Category: Stories from the Matrix
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It’s the Little Things
Yesterday I felt a bit ‘better’ and puttered in the studio for a bit doing small things that, I hoped, wouldn’t aggravate my back. One of the things I did was remove the ratty 4/8 cotton yarn I had been using as a ‘sling’ or ‘cradle’ for the brake handle on the Megado. Over…
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Closed
are these the same yarns? If you keep a closed mind, you can’t take in new information. There are many aspects of weaving (and no doubt other crafts) where the subtleties of the craft are such that it becomes a lifetime of learning. Because change one thing and everything can change. Let’s say a…
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Inflation…
…is a thing Yup. Inflation is definitely a ‘thing’. Recently I had to increase the price of The Intentional Weaver to $72.00 Canadian. I have left the prices for the pdf the same, and have not increased the prices on Magic, either format. Just as for any other industry, the printing industry is dealing with…
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It Isn’t Finished Until…
..it’s wet finished. Or in reality, for someone who wants to sell their work, until it’s sold. One of the things that I’ve been doing for the past few months is remembering. Remembering how Magic came to be – and how many years it took. Remembering all the different shows I (we) did. How…
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The Learning Never Ends
July is ending and so have a number of ‘projects’. Stories from the Matrix launched on July 9 as scheduled. It took a magnificent last days effort from my editor to get the file uploaded to blurb.com but it happened. And then *I* fell down and didn’t order the envelopes that I needed soon…
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Folk Saying
field of flax (pretty picture for eye candy) There is an old ‘folk’ saying (don’t know which folk, just aware of the sentiment) to the effect that if you want to make god laugh, make plans. Well, I’m a master at making god laugh because I always have ‘plans’. My life has been a…
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Marketing – it’s a ‘thing’
This week turned into a very special ‘roller coaster’. I had plans. Boy, howdy, did I have plans! It almost felt like the ‘good old days’ when I had deadlines up the yin-yang and energy to burn in order to meet them. The universe served up a big old plate of ‘learn patience’. It…
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Tick Tock
Now counting down the minutes until the books arrive. Hopefully the envelopes will arrive today, too, but so far, no news on that. While I’m waiting I will be marking the latest box of homework from Olds. I can do that upstairs and keep an eye out for the delivery person. Marketing efforts continue.…
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Tick Tock
Now counting down the minutes until the books arrive. Hopefully the envelopes will arrive today, too, but so far, no news on that. While I’m waiting I will be marking the latest box of homework from Olds. I can do that upstairs and keep an eye out for the delivery person. Marketing efforts continue.…
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Tick Tock
Now counting down the minutes until the books arrive. Hopefully the envelopes will arrive today, too, but so far, no news on that. While I’m waiting I will be marking the latest box of homework from Olds. I can do that upstairs and keep an eye out for the delivery person. Marketing efforts continue.…