The above phrase is a medical school rubric for simple procedures, such as starting an IV, doing IM injections and other technical work, up to and including invasive surgical procedures. While this model is sometimes disputed for safety and confidence issues, in non-invasive procedures and operations, such as knitting, painting, sewing, baking bread and embroidery, [...]
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Today was the day to unpack the red and green boxes from the garage and bring Christmas inside. It was a bitterly cold day too, which helped some. I still feel cooped up and in need to a good long elliptical session, but one little corner of our world is red, green, gold and nutcrackery. [...]
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Deke asked me, indirectly, if I read fiction while I am writing it. I have to say that my reading habits have been very slovenly since I had my son. I used to read a lot and then he learned to grasp thing like books I’m reading, and I discovered that Law & Order came [...]
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Here is the first piece that opened me up to piercing canvas and adding thread/fiber elements, discovered by me a couple of weeks ago in conversation with a knitting comadre on Ravelry. I had been thinking of adhesives, but Kirsty’s innovation and provacative piece “Cursive” literally PUNCHED HOLES in my way of thinking. I love [...]
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I have a bunch of great friends. We share a lot of cool links and tidbits from the ‘net. Because they are looking at vastly different things online than I am, I get wonderful FRESH ideas from them. Here is today’s, from T: from http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=11665672 I’ve been thinking lately about doing paintings that are somehow [...]
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While drinking my one perfect cup of coffee this morning, I watched a willow tree next to a little pond. As its branches floated gracefully up and down on the breeze in typical willowy gorgeousness, I was proud that I’d taken the willow as my namesake. Half of my namesake. What that willow taught me [...]
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Blogging has been difficult since returning from Africa. Family obligations, house cleaning and job hunting have taken precedence. However, I have to report on the painting class because so many interesting discoveries are being made. First of all, if you are going to take a class, make sure it is in an environment that is [...]
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I am — this close to signing up for two classes at the community college continuing ed program. In fact, I’m rather amazed at myself for even thinking I could do it, but the more I thought, the better I felt about it. The classes? oil painting and piano. !!!! I might as well take [...]
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Idle hands are the Devil’s playthings. The Waldorf/Steiner philosophy holds handwork in high regard for the development of the mind through motor control (ha ha, I almost wrote ‘development of the motor through mind control’ — Waldorf joke!). The theory is that handwork can guide the developing young mind as well as express some inner [...]
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Watch this video, and then think about whether or not this guy has a talent, or a gift. Britain’s Got Talent – Opera Singer from Cardiff I would venture to say he has a gift for singing, and the talent required to get up there and do what he did. I love the expressions on [...]
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