crows~

i've been here listening, in the silence of my home, to the crows and ravens calling each other and, i'm sure, they're looking for something. their calls reminded me of a poem.

 

My House is the Red Earth

By Joy Harjo

My house is the red earth; it could be the center of the world. I’ve heard New York, Paris, or Tokyo called the center of the world, but I say it is magnificently humble. You could drive by and miss it. Radio waves can obscure it. Words cannot construct it, for there are some sounds left to sacred wordless form. For instance, that fool crow, picking through trash near the corral, understands the center of the world as greasy strips of fat. Just ask him. He doesn’t have to say that the earth has turned scarlet through fierce belief, after centuries of heartbreak and laughter—he perches on the blue bowl of the sky, and laughs.

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i met Joy once. what an honor. she is so tall and graceful. beautiful ink adorns her hands and arms. what a treasure. it was a governors award ceremony and i was escorting my friend Myrtle Stedman who was also being honored. i was the one honored to be in the presence of these strong, fierce, talented women.

house break~

nothing like coming home to find that your house was violated. what an absolutely horrible thing to happen on such a beautiful day. went and washed the car (10 mins top) then went to the bank (1/2 hour tops) then home to find some small little dude came in through an 8x12 window light on a door and stole our stuff. my daughter was hit hardest. poor thing. she's handling it better than me though. trooper. so, i need some cheering up. maybe posting some jewelry pics to cheer up the post. can't just be all ~poor me~. need to be upbeat too.

 bike cog with antique shell buttons. crocheted choker.

my wedding garter belt. inner tube. vintage housecoat buttons. yup. rode my mountain bike 17 miles to my wedding in Lamy, NM.

 squiggles! bailing wire and antique wooden beads.

Me!

more body parts ~

teenie little pins (well, sorta teenie) ~

i went and taught myself how ta make little pins outta steel. here's a cute little number for valentines day. pearls, coral heart. love. compliments loose weaves on frocks, tops, ... ~

body parts~

~welcome new work of 2012~

i spent new years alone. all the family was away. i celebrated with chocolate cake and coffee. weee, i was up till 1 as a result and up again at 4. no more coffee at night for me! made me watch terrible tv as a result. so, there's a new years resolution i didn't know i had in me. lol. well, i've been mending things these days so i decided that today was a fabric day. i had some found and grab baggy items on my bench which ended up lending themselves well to these chokers. fun~