A belated bit of show and tell–New years greeting

After wrestling with a complicated New Year’s greeting project, a scrap of paper on my work table turned it all into something much simpler, and somehow more satisfying. And who doesn’t need another nice bookmark?

I would stick my neck out for you . . .

A little homemade Valentine card for Second Child, far away in the frozen north.

Nemo Did What?!

Nothing like a winter snowstorm (apparently courtesy of my cat, Nemo, who is taking the blame for much of this event) to give one time to get back to one’s blogging. I haven’t been idle, though, and I think it’s time to show you some of what I’ve been up to.

Winter haiku lanterns with celestial bodies–stars and moons, galaxies and planets.  Oh, and a few choice lines, first from Basho:

Come, let’s go

snow viewing

until we’re buried

And the second, from Issa:

No talents

also no sins

winter seclusion

What more do you need when you’re snowbound?

String of hearts

And a last minute Valentine quickie from a paint chip, pink embroidery thread, a needle and some scissors:

Gallery

Gallery, a photo by floating ink on Flickr.

Don’t store cut garlic in oil for more than 4 hours.

Play

Play, a photo by floating ink on Flickr.

Make Jimmy play with me.

Why are you so obsessed with that bowl?

That’s what my better half keeps asking. I don’t know the answer. There are a lot of bowls in my work.

Some are tea bowls. Some are oryoki bowls.  Some are broken, some are not. Sometimes a bowl is just a bowl.