thursday aphids arguable

#4 is a bitch.

The incessant repetition of the same hand-work dwarfs the man, robs him of his strength, wit, and versatility, to make a pin- polisher, and buckle-maker, or any other specialty; and presently, in a change of industry, whole towns are sacrificed like ant-hills, when cotton takes the place of linen, or railways of turnpikes, or when commons are inclosed by landlords.  
Ralph Waldo Emerson

i'm afraid I've been somewhat uninteresting lately as far as accomplishing anything of note.  Basically I seem to be in another holding pattern before I start something that snaps by face to the worktable with enthusiasm.  I've gotten some fleeting ideas on how to proceed on the latest twins quilt that's been folded up and getting brittle for several months now.  I'm not ready to commit, need some try-outs of likely suspects but in the meantime I'm cleaning and organizing and doing little odd jobs to keep me in the studio pretending to work.  But things are heating up in the brain here and I know I must get some trials underway so I can pick what works.  I need to make a change in how I approach the twins, will still of course use vintage fabrics from the time of the original photo but this next one

oh 'scuse me-  there is a gorgeous cardinal in my tree preening and shaking his feathers, I must watch...

Oh yes, I was whining again about getting to work and yet another shiny/red thing took my attentions away.  I got nervous even talking about work-thinking and probably would have followed a cockroach under the washing machine rather than focus.  But I really am going to work now.  More later.
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And here's the 'more':  Guess I didn't make the cut for the show I entered.  Oh well.  I lied about the size of the thing anyway, now I don't have to sweat that they will 'discover' it and disqualify me.  weh, weh, weh.  
Must mean something good is in the pipes, eh?

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   Here's a link to a list of movies who may have misleading posters or titles-  check this if you don't want to cry through the whole movie following a pet's terminal illness or death of a cute rodent in a Disney film. 

And here's another link to a list of the top ten Netflix artist's documentaries.  I only have three to go yet.
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In the 'Work With What Ya Got' department...

 Every day for 2 years, instead of washing dishes, she DRAWS her dishes.  Perhaps she has somebody else who handles the non-art part?  I hope so because these lovely drawings take a long time!

Dirty Dishes in sink, a 2 year project, 

Drawings by Joan Linder from her April/May exhibit at Mixed Greens.

Matthew Picton  works with maps from specific eras.  These are beautiful renditions of the times when something significant happened within the city to alter it's future.  "I have always been interested in cities, history and fiction. Accuracy is important to me in my work, and I like the idea of having a record of something that occurred in the past. I studied history and politics at university and I find pivotal moments in a city’s history incredible interesting. A city is like a living organism and there will always be a time when it goes through some kind of watershed moment; most cities have had impactful significant events have occurred and I’m very curious about these periods."  Matthew’s solo show Fictional Perspectives is currently on view at Toomey Tourell in San Francisco until July 15, 2013.

Fuzzles will soon be ready for the joust, thanks to this armor on sale by eBay member mightys0x. This is a steel helmet and set of chain mail armor. Mightys0x writes:
Is your pet guinea pig tired of wandering around the house unarmored and vulnerable? Do they get picked on by other guinea pigs? Has your guinea pig ever wanted to go with you to a Renaissance Faire but had nothing to wear?  Never knew one could search for Guinea Pig Armor...The condition is listed as "used." This armor must have already seen combat. Did the previous user survive?

Doggie Unclear on the Concept.  Or the white one is carrying his wounded furry comrad to safety.  Or something.  I'm not crazy: