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Were I So Besotted
wereisobesotted.blogspot.com
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An art project in and of itself, wereisobesotted.blogspot.com accompanies my hand-embroidered blog of the same name. Here, I describe in more detail how I arrive at my embroideries. I welcome your stories, anecdotes, and feedback.
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Yes

Someday, I hope to say this.

3 days ago

On Beauty

I dont often talk about beauty as a concept. After all, I eschew reading womens magazines, since I think they offer a limited view of beauty and being a woman. I had my first manicure 5 months ago, a...

20 may 12

Before I Met You

I was talking to a friend last night at my favorite local bar. She just returned from a trip to Berlin, during which she wiped away the cobwebs from a recent breakup.Before her trip, we had joked abo...

14 may 12

Peter Pan

While I feel this requires no explanation, I will admit that I recently went on a date with someone 10 years younger than me. In the past, I would never have entertained this idea, but he was polite ...

12 may 12

All of You

What if you find him and he slips through your fingers? This fear used to guide my dating behavior. For a while, I went on countless dates, fearing I would say "no" and let someone "good&...

12 may 12

Craft Spoken Here

I am so excited. This Monday, Im traveling to Philadelphia to deliver work to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Twelve of my "post-its," or small-scale, hand-stitched pieces about love, will be...

28 apr 12

Threads

15 apr 12

Get off the couch

08 apr 12

Imaginary interest

A follow up piece:An artist who stops making art is committing emotional suicide. Get off the couch and start making again!

05 apr 12

Do you know what its like to hug someone you miss and really like?

In the words of a friend. May this come to you.

05 apr 12

The New York dating scene

Word on the street here in Brooklyn is that the male-female ratio in New York City favors men, creating an environment where men have the upper hand in dating relationships, and can "get away wit...

27 mar 12

Dose

This is from a conversation I had with my mom.My moms voice is in black thread; I am in maroon thread.

24 mar 12

Torn

24 mar 12

Back pocket

24 mar 12

I threw rocks at your window

He and I never dated, but he did go out with a friend of mine. She wouldnt say much about their few dates, other than that they were going to be friends. He later told me he threw rocks at my window ...

24 mar 12

Covetously

The blue and white checked fabric is from an old quilt of mine that has disintegrated. I have been cutting the fabric away from the batting (the stuffing), washing it and incorporating it into my wor...

24 mar 12

Fly on back home

"Fly on back home to me, my love." Watercolor on cut fabric (the birds); with embroidery on upholstery weight fabric (the text)

24 mar 12

Im not your sweetie

18 mar 12

Cats and Dogs on the streets of New York City

I was walking in Chelsea last Thursday night on my way to an art opening when I overheard a man say to a woman, "Thats because you dont know how to have fun. All the dogs you like are really bori...

18 mar 12

Women are the New Men

18 mar 12

Rivers, Floods, Home

"I contain ponds, rivers, floods. Swim in these waters with me and I will be home."

06 mar 12

Slow Burn

"Ours is a slow-burning fire. Stand here and face it with me. Feel our heat."

28 feb 12

Dumbo winds

22 feb 12

Gifted

On some of the last bits of one of my favorite pieces of antique fabric:"You come across as so modest that I wonder if youre aware of all of your gifts."

22 feb 12

Handsewn Stories, as seen in the New York Times Styles/Fashion section

A huge thanks to the New York Times and Nancy MacDonell for this piece about my work (see bottom right of newspaper).You can see additional images online:http://tmagazine.blogs. nytimes.com/2012/02/13...

20 feb 12

When things change (or start to)

12 feb 12

Everyone and their mother is getting married

"This is the first time Ive had a partner where after four years, I still get excited to see his car in the driveway."These are the words of my friends mom, who is engaged. I have been joking...

03 feb 12

Woven together and caught up in each other

"To be woven together in love;caught in each others nets."

01 feb 12

Health Insurance

Lack of access to affordable insurance keeps me in a conventional job. Working multiple jobs just to pay my rent significantly raises my stress levels...In all, this is not a healthy or sustainable l...

28 jan 12

Proposal

28 jan 12

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