So its that time of year again to make the resolutions that I wholeheartedly intend to keep, but don’t have the will power to adhere to.
Please don’t moan, but this year is <em>really different</em> though… now that I’ve graduated and I’m only working part time in the first quarter of the year, I have time to spend working to implement my resolutions.
So what are these lofty goals?…
You’d think that in the last 6 terms of university and umpteen years of being an adult that I would have learned to dot my ‘i’s and cross my ‘t’s… uh, nope! This morning I figured that it would be a good excercise to go back and make sure that I had all of my degree requirements in order before starting classes tomorrow. What I discovered was that I was 0.5 History credits short of graduation… one more class!
So a week or so ago a group of us were poking around in the basement at work… doing a little pre-fall cleanup when we came across a part of the museum’s old disaster preparedness kit. In this kit there was an old polaroid camera which elicited some fond reminiscences amongst those of us who fancied ourselve photo-geeks. Of course polaroid technology has sadly gone by the wayside, but there is still a way to recapture the fun of waiting for those dark, old, odly tinted photos to develop online!… the Poladroid Project!
I may be inviting some hate mail by critiquing the work of J.K. Rowling, but I just can’t help it. I appreciate what she’s done and I love the world that she’s created, but Lord in Heaven, that woman needs an editor!…
Sorry, I’ve been so quiet… it’s been quite the summer – an emotional roller coaster from start to finish. Now I’m in the home stretch and I feel I can start blogging about it without getting myself trouble. In the last four months I’ve started a new professional development course, re-kindled a love of my local museum, broken my arm, sewn nothing, cleaned my room and taken more than one vacation in my mind… all of which need to be well documented.
I’ve also polished off a few books that I have yet to review, but before that happens I have one more co-op report to finish (hopefully by the end of the week).
The other week when I attended the felting workshop at MGVC I was offered a set of cards and instructional booklets for card weaving. I’d never really heard of it before, so naturally I was curious. Naturally I accepted the supplies and now I’m glad I did. A few years back I learned the basics of inkle weaving, but never really went too far with it. By adding the card technique I’ll be able to more readily manipulate the shed to create more intricate designs. There is a brief explination of the warping and weaving technique on The Society of Primitive Technology website.
I’ve never read another author who has spoken to me like Emily Carr. As a newly 30something single woman in search of a mantra, Emily Carr bypasses my eyes and ears and speaks to my heart. To say I envy her clarity is an understatement. I realize that she struggled immensely with in life to create such a masterful, spiritual and truthful body of work, but I often wish that I had an ounce of what she did… [...]
I’ve just added a new video clip to the site. It is part of my crafting page and pertains to one of my purse projects entitled Swimming with the Fishes. The page is not yet complete, but the media has been added. The clip is of my appearance on Real Life (a CTS program) with Sharon Caddy. I participated in this crafting segment as promotion for the Fall 2007 CreativFestival (formerly the Creative Needlework and Sewing Festival).
So, as I have mentioned before, I’m in school until December when I expect to complete my BA. After that I’m at a bit of a loss what to do, because money is short and a Masters seems so far away. What I’ve been thinking of is completing a Certificate in Museum Studies with the Ontario Museum Association… cheaper than a Masters and the courses are shorter and can be fit around a work schedule. I will do a Masters at some point in time… I like school too much not to, but I can’t sit still waiting for that to happen.
I’m a little blog happy tonight, but with good reason. Judy Chicago is exhibiting a new show at the Textile Museum of Canada! I have loved Judy Chicago since I read Through the Flower in OAC. In the Fall of 2007 I missed the opportunity to see Judy Chicago in Glass, an exhibit at the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery and I’ve kicking myself ever since… now I’ve got the chance to take in something comparable to what I missed… different media, but same brilliant artist.
