weekly retro #50: back into the groove
this week was all about getting back into my routines and i did just that.
i reopened the store with what i am calling the core collection, my "classic" egg and sky candles. this week i start making scented candle inventory to come out in time for valentines day (but really my birthday). anyone who wants candles should really just wait until i add those new pieces.
up until a couple of days ago when it started snowing, it was so nice outside. not too cold, fairly dry. i went back to aerial yoga and had some of my best flows and stunts despite being on my period.
started ceramics. we had a sub and learned to trim pieces (i missed last week's wheel intro). a very cool classmate very generously offered me one of the pieces she threw last week so i can follow along. one of my favorite gestures from a stranger. i want to try to go during open hours this week to actually catch up and practice throwing my own pieces.
i started and finished this bead tapestry of my last pixel art painting. it weighs about 11.5 ounces in glass beads and thread. i'm not sure how i'm going to mount it, i may even undo it to use the beads for another piece i started on a loom i made of binding board and chopsticks. i am new to beading so it's fun to be learning something fresh.
it's been snowing all weekend. i visited my dad, who's graduated from speech therapy and has been making a lot of progress. now i end the week writing this retro, playing video games and eating chili.
things i enjoyed this week
- i read war of the worlds by hg wells. i've had a copy of the re-issue of the edward gorey-illustrated hardcover forever, but had never read it. i enjoyed it and may check out the movie, even.
- tonight i made this vegetarian chili from ATK and it came out really good. i wish dried porcini mushrooms were less expensive, but overall the meal is affordable, easy to make and very flavorful.
- gwar covering "pink pony club", that is all.
- sunkist orange soda, zero sugar. someone i agree with said it's like drinking a popsicle.
i want to do more writing next week, like sharing all the pieces i made my last semester of ceramics. something about the snow outside makes me want to get cozy and be creative on the computer.
xoxo jenn