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That’s one mother of another need met

That’s one mother of another need met

by | Jun 7, 2013 | Creative Process, Design, Found Objects, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Invention, Process, Production, Upcycling, Use Object, Use Objects, Vancouver

In case you want to know, this is a picture of what is called beaching gear  — at least in Prince Rupert, B.C.It’s the kind of passing sight that makes a city girl demand  that the car we’re in be stopped and reversed. Now. Because even though I had no...
Oh the laces you’ll go when you’re distracted

Oh the laces you’ll go when you’re distracted

by | Apr 5, 2013 | Art Discourse, Creative Process, Crochet, Design, Doily, Fabricating, Found Objects, Inspiration, Installation, Maker, Metalworker, Production, Sculpture, Vancouver

We are to understand that being distracted is bad, and being focused is good.  Being focused will get the job done while being in the moment is not productive — productivity being the cornerstone of our prevailing Protestant work ethic.I’m aware that it is...
You can’t keep a good maker down

You can’t keep a good maker down

by | Feb 1, 2013 | Art, Assemblage, Creative Process, Design, Eastside Culture Crawl, Fabricating, Found Objects, Handwork, Ideas, Industrial Design, Innovation, Inspiration, Maker, Process, Project

My mother might remember this: as a kid, I once declared that I could handle a stint in jail, because I would spend the time dressing up the place by making decorations out of any old bits and pieces. Not a huge leap, as making something out of nothing was already my...