Peter bought me this bonefolder in the early days of our relationship, during a time when I was living in a tiny, cramped bachelor apartment and working for a petty tyrant and cranking out little leather bound books like a sweaty, desperate machine in my messy little bedroom/living room with woefully inadequate tools. It may seem like a small thing but at the time, having this long slim piece of bone show up in my mailbox was the best present ever. It’s still the best present ever.

I have several bone folders of different shapes and sizes in my studio now, but this one is still my favourite; its pores are filled with leather dye, printing ink, glue and the sweat of almost twenty years of hard work.

Soon I am going to get a portrait tattoo of my bonefolder along the bottom of my right forearm, actual size.

Lizard body bird leg lady with antlers. In progress, drawing for my upcoming show in Kingsville.

Wyandotte Street storefront diamonds, Windsor, Ontario.

Masking tape typography.

Wyandotte Street, April 21 2012.

Getting those other three wisdom teeth out soon. I am not very excited for this.

Photo courtesy of Broken City Lab

Click this link to read about the installation process and the accompanying public workshops Broken City Lab members conducted in Hamilton as part of the project.

Quinoa salad left over from last night’s supper: quinoa, radishes, red pepper, sweet onion, shredded Brussels sprouts, and the best balsamic vinaigrette I’ve ever made; I walked away from the vinegar on the stove and cooked it a bit longer than usual, and whisked the olive oil in more slowly, and when I poured it on the salad it was as thick as blackstrap and felt like making candy.
Watercress (so pretty!), shredded raw Brussels sprouts, thinly sliced kohlrabi, romaine lettuce.

I don’t know why Kevin is so interested, it’s not like he’d eat a single thing in this bowl. He just wants to wreak havoc with anything that belongs to me. I can’t believe I ever described this cat as “very chill“. We clearly didn’t know each other well AT ALL.

1. the dress is much too big for the mannequin;
2. the fabric is hand printed with oil based inks and hasn’t been washed, so it will soften and drape better than this;
3. armholes will be bound just like the neck but haven’t been done yet;
4. I’m just working on the cut right now and the fabric print is still in progress. It’ll have at least one more layer of printing, probably a lace design in black in the lower half of the skirt.

For some quilts I’m going to be making for the shop.

Fabrics overprinted with hand carved woodblock stripes in gray and pale greeny-gray. These are for summer dresses and bandannas.