Playing with Fashion What is fashion? What is the purpose? Where did it come from? Why are we consumed with it as a culture? Is pursuing beauty in what one wears sinful? These, among others, are some of the questions Edith Schaeffer discusses in her chapter on Fashion, in Hidden Art. Her response ... Read More

  “You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters.” Saint Bernard (1090-1153), French abbot The scope and breadth of the kinds of woodworking are enormous, and we can in no way cover them all here. So, for ... Read More

I love how Edith Schaeffer talks about this art in her book Hidden Art. She pours out a vision of beauty, unity, and love for home through practicing this particular art. Maybe you have not connected with one the arts we have discussed so far. Maybe you are still a bit hesitant to begin. Why not ... Read More

Gardening As Art by Dara Weaver {my sister muse} Having always been a nature-lover and maybe something of a hippie at heart, I went through a phase of believing that the most beautiful green and growing things were found just as they happened in nature: wild, unplanned, and spontaneous. Of ... Read More

Join me as I discuss with my friend Natalie about the Fabric Arts and more specifically sewing on day 13 of, 31 Days of Playing with the Arts. Here are some notes about some of the things Natalie mentioned during the interview; A good way to get started. :: Start with something flat like ... Read More

  “The greatest thing in the world is the alphabet, as all wisdom is contained therein –except the understanding of putting it together.” –from an old German bookplate Words. There is something sacred about them. By them, God created the world and in them lives the power of life and ... Read More