Happy Anniversary Mister!
Oh my…it's been quite a fun ride all these years.
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Visual Nutrition: The Quilt in All Its Glory
It is hard not to get itchy fingers when going through the archive of quilts at Fabric + Fabric = Quilts. Encouraging folks to send in photos of their quilts has produced a killer collection of gorgeous quilts of all kinds, from traditional to contemporary reinterpretations of familiar patterns. As the catch phrase exclaims,
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Adolf Born: Bookplates, Beastly Relatives, and Saucy Mermaids.
In writing a post on bookplates, I was reminded that one of my favorite bookplate artists is Adolf Born, a Czech painter and illustrator who in addition to creating some very funny bookplates has also produced a wealth of prints, lithographs, and wonderful illustrations.. Almost everything Born does has a wry sense of humor that
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There’s Writing and Then There’s Gardening: Hard to Tell the Difference Sometimes
Sometimes it seems as if there is very little difference between the act of writing a novel and the act of building a garden. I love doing both and occasionally it is necessary to do one while ignoring the other. Thus I have been absent from the blog and my desk in general because I have
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PW Review for Except the Queen
Here's a bit of lovely news — the first review from PW for the new novel Except the Queen: "World Fantasy Award-winning Yolen (Dragon's Heart) teams up with Snyder (The Innamorati) to weave a magical tale. After Serana and Meteora stumble across a secret that could damage the reputation of the Fairy Queen, the close-knit
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Pierre Ménager: The Painted Southwest Lampshade
I am so happy to be able to share photos of this wonderful lampshade my grandfather Pierre Ménager painted in 1945. I love the way the figures circle the shade, the rich colors — even after so many years, and just the humor and élan of the piece. Many thanks to Pinky Werner (whose parents
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Punto in Aria: Stitch in the Air
Punto in Aria (“stitch in the air”) is one of the most beautiful forms of needle-made lace. It is a elaboration of the Italian Reticella, another form of needle lace where threads were removed from the ground of the fabric and then lace was worked in the opening provided by the missing threads. But
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Slow Textiles: Alabama Chanin Creating Beautiful One of a Kind Pieces of Clothing Art
Consider Alabama Chanin a sort of American answer to William Morris’ Arts and Craft movement, mixed with the surge of Green Eco-friendly attention to fabrics and clothing. It is hard to know which excites me more — as a consumer oh so lusting after their exquisite one of a kind clothing, all hand-stitched and richly embroidered, or
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Hosruba: The Land of the Tilism: Or When the Tale of Tale is As Good As the Tale
I am absolutely engrossed in Hoshruba, The Land of the Tilism by Muhammad Husain Jah, and translated from the Urdu by author Musharaf Ali Farooqi. The tale is rich in sorcerers and tricksters — both male and female — giants and demons, outrageous acts of magic, magical devices, villainous rulers, plucky princesses, hapless princes, dazzling splendor and
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Revisions: Except the Queen To Get a Make Over
“Revision is just as important as any other part of writing and must be done con amore.” –Evelyn Waugh Jane Yolen and I have just received our revision notes from our editor for the new novel Except the Queen. Not too bad — but there is a matter of 15,000 words that need to be edited out
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