This is all just water, friends.

Hello, everyone: In the interest of transparency, I want to take this opportunity and be upfront: after two years in Portland, Oregon at Portland Center Stage, some proposed restructuring of the Costume Shop has decided that my time as their Costume Shop Supervisor has come to an end. I’m currently in the process of wrapping … Continue reading →

April 24, 2016

 Five days ago, I posted my 1,000th Crane. Can you guess how lost I feel without this daily habit? The extra daily time from posting and writing about this project… it’s not a relief to have that extra time now. I feel empty when I remember I don’t *have* to do anything anymore. Empty. Date: April … Continue reading →

Block 999: April 18, 2016

ONE. (holy crap.) Date: April 18, 2016 Crane: 999 Days Spent on Project: 1153 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: Surprise, I’ve got Youtube playing Alexander McQueen’s “Widows of Culloden.” Today is all about strings and wind instruments. Thoughts/Feelings behind the block: As … Continue reading →

Block 998: April 17, 2016

TWO! TWO? Date: April 17, 2016 Crane: 998 Days Spent on Project: 1152 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: It’s Sunday morning, just now 10am. I’m sitting on my balcony. My dog is snoring on one of his beds, which is positioned to … Continue reading →

Block 997: April 16, 2016

THREE!!! Date: April 16, 2016 Crane: 997 Days Spent on Project: 1151 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: Currently, Sia… before that Katy Perry… before that Carly Rae Jepsen… before that some (well, a lot of) Alexander McQueen and so on. Thoughts/Feelings behind … Continue reading →

Block 996: April 15, 2016

FOUR!!! Date: April 15, 2016 Crane: 996 Days Spent on Project: 1150 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: Back to Alexander McQueen, courtesy of Youtube… Currently, I am in the middle of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius.” People have said that collection showed a designer simultaneously at … Continue reading →

Block 995: April 14, 2016

FIVE! Date: April 14, 2016 Crane: 995 Days Spent on Project: 1149 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: I don’t even think there’s music on in the shop today. It’s very quiet… Thoughts/Feelings behind the block: I think I’m ready for something new … Continue reading →

Block 994: April 13, 2016

SIX! Date: April 13, 2016 Crane: 994 Days Spent on Project: 1148 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: No music in the costume shop today that I can hear. No talking either… Thoughts/Feelings behind the block: Just one day at a time. One … Continue reading →

Block 993: April 12, 2016

SEVEN! Date: April 12, 2016 Crane: 993 Days Spent on Project: 1147 Location: NW Portland, OR Person I would have sent it to: TBD Music I listened to while sewing: Nothing today in the shop. Super quiet. Thoughts/Feelings behind the block: What is there to say today? I feel like I need to make these last … Continue reading →