Monday
Dec012008
Lighting the Proverbial Fire
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 12:29PM 
So I think I mentioned that lately I've been in a bit of a creative funk. Luckily for me, my mom reminded my sorry ass that she had signed us both up for a weekend workshop on bookmaking. I got to leave the spawn with Grandpa (Grandpa, nervously watching X waddle around with precarious balance: "He's not going to fall and land on his head or anything, is he?" Me: "Um...yeah, pretty much constantly. Just keep him away from sharp objects, you'll be fine.") and spend a glorious 6-1/2 hours at a fun workshop hosted by Martha Cole. There's nothing quite like spending the day surrounded by enthusiastic little old ladies women of vintage to get your creative juices flowing.
(My mother probably just wrote me out of the will there).
Plus, I finally have something to post for Maternal Spark's Monday Muse! Yeah!
Reader Comments (6)
Wait a second, are you telling me that I could have saved the money I spent on graduate tuition to learn to bind books. Shit, I knew those people in the advising department sucked!
Hope you had fun with your mom.
Had a sec. (in between houses) and thought I'd stop by...finally. I used to do cool stuff like that when I was in laa laa land. Kinda miss it. Cool books woman!
Whoa, cool! That sounds wonderful. And more bonding time with your mom is always good.
Yesterday I left the baby with his dad and ran out the door. My husband has been known to not change his diaper nor feed him. Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind to get art work done!!
Dude, that's pretty impressive. I don't have the patience to spend 6 1/2 hours making a book but I'm glad you got some alone time with your mom. I hope Xander was still in one piece when you got home?!?
yay! I'm glad you had a post for this weeks muse :) Great books, I'm always drawn to hand bound books...don't know why. Love 'em!