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About Cynthia

I am a textile artist, embroiderer, wood burner, costumer, painter, and weaver who sees magic and change in the chain stitch and a well done Palestrina knot. I wish I had more control over the ways of the human world but alas, all I can control are my actions and my attitude in life and the consistency of my stitches. And sometimes even that doesn’t pan out as hoped and I must rip rip rip.

Banners

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O.M.G. I am so busy. Busy busy busy So many things to get done before Saturday.

I’ve got three banners that are all works in progress in addition to my Wheel of the Year project. I plan on showing them at the Beltaine event this weekend. It is my plan to not only sell pouches and earrings but also to show the breadth of my work in the hopes of getting some commission work. I’ll also be showing a linen robe and this hat. I will take commissions on hats, pouches, banners, robes, book covers, checkbook covers, cell phone bags, you name it, if I can make it and you want to pay me, I’ll make it. Call me the Babylon Embroidery Whore.

So, here are some shots of the banners. Two of them I washed this weekend and they need to be blocked now. I thought the non-wool fibers would be enough to stop the wonky-ness but I was mistaken. Lesson learned. They all still need the backing, cotton batting, and the hanging mechanisms attached.

I used wool felt, silk brocade, cotton velveteen, perl cotton.

Harvest Blessings

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Pouches ~ Done

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I’ve been cranking out the work of late. I had planned on finishing the pouches this week but was able to finish them all by last night. I didn’t have much free time but now I can breath free and work on the metalsmith class work and make some more earrings. Found some truly gorgeous little shells that are naturally irridescent fae green. I have plans for two pairs of shell earrings. So the rest of this week will about fun. Yay!

Who knows how things will go at Beltaine. The weather report isn’t promising and the vendors must be outside. So we’ll see if folks are buying. I have no idea what to expect as this is my first time and it’s a small event. Whatever I don’t sell will go in my etsy store and I will begin selling online May first. Yay!

So, here are the pouches. I see when I take pictures of them they are in no way square, but half a bubble off plumb. This is not the effect I get in person but it concerns me when selling on etsy…

Leaf Pentragram: Horn beads (the tassels are not purple, trick of the light, they are reddish brown)

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A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock n’ Roll

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Well, not really. Lots of rock n roll but not much country.

What I really am is a little bit New Age and all Witch. I find spiritual truths everywhere and from all religions. I use them when they mesh with my beliefs. But when it comes right down to it, I? Am a Witch. That means that that is where I find my power. That my actions with regards to life come from this center.

Last week some old stuff came up. I was upset, saw some plans going awry, thought a situation that had been handled was done. But it appears that some people (all of us?? *laugh*) need to have a couple hits before they get it. And someone, SNIB, wants to continue to live in the learning cycle of her intentions as they pertain to me.

A comment to Thursday’s (or was it Wednesday’s) post prompted this. I felt that perhaps I needed to refresh on what exactly my spiritual path is. It was very thought provoking comment. And while I can certainly see where they are coming from, I don’t agree with all of it.

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