coming soon + thinking

Many things asimmer right now. Of course new birds (I just got new mushrooms in the mail, so there will be birds with green, brown, and red mushrooms) and other things like that--and the t-shirts, which are all going to be different, sort of monoprint-y--and shoes and skirts (and ships, yes, and sealing wax, cabbages, and kings, as you might expect). But I'm thinking bigger, too.

Thinking collaborative. Thinking about how we share or don't share--how sometimes it feels like a talent show and not like a sisterhood. How that is strange and uncomfortable. How there are weird hierarchies or 'circles,' as I've heard them referred to. How to maybe change that, a little.

Thinking, too, about something special, something full of surprises. A treat for you or for a friend, for a birthday or graduation or any old day. To do with this:

or things like it. Vintage kimono fabric, vintage cottons, ribbon, trim, lace, vintage notions, buttons, upholstery fabric, thread, felting supplies, tiny things I've made, vintage millinery items, paper flowers.

Thinking about the fact that it is spring break in a week and I will have hours and hours of uninterrupted sewing/making time. Thinking about getting to hang out with two women who seem Great on Saturday the 10th. Thinking about having tea soon with the owner/buyer of my favorite shop. Thinking about printing all day one day soon.

Thinking about how I do generally like the world. Happy weekend.