On saving things

Haven't been here in yonks.

Memory is a house. The more complicated the path the more I remember.

Saving this link here for future reference:

http://www.operagloves.com/Classicstars/LisaFonssagrives/lisa.html

Davey

This one just made itself. It's one of those silly tube scarves, pinched off and stuffed.

This has kind of become the hat a week blog. Running out of Far Away hats. Not sure where I'll go next, if I do. Getting kind of busy in the fall.

Tractators

It is what it looks like. I go back on forth on whether I like this one. I think I do. The title is from an old Dr. Who episode, but at this moment I can't for the life of me remember why.

Life Support

Been taking a breather from blogging--apologies to any of my faithful readers.

In the movie Dune (the David Lynch one) the Fremen of Arakis wore suits that allowed them to completely recycle all of their bodies fluids with tubing rather like this.

The Cape

I think I said elsewhere--50 hats, one month, small budget--not all will be masterpieces. Real sponge, something decorative (I'm not sure what it's really used for), on hat. Reminds me of pictures of dunes and the fences that keep private beaches private. I''ve never been to the Cape and I've lived here 10 years.

A Hat Blog

Today, a link to a hat blog I found and the fascinating woman I've begun to correspond with:

Fashion Musings

Gloves

I love rubber gloves as objects--I really do. In college I designed costumes for a show called "The Swan" where a character turns from swan to man. The director and I discussed all kinds of swan costumes and one of the things I made was a swan wing made from a broken umbrella and rubber gloves (the love interest was a nurse). I also made a life size origami swan out of batting. In the end nothing was used and the actor simply rolled out of a basket of laundry and transformed through acting--it was the best choice for the show, but I was always kind of sad that none of those great images had made it to the stage. I ended up using the origami swan in a window display. I believe I have the glove wing around in storage. I love the way rubber gloves look like discarded skin--yup, I'm weird that way.