2 of 3
I see Mom standing at the kitchen sink, up nearly to her elbows in soapy water so hot her hands emerged pink red from their chore. Washing and rinsing dishes. […]
Kitchen Sink Essay | Part 1 of 3
This was my crazy idea. A Sibling Discovery project, where my brother and sister and I would work independently to create art from the same prompt, then come together to […]
Sibling Discovery Begins
On January 15, 2012, I wrote to my sister and brother, inviting them into something I’m calling the Sibling Discovery Project. To my delight, they were game. I think it’s extraordinary […]
Tumbling Free
Day 60 prompt: door a breath of an idea whispers its way in and quietly starts inflating balloons in my imagination one after another until their colors and fullness […]
Ray Bradbury
My stories run up and bite me in the leg — I respond by writing them down — everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea […]
Jerome Jerome
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do. There is no fun in doing nothing when you have nothing to do. Wasting time […]
William Thackery
There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write. William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist (1811-1863)
Restless
Last night I labeled myself “restless.” Today I appreciate this fuller possible explanation … perhaps I am working to to get a messy brain in order. (Almost as interesting as […]
Satir
Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference. Virginia Satir
Beth Nyland 