Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to read?

*****Wishcasting Wednesday*****

This wednesday our Wishtress Jamie asks us, "What do you wish to read?"

I wish to Read volumes of dusty poetry,

sticky tea leaves,

wandering clouds

and the EXPRESSION on their faces when

you and I amaze them!

What do You wish to read?

~*~

Hello Dear Hearts! It feels like it's been years--but in truth, simply a few busy weeks! Here's what's been stirring stirring stirring in the studio:

A spider lady revamp! The hoop frame was doing nothing for me--so I created a scrolly paper frame to house the spider goddess instead. Ahhhh, much better!
Etching intaglio plates, making proofs, and printing a small handmade book entitled, "This is WE: Prayers for Isis" for my Print and Narrative Forms course. I'm really enjoying the depth of line and happy accidents that occur with this method of printmaking. Tomorrow I finish printing the images and begin the process of hand coloring.


We're studying tie dying techniquest in my Fibers class. So I've been dying fabric and stitching bits and pieces together to make a Veil for Hecate. I've always wanted to make a wearable work! Last night I began the proccess of starching more cheese cloth to create a cobwebby crown that will sit on top of the head peice. Then on to beading!


And between meetings, class, work and studio time, I've been stealing quiet moments in the evening to DIVE into Women Who Run With the Wolves. As the Great Maya Angelou said, "Everyone who can read should read this book." Talk about an endorsement! If you haven't paged through it alreay, all I can say is it isTruly amazing mind twistin' stuff that your girl guts will Love.

OH! Last but not least--

the Winner of the Herspeak Goddess Give Away is:

Our Lovely 3rd Eye Muse! Hooray!

With school winding down to it's last week I'm cooking up more goddess goodies as week speak, so stay tuned for more give away treats! Now do tell me what you've been crafting in your studios, jotting in your journals and daydreaming about!

Until Next Time~

Much Joy and Merry Making, Friends!

Spider Woman and Goddess Give Away!

Hello Friends!
Though it was sleeting all afternoon there are sure signs of spring peeking out of the ground--all sorts of activity! There's been activity in Apartment Number 5 too! I began a weaving piece a few weeks ago and after much swearing and many yards of yarn, it is finished!

The planning stage:

Spider Woman has a wonderful mythology and busy busy fingers, so she seemed an appropriate subject for my Creatrix themed work this semester. Though the Hopi story is beautiful, I have no business lifting Hopi imagery. So, instead I borrowed the idea, tweaked it and created the HerSpeak version of the magickal earthy goddess.

In progress:

This weaving is made up of 5 different colored yarns, each being trimmed and changed after 5 stitches to create a painterly background as opposed to one flat color. After weaving the circular background, stars, pearls and glass beads were embroidered onto the blue circle.

The finished work!

I wanted there to be an interactive element to the piece, so I chose to place a grommet where the Spider Woman's third eye would be, through which you can pull a periwinkle colored thread. (There is a bobbin mounted on her back. It makes a delightfull whirring sound when you pull it!)

Now, on to the good stuff--

***A Goddess Give Away!***

To say Thank You to all you gorgeous souls out there for your support, commentary, thoughtful discussion and insight, I will be giving away this limited edition print! This HerSpeak Tarot Card is 1 of 18 double-sided hand pulled, 5"x7" lithographs printed with a vibrant violet ink on hand torn cream domestic etch paper:

The verso side reads:

"THE HERSPEAK IS A SOFT CARD; ITS VISION IS OF TOMORROW, MAYBE NEXT WEEK, CERTAINLY NOT IMMEDIATE. SHE LOUNGES ABOUT THE DECK ONLY TO POUNCE WHEN THE QUERENT LEAST SUSPECTS IT. (BE SURE TO CHECK IN ON THE THIRTEENTH HOUR OF THE THIRTEENTH DAY FOR BEST RESULTS!) THE HERSPEAK CARD IS ONE OF JACK KNIFE POSSIBILITIES, OF HOPE, OF EXPLORATION. THIS CARD ASKS YOU TO LISTEN, YOU SEE; THE UNIVERSE HAS MUCH TO TELL US IF WE ONLY LISTEN TO H E R S P E A K."

This printed was lovingly made and signed by yours truly. Get in on the Give Away fun by leaving a comment saying what YOU are doing to listen to the music of the spheres, the wind, your intuition by Midnight on Monday April 20th! Tuesday morning, the ever awesome Muffin will randomly draw a winner! Which of you will it be, my pretties?

Until Next Time--

Many Blissings and Merry Making, Friends!