Quilting Weekend, April 2013

Last month, my sisters and I joined a wonderful bunch of quilters to finish up the piecing of a quilt we're making in memory of our mom, Laurie. The quilt is made using pieces of her favourite blue shirts  with pops of colour delivered by fabric belonging to her quilter pals. 

It was a weekend of fun, overindulgence and nutty masks. Checkout this post from our last gathering. 

Calica Shop

The Calica Studio online shop is open for business! We've made these silk babies by hand using painting and polychromatic printing techniques and now they're ready for the world. Browse the collection right here.

Where Children Sleep

Bilal, 6, Wadi Abu Hindi, The West Bank

Lamine, 12, Bounkiling Village, Senegal

Risa, 15, Kyoto, Japan

Jasmine (Jazzy), 4, Kentucky, USA

Ahkohxet, 8, Amazonia, Brazil

Tzvika, 9, Beitar Illit, The West Bank

English photographer James Mollison travelled the world photographing where children sleep and then compiled them in a book. He says of the project: 

“I hope the book gives a a glimpse into the lives some children are living in very diverse situations around the world; a chance to reflect on the inequality that exists, and realise just how lucky most of us in the developed world are.”

via DeMilked

Vintage Jay

Grandpa Carter, Harlem, 1939

Josephine out of doors

Spring is here, and that means sidewalk chalk, hula hooping, and outdoor bunny time. A group of passing children seemed delighted to watch Josephine the rabbit climbing all over me as I read a book in the front yard this morning.

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American Roadtrip

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Last Summer

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