Tag Archives: mending

Resuscitate Your Soap

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

For bathing I like nice bars of soap made from olive oil and aloe. But lathering up my body wears them out and the bars quickly turn into slivers that jump out of my hand when wet.  That’s why I … Continue reading →

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The Aesthetics of Transformation

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

Yesterday I finished mending the awning for our terrace pergola. It was not an enjoyable task but the awning is fundamental as I spend much of the morning (or at least would like to) at my terrace work table and … Continue reading →

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Busted

Posted on September 5, 2016 by

My friend, Franca, recently shared an article by Goffredo Parise, Italian journalist (and companion of artist Giosetta Fioroni) entitled “Il rimedio è la povertà” (“The remedy is poverty”). The article attacks modern man’s addiction to consumerism.  Parise made a distinction … Continue reading →

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Mending one’s faith in their fellowman

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

We are living in a time of great transition which often is very spOOKy. Watching TV news has become a source of anxiety because it’s an overdose of the Wierd and the Wicked. Being surrounded by so much negative energy … Continue reading →

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Mended

Posted on July 17, 2013 by

front back I wish feelings could be mended as easily as a shirt. And with the same joy, color and quirkiness. on the beach of Lividia

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The Aesthetics of Mending.

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Mending is a philosophy. And a measurement of value.  If something must be mended, it means it has been used, thus is useful.  Unfortunately, we have a tendency to look at much of what we own as being something disposable.  … Continue reading →

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Mending as a form of Aesthetics

Posted on February 12, 2013 by

Celia Pym is an artist working with knitting and embroidery who darns to make art Celia Pym’s Socks Darning Clothes As an Art Form + False starts in turqoise, at UFO (Unfinished Object) a blog focusing in on unfinished knitting … Continue reading →

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