Delightful Debris
Day 232 prompt: Debris 4 days driving vacation 2 girls giggling and snacking 1 back seat home and finally vacant 6 thousand crumbs mementos of good times
Tag Archives: family
Children
Day 209 post: Children Was one Watched some Wanted none Changed my mind Had one Lost three Had two more Changed my life Met someone Married him Gained three more Changed […]
Mommy
Day 206 prompt: Hiding Hey, Mommy! Mommy? Where’s Mommy? Mommy? Have you seen Mommy? Mommy?! Has anyone seen mommy? MOMMY? Mommy, where are you? MOMMY! I need you, mommy! MOOOOOOMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! flush […]
Famliotic
Day 202 prompt: Patriotic I looked up patriotic … devoted to the fatherland I wondered why not matriotic … devoted to the motherland I looked up motherland … another word for […]
Furniture Arrangement
Day 182 prompt: Comfy & Cozy Comfy and cozy Sat on a couch Comfy walked away The sofa got hot And crowded and cranky A no-good place to stay
Sunrise | Norma’s New Day
Approaching the topic of “sunrise,” Norma planned to do something calm and beautiful. “And that’s not what it came out to be at all,” she said. To create the piece at […]
Sunrise | Paul’s Sketch and Thoughts
When we met to discuss “sunrise,” Paul brought the sketch below. It’s his recollection of a design he saw on a feed sack — something we once had in abundance. […]
Family Portrait
Day 153 prompt: Portrait (a haiku) ancestor faces … staring into distant eyes fearing resemblance
Family
Day 132 prompt: Family Once nuclear Then fractured Now blended Always family
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 […]
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 […]
Multicolored
Day 85 prompt: Multicolored I thought just isolated little farm towns knew only shades of white but even in the vast and diverse metropolis there is gross ignorance of the multicolored […]
At Six
My waking time is six o’clock Smack the button to stop the squawk Wake the kids and get them going Start the caffeine river flowing Work and think and keep […]
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 […]
Beth Nyland 