Kim's Suitcase

insects and two men on the bus

2009-07-01T09:13:00.002-07:00

outside
particulary in my back yard
but else where as well

insects hum

each one i invite
and visit
investigate

two men on the bus
speaking in slightly too loud conversation

about going for a ride to drink a cup of coffee
catch a flick
ask each are you married
no
no
girl friend
broke up eh?

a little insect rides my knapsack
crawls the long grass that is arm hair
up the thin pale hair and down the otherside
we ride together
and also converse
but silently

i note the colour
and lightness
the delicate nature
the moving creature
as i become landscape
and amusment

the travellers
with the voices
are reading lines to a play
they once saw
or parts made up just for them
slow loud plodding
with silences that are like cement blocks

outside in the garden this morning
i see a snail dismount a flowering plant
up and over fluid and slow and quiet

black bird flys over head like shadow

underside of a leaf reveals a spikey guy
orange and black

and then one of the flyers comes by
translucent winged

small and large
fever dreams like alice

why dig for dinosaurs
when the exotics are all around
yet to be named tinies

where did the men part company?
how is it they came to meet on my streetcar?
what happened to my travelling companion that liked my arm hair?

summer happens
hot and thick and breezy
shade trees become refuge from hot sun

alive-ness in insects keep me in wonder
a ballet
a factory
a work camp
a ferris wheel

it is easy to travel
so easy with a patch of green

mind grazing + thank you

2009-06-14T14:23:00.001-07:00

mind grazing, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

a picture of a mind that is grazing in a pasture with pastel sheep...

as a way to say thank you to all those that visited me on saturday for the small press book fair and as well to those that organized the day.

thank you

The Toronto Small Press Book Fair

2009-06-12T07:31:00.004-07:00

Saturday June 13th, 2009
9am- 5pm

The Toronto Reference Library
(near Bloor and Yonge)

This is sure to be a fun day. My 10 year old daughter has been busy making lots of interesting things to sell at the show. Happily we shall share a table.

Please come by and say 'hi'.

Secret password 'pass the pumpkins' will get you a free button!

at home

2009-06-05T13:12:00.001-07:00

at home, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i have been having 'back issues'

had to miss work...
which was sad,
and working

but also became better friends with the tree outside my bedroom window.

and rekindled the activity of watching dust motes in the sun.

reading frida kahlo's biography lot's of back issues there
very appropriate reading while being confined to a bed

back and forth

core issues
must strenghten

having something physical hamper one
teaches a lot

being in physical pain
a very different perspective

i am feeling better now
but am humbled
and reminded
of living in a human body

drawing too
little things when i got as far as the backyard
dandylion flowers and wind blown twigs

frustration of course
limitation testing

accepting
and letting go

such big lessons
in small ways

back
and
forth

back
and forth

trusting
and
letting

things be
as they
are.

Pinky

2009-05-31T09:35:00.001-07:00

Pinky , originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

with a work in progress in the background.

Tabitha

2009-05-29T10:19:00.001-07:00

Tabitha, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Bear in the garden.

2009-05-28T00:48:00.001-07:00

Bear in the garden., originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

A fine family of Bears has arrived at Red Pegasus. Please check below for store information.

Bear in Meditation

2009-05-24T11:56:00.001-07:00

Bear in Meditation, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

lace and lillacs

2009-05-22T10:49:00.001-07:00

lace and lillacs, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

possiblility

2009-05-01T11:48:00.001-07:00

possiblility, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

happily lost in the woods

2009-04-29T09:16:00.001-07:00

happily lost in the woods, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

recess

2009-04-26T09:37:00.001-07:00

recess, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Wayzgoose

2009-04-20T08:45:00.003-07:00

This upcoming Saturday I will be participating in Wayzgoose, a really great bookarts show in the town of Grimsby. Great place to see very fine hand made books, bookbinding, print making and other artisan's who are bookish. Please come by and say hello, if you have the opportunity.

please excuse the white spots...

2009-04-12T10:54:00.001-07:00

crochet hat , originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

i think the mirror needs a polish!

here i am with my new spring hat
more yarnyness and lots of embellishment,
very happy with threads...

happy spring.
good passover.
sweet easter

greetings to you.

namaste

take care

2009-03-23T07:20:00.001-07:00

take care, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Sheep

2009-03-19T05:18:00.001-07:00

Sheep, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

Black Creek Pioneer Village in Toronto, with very wooly pregnant sheep. Quite a noisy bunch complaining about being cast out of the barn while it was being mucked out.

If you care to see some of the product of this wooly bunch look into my flickr pages and see the gorgeous hand spun wool I purchased.

yarn rosettes

2009-03-16T07:58:00.001-07:00

yarn rosettes, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

inspiring yarns
all colour
all sorts

this one is noro
made in japan

waiting for the bus

2009-03-11T12:57:00.001-07:00

waiting for the bus, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

flux-o-matic

2009-03-09T14:03:00.001-07:00

how's about

2009-03-04T08:00:00.004-08:00

that sunlight
that awesome sunlight
filterering into my living room

and the paper snow flakes
reflected on the wall

how's about the poopy smell
in the field as the dog shit thaws

and the little lakes of water
at the corner of the sidewalk

how's about a full body smile
from the top of the head to the tip of the toes

and striped socks
with little beads
meant for dancing

sunlight comes and makes
smilely faced indentations everywhere

and the body remembers the light that was
is coming is seeping into moreness
with each day

poopy fields
and pent up energy
that has resembled bracing
against
against cold and grey

and too much
that the body say's no
but today
the smells and sunlight
tell

yep it is true
my spring is again just around the corner

cloudy love

2009-02-13T08:47:00.001-08:00

cloudy love, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

...hey sky clouds friends loves hearts...

happy
happy
valentine's
day
to
you!

xo

olive green is such a nice colour

2009-02-11T08:32:00.001-08:00

Card Making Workshops

2009-01-26T06:48:00.004-08:00

I will be conducting two card making workshops at Nathalie-Roze and Company in time for Valentine's Day (and beyond!)

The three workshop dates scheduled are:
Saturday January 31st from 1:30pm - 4:00 pm
and
Saturday February 14th from 10am- 12:30pm
and
Saturday February 28th from 1:30 - 4:30 pm

A hand made card will make your sweetie swoon!
Make cards suitable for Birthdays and Bar Mitzvah's too or just come and play and let your creativity flow. Perhaps you will make the first "Happy Monday Morning in February" card...

In small groups we will focus on playing with everyday materials, sewing on paper, and collage.
This workshop has always been a fun way to explore materials and come out with some lovely cards you will be happy to send.

For more details please call or visit Nathalie-Roze and Company at 1015 Queen Street East, in the heart of Leslieville in Toronto. Telephone: (416)792-1699

Owen's Sweater

2009-01-25T18:18:00.001-08:00

Owen's Sweater 2, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.

I think he likes it....
see he is smiling!

purples and blues

2009-01-22T06:57:00.001-08:00

purples and blues, originally uploaded by Kim's Suitcase.