Solo Mother

October 16th, 2008

Sheer, utter creativity

Gather round the computer, boys and girls. This here’s a film for the whole family (and since it’s breaking my blog, I’m only going to post the link: Western Spaghetti by PES Films
Winners of this week’s Blogtoberfest Giveaway will be announced at NOON tomorrow, Friday, the 16th of October. Comments are open, so track back […]

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September 16th, 2008

Getting out of the rut: gifts beyond the everyday

It’s a droolfest. It’s a love-in with textile, texture, color and dreams. It’s all hand-made, all the time. And you can sort your gift shopping by color.
It’s Etsy. Have you ever been to Etsy?

I’m going to do my holiday and birthday and general gift shopping there. Hand spun and dyed yarn for my mother, and […]

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April 2nd, 2008

what do you think, single moms? Naughty, or nice?

Apparently, there’s a single mom artist out there who thinks women can be naughty AND nice.
Vancouver artist Katherine Laflamme thinks moms can have it all, and has created a series of paintings, Pin-Up Moms, that challenge the way we view motherhood, womanhood, and washing the car.
Cheryl Rossi of the Vancouver Courier wrote a piece […]

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