Is there any craft more ‘Karen‘ right now, than beadwork? Bear with me, I’ll circle back to that particular Molotov cocktail. My little existential crisis is *nothing* to the convulsions my beloved USA is going through right now. And yet, my tiny crisis has a direct link to what we’re seeing right now, in the…
Read More Beadwork, Karens, and Burning CitiesOf course, I mean the wonderful Weird Western Bruce Campbell show that ran for a single season on the Fox Broadcasting Co. back in 1993-1994: ‘The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.’ Go here for a fond, detailed retrospective. My quarantine binge-watching led me back to this show and happy memories of its direct ancestor, ‘The…
Read More Let’s Talk About BriscoWe’re moving into the white-hot, flat-blue-sky phase of Arizona summer. There may be storms later in June or July, but for now they are a memory, a daydream, or a nightmare (our storms can be all three at once.) Anyone who has ever been through a desert thunderstorm knows the electric feel of the air,…
Read More ‘Rain Season’ beaded panelsBecause I can’t stay away from fiber arts. These fabric masks have an outer shell of embroidered and beaded cloth, surgical cloth filters, and inner linings of copper-infused bamboo and cotton cloth. They can be washed and sterilized. They fit very well. Are they the equivalent of N95 masks? Hell, no. But they help with…
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