ktfreehand

Stitching. Left-hand drawing, and Russian fairy tales. My night scene. #handwork #stitch #myth #wild

Do you see my face? Hers? We make patterns and piles around us, intricate altars of everyday living. Sorting, stacking, devouring. #everythingiseverything #afterwinter #mustcomespring

Her corner. #likemotherlikedaughter #evidence #home #rhythm #magic

My intention for the New Year is devote myself to kindness. I wrote a little about it on my blog, link in profile. I hope you and yours are kind to one another, that your life swells with love, and that each day is new and bright and full of wonder. #kindness #mindfulness #mother

#peace

I LOVE books. Lucky for me, Michigan has a stellar inter-library loan system: MEL. My love for Mel extends beyond space and time, from here to there and back again. Sorry mom, this is the real reason #iwillnevermove from my hometown. #booksaremagicportals #learningallthetime #whatdidyousay #iwasreading

Rad and I are keeping journals for this block. Pulling prompts from an old tin and drawing and writing from the word. Simple and personal, just write for us. #homeschool #unschool #journal Today our prompt was "my family". #dowhatyoudowell

Honoring the process. #homeschool #handwork #printmaking #flow

I wrote a follow-up blog post about my family's homeschool life. Check it out. #homeschool #unschool #mothering #wildcreativity #motherwork

A selected piece from my current body of work. #mother #imthemom #beeswaxcrayons #dowhatyoucan

There was a time, maybe it was yesterday even, when I believed that being a working artist was the ultimate manifestation of my creativity. Maybe I will always feel that way a little. To be honest, in my world, nearly all of my energy is poured into mothering. I very much love the path I am on but I am transitioning away from thinking I need to be an artist that sells art. Maybe someday, but not now. Now I tend the garden of childhood, watching my babies grow up towards the sun and in towards the earth. It is very beautiful and not easy. #homeschool #unschool #mother #womenartists #discipline #lifework

For holding. #handwork #fiberart #stitchcraft #handmade #folkart #red #myth #flight

Bone-write night. So many stars and I am inside (right now). #wildfeminine #handwork #spiralingin Not gonna lie, there are many lists of wants in this book. What does it mean to want? #tonothave

No Samhain photos. I am not incredibly comfortable shooting photos in public. This, however, is my offering to #slowfashionoctober, just in time. #handmadewardrobe #handwork #knitting

Scorpian goodies. And a strange run on sentence on the blog. #watersign #firecenter#wildwoman

Hello spirit-symbol. #fiberart #handstitch #handwork #embroidery

When you live in a northern climate you spend all winter waiting for summer. Summer comes and you spend everyday saying "we have to soak up the sun it's gonna be winter soon". Today was one of those days, those last days of fall. Autumn olive, cornbread, the woods, making. Here is the #shalomsweater, the first sweater I have ever knit. It was a good day. #handwork #homebody