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ed What to give your loved one for April Fools Day? By everythingsysadmin.com Published On :: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 10:03:46 -0500 April Fools Day is coming up! Time to order your coffee-table book of April Fools RFCs! More info here: https://www.rfchumor.com Makes a great gift for nerds that own coffee-tables! Order it today! Full Article The Complete April Fools' RFCs
ed Updated BP Texas City Animation By everythingsysadmin.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Mar 2021 17:19:43 -0500 This isn't directly sysadmin-related, but it made me think of how a really good outage retrospective can teach others how to prevent problems in the future. "On the 15th anniversary of the incident, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is announcing a forthcoming interactive training application based on one of the worst industrial disasters in recent U.S. history--the March 23, 2005, explosion at the BP refinery in Texas City, Texas, which killed 15 workers, injured 180 others, and caused billions of dollars in economic losses. This updated animation will be included in the training, which will focus on OSHA's Process Safety Management standard. Look for it soon at CSB.gov." Content warning: Death Full Article
ed Article: "Split Your Overwhelmed Teams" By everythingsysadmin.com Published On :: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 12:12:29 -0500 After a 2-year break, my column in ACM Queue magazine returns! It has a new name "Operations and Life". For many years I wrote a column in ACM Queue Magazine. It was called "Everything Sysadmin" and covered devops, IT, and basically anything I felt like. I stopped writing in 2020 due to the pandemic and a general lack of motivation. My last column was published Nov 2020. Two years later I finally feel like writing again. The new column is called "Operations and Life". I'm going to write about the intersection of devops and personal life. I believe that most techniques we use at work can apply in our personal life and vice-versa. These columns will be shorter and more to the point. While my old column would often be 10 or more pages long, my goal now is to keep things to about 2000-3000 words. This will make them easier to read and digest. This format is more web-friendly. The first article in this new format is out! Read it here: Split Your Overwhelmed Teams: Two teams of five is not the same as one team of ten Full Article
ed Farro with Roasted Butternut Squash By www.101cookbooks.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 01:06:15 +0000 A wonderful farro and roasted butternut squash recipe. Balsamic roasted butternut squash, deeply toasted walnuts, and nutty farro come together in this delicious recipe. Continue reading Farro with Roasted Butternut Squash on 101 Cookbooks Full Article 100+ Vegetarian Recipes 260+ Vegan Recipes Dinner Ideas Fall Heidi's Favorites Holiday Recipes Salad Recipes Side Dish Recipes Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Recipes Whole Grain Recipes
ed Baked Pasta By www.101cookbooks.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:12:11 +0000 This baked pasta is a cold-weather crowd-pleaser made of alternating layers of broken farro pasta, sliced potatoes, two cheeses, and mustardy shredded cabbage. It’s the sort of thing you can prep a day or two ahead of time, and bake when convenient. Continue reading Baked Pasta on 101 Cookbooks Full Article 100+ Vegetarian Recipes Fall Heidi's Favorites Main Course Recipes Pasta Recipes Whole Grain Recipes Winter
ed Roasted Tomato Soup By www.101cookbooks.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:18:50 +0000 The tomato soup to make if you have a good blender and a haul of tomatoes. Tomatoes, onions, garlic, and a red pepper are roasted, then seasoned with a touch of smoky paprika. Couldn't be more simple or flavorful. Continue reading Roasted Tomato Soup on 101 Cookbooks Full Article 100+ Vegetarian Recipes 260+ Vegan Recipes 90 Best Soup Recipes Dinner Ideas Fall Gluten Free Recipes Summer Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Recipes
ed Baked Ziti By www.101cookbooks.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 02:15:40 +0000 This baked ziti uses ricotta, mozzarella, and creme fraîche to make a bubbly, rich pasta with a hearty, spinach-flecked red sauce loaded with flavor. The creme fraîche keeps things silky, adds dimension, and is a game changer. A family favorite that freezes well and happily feeds a crowd. Continue reading Baked Ziti on 101 Cookbooks Full Article 100+ Vegetarian Recipes Baking Recipes Dinner Ideas High Protein Recipes Main Course Recipes Pasta Recipes
ed Israelische Nachrichtenblockade, Inserateaffäre, Wikipedia und KI By bildblog.de Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 07:54:05 +0000 1. RSF verurteilt israelische Nachrichtenblockade (reporter-ohne-grenzen.de) Die Organisation Reporter ohne Grenzen (RSF) verurteilt den Umgang der israelischen Armee mit Medienschaffenden. “Aus dem Norden des Gazastreifens dringen immer weniger Informationen heraus, und gerade deshalb wird Journalismus immer wichtiger”, so RSF-Geschäftsführerin Anja Osterhaus: “Die israelischen Streitkräfte verhindern zunehmend Bilder und Stimmen von der Realität des Krieges und […] Full Article 6 vor 9
ed Proteste gegen Strunz, Medienwende nach Mauerfall, Freiheit der Herzen By bildblog.de Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 07:54:01 +0000 1. Euronews-Redaktionen protestieren gegen ihren neuen Chef Claus Strunz (uebermedien.de, Stefan Niggemeier) Stefan Niggemeier fasst die Diskussionen um den neuen Euronews-Chef Claus Strunz, Ex-Mitglied der “Bild”-Chefredaktion, zusammen. Mitarbeiterinnen, Mitarbeiter und Gewerkschaften in Lyon und Brüssel würfen Strunz vor, die Prinzipien der Neutralität und Unparteilichkeit zu verletzen, insbesondere durch öffentliche Pro-Trump-Äußerungen und politische Eingriffe in die […] Full Article 6 vor 9
