Princess House ashtray, a Padrón, handmade ceramic by Ulrike Magdalena Streit, vintage St. Gallen place mat
Tag: Handmade
Two-line Poem
Manufaktum
I suspect there is a level of being overwhelmed by the thought of painting on a canvas which leads me to using cameras. Similarly there may be some level of bravery in living life which relaxes me, and persuades me increasingly to write as purely as possible — pure of mind in depth, and pure… Continue reading Manufaktum
patience, handwritten (in German)
“Geduld” written with graphite on a vintage bottle “Geduld” which translates from the German language into English as patience, is the word I used for my second writing performance in the early 1990s.In an effort to give more meaning to a single action, I did several sound-performances which consisted of such acoustic writings, using a… Continue reading patience, handwritten (in German)
Water and Coffee (from flower to flower)
Good Morning!
Graphite
There is a joy in those things allowing us to create (or embody a thought, or turn an idea into a fruit which may bring about other fruits). There is joy in contemplating these complex or simple instruments, even in their passive state. A piano, a cello, the skin on a drum, the texture of… Continue reading Graphite
St. Gallen vintage handmade placemat, Princess House crystal ashtray, and complete ashes of a cigar
Handmade
People who are unable to use their hands skillfully for all kinds of work, will not become good thinkers and will behave awkwardly in life. It is not the head alone, but the whole human being that is a logician. Activities demanding manual and bodily skill, such as knitting, leads to the enhancement of the… Continue reading Handmade