If you want to feel good about a project, you should show it to your friends ( Read more... )

I tagged along with Alan and Giacomo to Chalice of the Sun God on Saturday. Aside from set-up, watching part of Rochelle's prize and a long talk with Argh's daughter Sera, I spent most of my time in the hall judging the A&S entries. I looked at 5 of the 7 entries, and since there were small numbers of entries we could take the time to really read ( Read more... )

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I'm feeling a bit knackered at the moment. My back and shoulders are stiff and tired. I'm sure I've also got some allergy related nonsense going on in my head.

We had a lovely weekend. For those who don't LJ on the weekends, I already posted a link to pictures from KA&SFest on Saturday. Since posting on Saturday, I've also tagged a bunch of the ( Read more... )

One of the random conversations I had this weekend centered upon the layout of the average, and above average A&S displays. This is not a criticism of St. Luke's, but A&S displays and hall layouts in general. So much planning goes into the event; the food, the directions, the schedule, etc. that it seems that the room layout just goes to default. ( Read more... )

Tonight I need to knuckle down and seriously make my Halloween costume for Friday. I'm also trying to decide if I should temporarily dye my hair darker for the occasion or not. Tuesday night might require a visit to JoAnn's for some small accessories before practice to complete the ensemble. I'm so excited but need to get it done. I meant to play ( Read more... )

Wow, what a weekend. Some have already mentioned portions of our weekend, but it was food and friends heavy, and both were enjoyed.

Friday we shared delivery sushi with Kirsten, Mike, Kirk and Cyndi which was tasty and fun. Corby helped me with a mac Powerbook  I had brought home from work that I was using for video editing. See, a week and a half ( Read more... )

Okay, I know we are going but I haven't figured out where to stay, dinner plans, etc. Should work on that...

But anyway, I was thinking of participating in the Artisan's Row, but was wondering what would interest folks the most?

Poll Assessment Artisan's Row

Thanks for your input!

Had a great time at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival this weekend. I gave out all 75 handouts I'd made over the course of the two days, and introduced lots of folks to sprang who had never heard of it before.
I got to meet a lovely lady from Michigan who works at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology (must inspect collection) and talked to her about ( Read more... )

Sprang: http://housebarra.com/EP/ep07/11sprang.html
-Introduction to Sprang based on Peter Collingwood’s book, focusing on getting started with the technique.

Thora’s Old World Sprang through the Early Middle Ages: A Brief Bibliography: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/sprangbib.html
-An annotated bibliography on sprang, technique, history, ( Read more... )