#incubator program

GOOD NEWS everyone! My good pal @the-kamki​ and I made it into the 212 Program by Artlink!

What this means is we pitched projects to 212′s Advisory Board for consideration, and were accepted! Now we get to move down to Fort Wayne and use resources provided by Artlink in order to make our projects into reality!

Now all we have to do is find a place to move into down there in January AND find good paying jobs as well. X’D

One of the distractions – a cuff bracelet made from the silk fabric Ben brought home from India. When Ben returned from India in January, he brought with him half a suitcase of stunning silk remnants, trimmings and buttons. At the time I thought I might use the fabric and findings to make drawstring bags embellished with embroidery and beading. But I overestimated my machine sewing skillset and…

Ben and I are days away from our first anniversary in Virginia. We’ve been here for one full tour around the sun. And yet I’m still settling. Still moving furniture around. Still figuring out the best cabinet for our pots and pans. Still looking for connection. For my Virginia tribe and community. The final decade of the California life I left behind changed my destiny in ways I couldn’t…