Friday, 12 December 2008

Process and Pleasure


Pleasure can mean letting go...forgetting and focusing...existing in that liquid, effortless bit of time where judgments and qualifiers slide off you and it feels like it's forever and nothing all at once.

All of that to describe an afternoon of potato stamps.

I hadn't done potato stamps since I was a kid, and it was Safiya's first try. We decided to make cards, and her suggestion was for us each to pick an animal and a colour and then people "would know who the card was from."

The T-Rex gave me confidence.




Soon it will be solstice...preparations are being made...

10 comments:

Jen said...

Oh, that's really pretty. I love it!

Anonymous said...

Those trees are amazing! I'm very impressed!

Vanessa said...

potato stamps... wow, thats awesome!

Deb said...

What a delightful way to spend an afternoon!

Lina said...

Very creative!

cloth.paper.string said...

gasp! the sweet potato stamp doesn't get any sweeter!

Heather said...

So awesome! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Amy said...

The solstice is my most favorite day of all. Thank you for reminding me of its impending arrival. Happy day to you.

Things Hand Made said...

I love those times doing childrens crafts when you end up really getting inspired. Mind you mine never look as good as yours. yours!

Anonymous said...

I love them!

What a wonderful way to end the UN-designated International Year of the Potato.

Uh-huh!