SUMMER STINKAROONIE

Hmmm, well maybe there is some advantage to stinkin' summer days (hot, humid, hazy weather).  I know many people really love this weather.  I loathe it.

Since I cannot go to my studio and work on the rug - who in their right mind, even those who love this weather, would want to be working with wool right now? - I am home working on tangles.  And since it's summer, might as well work on summer tangles.  So, here I am.  I am incredibly happy to be tangling again.  On the upper right is my "warmup" tangle, done on crappy scrappy paper.  I may even like that one better (I wrote about it yesterday). 

On the left is today's tangle, done on an actual Renaissance Tile (a fancy way of saying a high quality tan 3.5" x 3.5" Italian printmaking paper).  I completely lose myself in this process. 

Here's how I know:  we are having insulation blown into the walls of the house today, and they've been banging, drilling, and filling since 8.30 a.m., quite a loud procedure.  They've also been in and out of my apartment several times to check on a few things.  When the checking part finally settled down, I allowed myself to sit down and tangle while they bashed away outside.  And they were, indeed, bashing away, yelling instructions at each other, etc.  But did I hear them?  NO.  Not until I was done.  I do love this process.

Oh yeah, and when I do find myself endlessly whining about this weather, I look back at this photo I took last February.  It's a sidewalk near my house.  Enough said..

Happy Summer, everyone!