bricolagelife

see what i see :: summer ending

at least, it's the beginning of the end...

noticing: first signs of autumn

it's not the golden leaves or boots and sweater weather. yet. but just now there is that familiar shift in the light, a welcome chill at nightfall, a hush when we realize the cicadas have stopped croaking. for a moment or two. a time to consider if i may be ready to finish unpacking my bag from vacation...

see what i see :: midwest landscapes

from the car window on our drive home from the beach earlier this month.

have a wonderful weekend!

 

see what i see :: webs

an instant double exposure from an old science book page shot on sunday morning.

webs observed on a walk in the park late sunday evening.

see what i see :: beach collections 3

every summer the beach we walk and comb offers something a little different. if you are observant and come back to the same place once a year, you may notice this, too. washed up along the cold wet sandy border of our big lake we have found among the stones and pebbles an abundance of birch bark one season, tiny broken shells the next, and oddly, last year, tiparillo tips everywhere we looked. but 2011 happened to be a very good year for face rocks.

and fossils...

tiny frosted jewels of beach glass,
 

and my favorite; alabaster. both smooth and rough. i may attempt to carve some of the larger stones... more research is necessary.

happy weekend everyone!

see what i see :: beach collections 2

this year i rearranged my beach combing finds into multiple collections. last year i arranged them by day and by common objects. i like to switch it up a little :)

see what i see :: beach collections 1

gleaned from the beach. driftwood, bone, feather, rust, peach pits, walnuts, acorn. my inclination more often is to choose ephemeral collections. they last only as long as it takes to photograph them. i did bring that awesome piece of rusty metal home, tho :)

for the love of buttons

it's been a long time since i looked thru the boxes where my button collection is stored. to really examine and admire them, to hold each one in my hand. so i devoted some time this week to sit beside the window every morning and arrange them on a piece of grey velvet. layer by layer, i worked my way down to the bottom of the pink paper box, taking photos. celluloid, leather, mother of pearl. plastic, metal, glass and bakelite. it became a quiet little ritual i looked forward to almost as much as my big cups of coffee. since so many people mentioned how much they love buttons, too, i thought i would post them here. 

have a happy saturday :)

 

 

 

a few things... in the studio

on my second pot of coffee, working away in my pjs in the studio (my secret clubhouse) updating my shops, making collages and keeping cool. my agenda for the entire weekend :)

hope your weekend is full of the things you love to do, too!

look up

tho the heat continues to be oppressive we discovered yesterday that it seems to produce the most amazing clouds in the sky. all we need to do is look up.