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I am back from 207 Creatives #gethookedatsea aboard the Schooner J&E Riggin with teacher Susan L. Feller, Artwools. My wicker blanket chest turned coffee table in the south parlor of the Parris House reminds me that I am indeed in Paris, Maine, two hours' drive from #rocklandmaine , my favorite town in the state. It's not a soft landing. I am under some pressure cooker deadlines this week that will give way to more high pressure deadlines throughout the fall. However, four days in a 92 year old wooden boat on Penobscot Bay, with a teacher who taught us how to not only look but to actually see, has informed my approach to getting through the next couple of months, and maybe the next couple of years. The texture of the wicker on this vintage chest reminds me some of the roping and the wood grain on the J&E Riggin, or if I look at it another way, it looks like the ripples on the surface of the bay. It's a reminder that we bring everything we've ever seen and experienced in to how we process every new thing we see and experience, which is to say that every vision is personal.
207 Creatives is back ashore from Get Hooked at Sea 2 aboard the Schooner J&E Riggin, but we took pictures...lots and lots of pictures. These are mine, and my co-conspirator, Ellen Marshall of Twocatsanddoghooking, I know has more coming. Want to join us in 2020 (if we can) or 2021? Follow 207Creatives on FB and Instagram (@207creatives) to stay in touch with everything we're planning.
Last chance to buy this week’s Wool of the Week on sale for $9.50 a fat quarter! Normally priced at $11, this is a great savings. This week’s Wool of the Week special is a beautiful oceany teal plaid that invokes images of deep waters. We had difficulty taking a photo that accurately shows the color, it leans more blue/green than it looks in the picture. Shipping is available. Sale ends tomorrow, and a new Wool of the Week will go on sale Monday, so stay tuned for another great deal!
*** Please note that due to the sailing trip, responses to wool of the week inquiries may be slower than normal***
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