The Call: Pearls on Pink — Cheryl Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes; —William Shakespeare, The Tempest The Response: String of Pearls — Jessica Form. Light. Color. I’m taking things back to the basics because I find myself in something of a […]
The Call: Windy — Jessica We are getting generous amounts of wind. Not too bad but they say the worst is yet to come. Right now I guess, it’s just a game of hurry up and wait. Response: Sharing the Beauty — Cheryl The monkshood in the flowerbed is always generous in sharing its beauty […]
The Call: Wrinkled Water — Cheryl The fierce wind longs to take them, these flags of warmth, of sensuality, longs to wrench them from home over the wild lake waters, over the trees stripped of reds and golds, to fly like Mary Poppins’ umbrella, spreading magic high above frozen land. —Elizabeth Hobbs, “Hanging Red Flannel […]
The Call: Center of the Storm — Jessica Solitude is something that is in very short supply around here. I often joke that even Jesus got to get away from the crowds every now and then. Not easy for a mom. But yesterday (and yes this is a picture from yesterday…it was a busy day […]
The Call: Words Have Meanings — Cheryl As Christians, compassion should be a very important word in our lives. It is, in fact, a word that gets bandied about in secular society an awful lot, especially at election time. According to The Free Dictionary, “compassion” is defined as “[d]eep awareness of the suffering of another […]
The Call: Election Time — Jessica I am a political junkie. I live for debates and elections and all the silly nonsense that goes with it. Some of the antics make me very mad — but, truthfully, that is part of the fun. I am fully engaged this particular season and I don’t think we’ve […]
The Call: Portrait of the Artist — Cheryl This is probably the most expensive book we own. It is a slipcased copy of James Joyce’s classic, published in 1968 for members of The Limited Editions Club. In 1994, I purchased it for Dennis as a wedding gift, paying $125 for it. It is copy no. […]
The Call: Luke the Defiant — Jessica Defiance is personified by the almost three year old. Response: Mid-Morning Walk — Cheryl Luke had a hankering for donuts this morning. I suggested he try the Apple Cider Donuts recipe on No Gluten, No Problem, except that there was a problem: we had no apple cider. The […]
The Call: Mom’s Recipes — Cheryl A friend of mine once told me that he thinks I’m afraid of food. Unfortunately, he’s right. I am afraid of food, but I feel justified in this weakness. I am so sensitive to gluten, that the last time I got sick from it, I hadn’t even eaten it. […]
The Call: Candle in the Window — Jessica To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts […]
The Call: Die Cutting — Cheryl Having plenty of cabinets in my new studio makes me happier than I might have imagined. I finally have places for the all of the crafting/creating contraptions I own. The Response: Tea Kettle — Jessica I have lots of contraptions on my countertop for the deliverance of caffeine. Now, […]
The Call: Foggy Morning — Jessica Every morning its the same: race to unite kids with backpacks, lunches and homework. Most mornings we are successful. Somedays less so. Response: Handmade — Cheryl Uniting disparate elements to make something new and beautiful is perhaps what I love most about creating.
The Call: Stair-step Stella — Cheryl I take a lot of pictures. I can easily rack up about 400 in a day. I start shooting one subject, notice another, click off one, make an adjustment, click off another. I sometimes don’t even bother looking at the screen on the back of the camera to see […]
The Call: Coiled Hose — Jessica I’m not sure what inspired me to choose inputs. I think it may have been from Twyla Tharp’s book (I was devouring it while creating the list of calls so it heavily influenced my word choices). But the idea of inputs is an interesting thing. It makes me think […]