Archive for the ‘Craft’ Category
Steve McCurry’s Kodachrome career, and legacy
The famous Afghan Girl, taken by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry You may not recognize the name Steve McCurry, but I bet you have a vivid memory of this photo, and maybe a vague notion of the story behind it. McCurry has made a career out of photographing the world’s faces, many of which have [...]
July 28th, 2010Snapshot Yangzhou: university campus
The winding entrance Trees that reach out and up like open hands lined the long, winding entrance road to Yangzhou University. There was a bit of debate as to why the trunks were painted white, but the most logical conclusion is that they reflect for better night vision. Hallways and roadways are dark at night [...]
June 6th, 2010Thousands of tiny stitches: my first quilt
One day in April or May of this year, I was sitting in the living room at my parents’ house perusing some quilt books (my mother owns plenty) when Ben and I came across what would become my summer (and 2009) project. The modern design of the quilt he chose (it was to be his [...]
December 22nd, 2009