Last of the Brow-Beating Light

I'm Made of bones
of the branches
The boughs and the brow-beating light
While my feet are the trunks
And my head is the canopy high

And my fingers extend to the leaves and the eaves
and the (bright?)
Might I shine?
It's my shine (child?)

Lyrics from The Queen's Rebuke in The Decemberist's Hazards of Love.

But the river is deep

To the banks

and the water is wild,

I will fly you

To the far side

Grass, Earth, Rock, Leaf, Water, Sky and Tree Reflection all in one picture.

Cornucopia Full Again

I wish I could buy these Ugg boots, aren't they cute? I have no idea why they sell these in California, who needs warm boots like these?? I have been hankering after a new pair of boots for a while now, perhaps I'll find have to make some felted ones or maybe some Arwen's Elf boots!

So with our living room almost done, we're now looking to replace the teeny tiny sconce that is almost at the top of the 22' wall. It looks rather silly and puny and just plain lonely. I'm looking for something big and dramatic, so we went to the lighting store. Armed with only my camera on my phone, here is what we found that I liked. None of them seem big enough though.
Is this not THE cutest picture ever?
If only this was 3' across, or maybe we could put up more than one.... I love the shadows it casts.
I liked this floral shape, but no way am I getting an upward facing wall sconce. It would fill up with dust and dead bugs, and since it is so high up the wall it would not be easy to clean out... makes me go ewwww just thinking about it.

Recently I've been looking into some of the newer fabrics that are out there as alternatives to cotton. Cotton is really tough to produce organically, and it is a crop that depletes the soil at a pretty quick pace. A good blog for info is Organic Clothing.

So bamboo keeps coming up as an alternative. Dharma Trading has three types available. And there is actually a partial bamboo mix batting for using in quilting. Next time I need batting, I'm going to try this one. I've heard good things about it sewing up well, haven't heard or read anything about how it washes up though. Couldn't find it online either, even though someone had said they bought it at Joann's...

And finally,

How about this for a cool workshop/class to take? Women Art Life looks like a really worthwhile one to spend your time and money on.