Wrack, a transitive verb meaning to utterly ruin. The only context I've ever used it in is 'to be wracked with guilt.' That's a pretty strong phrase. Or 'wracking my brain.' Equally violent. A new context recently came to me, that of a 'wrack line,' which is the depository of flotsam and jetsam that appears... Continue Reading →

Where? Support your favourite charitable thrift shop. Not all thrift shops are non-profit, especially VV. Choose shops run by volunteers or/and a well-recognized, respected organization or a shop run by a starving artist. With who? Carpool with friends. Why not make it a fun day! Time? Give yourself LOTS of it. Unless you have a... Continue Reading →

Everyone has a book insidea secret storya yarna hidden volumeInteresting how volume means1. a book or collection2. the amount of space something occupies3. power of sound or degree of loudnessEveryone has a book insideHow and when does it come out?How much space will yours take up?How much power there is in your story!Everyone has a... Continue Reading →

I love that my parentsinscribed the back of a gold wristwatch for my 21st birthdayit made it so special and rare do we only inscribe jewelry? the inscriptions on trophiesand plaques seem too frivolous, presumptuous, crass,except an Oscar hidden inscriptionsinside a locketinside a braceletseem much morequiet I can't get rid of my watch because of... Continue Reading →

snow hanging so precariouslythreatening those beneathwhacking away, a personemployed with a shovelcherry picker high in the airthe effort is hard and coldthump, down goes the threatwhat has to be whacked offthe easy stuff falls firstthen the stubborn, hard pieces, first formed, melted and reattachedlike niggling dangerous things that refuse to leavemaybe it will take a... Continue Reading →

I ordered it on eBayit sits on my windowsillothers don't know about itits secret is her favourite hymnit sits on my windowsillit's black leather with gold edges and a little red ribbonits secret is her favourite hymnit's religiousit's black leather with gold edges and a little red ribbonI reach for it when I need to... Continue Reading →

9AM- 11:30AM Facilitator: Ev Ward Westland Gallery,156 Wortley Road, London , Ontario In this class you will learn to hand coil a fibre basket; how to start, shape and finish a basic small basket and how to use a variety of materials for core and wrapping. Once mastered this simple technique can lead to marvelous... Continue Reading →

It sometimes starts with a wire brush for distressing. Then gathering different possibilites from my stash. The title "Sunday Review" came as a result of the last piece I attached, a vintage slide gleaned from a yard sale entitled Keston Pond, The Sunday Walk. Reviewing my own need for the Sunday church activities which I... Continue Reading →

10:00AM- 4:00PMGimli, Manitoba Instructor: Ev Ward de Roo If you are grieving the death of a loved one, the loss of a significant relationship, the breakdown of your way of being, the news of a difficult diagnosis then sometimes a day with others who are also grieving can be healing. I invite you to the... Continue Reading →

Ev Ward de Roo 10:00AM- 4:00PMGimli, Manitoba Instructor: Ev Ward de Roo An introduction to slow stitching as a contemplative practice. This is for the perfectionist desiring to get out of the head and into the hands and heart, for the creatively stuck desiring to get the juices flowing, for those who have unsuccessfully tried... Continue Reading →