and I will not be silent about this love. He is my new storage shelving from Ikea and he is magnificent. There is only one thing better than shelving in a studio space and that is shelving that has drawers.
Even more thrilling was that I filled it with new things, inventory being stacked up for the start of the season. It feels SO good.

Yesterday was the first full day I’ve spent in the studio for a while. It wasn’t the same without Joan. She dances. Fortunately a student dropped in and sharing the afternoon with her completely changed my focus. She was working on spinning balanced singles. I haven’t spun single ply yarn in ages. I think it’s a side effect of teaching. And for this I will always be grateful to Irene. Even if you want to spin art yarns you should still have the basics and be able to produce balanced yarn.

After six skeins, a great Americano and a photo shoot, I was completely spent. That’s what inspirational company does for you, or me. When I got home there wasn’t an artsy thought left in my head. I really felt I could rest on the laurels of my completed work (even though I have a lot of deadlines coming up and by deadlines, yes I mean shows).

New designs are like a drug, a redux of an old design gives me the same feeling. The scarf pattern is coming along nicely. It is on its third incarnation so I’m confident that it is doable and it’s an intermediate rather than an “easy” design just to give you a bit more of a challenge.

I’m off on a secret mission today with Pearl and Cara. Can’t talk about it yet, but it involves a large public space, spinning, needle felting and general fibrey goodness. Teased, tempted? Stay tuned for more.