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ed Jo Dunkley, Suzanne Staggs and colleagues awarded $53M to upgrade prominent observatory By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Thu, 18 May 2023 14:55:02 -0400 The National Science Foundation has awarded a $52.66 million grant to fund a major infrastructure upgrade to the Simons Observatory in the Atacama Desert of Chile. Upgrades are expected to take about five years; the resulting facility will be known as the Advanced Simons Observatory (ASO). Full Article
ed New study evaluates the climate impact of the $400 billion Inflation Reduction Act By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:44:00 -0400 The landmark 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has committed nearly $400 billion to mitigating climate change. Nine research teams across the U.S, including a Princeton team led by Jesse Jenkins, have now modeled the law's effect on U.S. carbon emissions. Full Article
ed Social media and the 2020 election By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:02:00 -0400 SPIA’s Andrew Guess and research colleagues used de-identified data from Facebook and Instagram to explore how changes in the way content was delivered affected people's attitudes and behavior. Full Article
ed Princeton archaeologists are using cutting-edge digital technologies to help reveal the ancient past By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:13:00 -0400 In the field, digital technology saves immense amounts of time and limits fruitless digging. In the classroom, VR recreations help bring the past to life. Full Article
ed Princeton Professor Ruha Benjamin awarded MacArthur ‘genius’ grant By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 12:01:22 -0400 The MacArthur Foundation honored Benjamin for her critical analysis of how technology perpetuates inequality and for ‘championing the role of imagination in social transformation.' Full Article
ed Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 09:57:00 -0400 The program, now in its fifth year, recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. The 2024 cohort includes disciplines spanning the humanities, engineering, the sciences and the social sciences. Full Article
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ed Visual arts lecturer Lex Brown and historian Lucas Ramos awarded Rome Prize By www.princeton.edu Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:46:00 -0400 The award supports independent research in the arts and humanities at the American Academy in Rome. Both Princeton recipients are undergraduate alumni. Full Article
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ed Academic Publisher Introduces Camouflaged Editions? By blog.chasclifton.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 01:21:23 +0000 I was one of the outside readers1 for a volume in Cambridge University Press’s enormous “Elements” series, The New Witches of the West, by Ethan Doyle White. (Link is to Amazon US) To find that title, go to the main … Continue reading → Full Article Uncategorized academia publishing witchcraft
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ed I Will Be Interviewed for the Cherry Hill Series. Meanwhile, Check Out These! By blog.chasclifton.com Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:56:49 +0000 Register here for the live cast I am not a Pagan teacher, Witchcraft influencer, or anything like that. Usually i see myself as the person approaching a panelist at an American Academy of Religion session, saying, “Would you consider turning … Continue reading → Full Article Uncategorized acade academia Pagan studies religious studies
ed Finished "Chicks" Quilt (Sue Spargo Wool Applique) By beadlust.blogspot.com Published On :: Tue, 12 May 2015 22:30:00 +0000 A week of finishing!!! Oh my, it feels good to finish things, doesn't it?! Last October, I started the applique process, stitching chick bodies and wings cut from felled wool onto the wool background fabric. Seven months later, 16 chicks, embroidered with threads and beads, run free! Please click the picture to enlarge it, so you can enjoy the fanciful details. If you are new to this process, you can see the various steps and pictures of the chicks on these posts. Of course, they are inspired by Sue Spargo's exhibit at the La Conner Quilt Museum, by her book, Creative Stitching, and by taking a one-day class from her to get me going. Along the way, other books, embroideries, and drawings also inspired me. As you might guess, most of the chicks have at least a few beads. Here is one with the main motif embroidered with beads. And, here is one with just a few beads, the center of the "flowers," and one with no beads at all. Also note that I've quilted the piece with Danish Flower Thread in a shade which closely matches the background color. At first, I thought it would be pleasing to embellish the areas between the chicks with flowers, vines, and leaves using three close shades of the background color. Here is an example. It looks OK when you look at just four chicks with the flower/vine motif in the center. But when I had finished 6 of the areas (sorry no photo), some of them with larger spaces and larger vines/leaves, it looked too busy. It took away from the chicks. I couldn't tell if I was supposed to look at the chicks or the flowers. So I picked out the vines and leaves, leaving just the flowers, which weren't such a distraction. After sewing on the binding, the chicks seemed to need a little warming around them. So I added a line of stem stitch in variegated pearl-cotton in a magenta color. It pleases me! Oh, and one more thing... This is a quilt, designed to hang on the wall, with lots of details to enjoy as you view it up close. But what happens to wool felt when it is out in the open? MOTH DAMAGE and DUST are the enemies. My solution? Find, buy, or have somebody make a wall-mounted display case, with a hinged door. Hang the quilt inside the case, which remains closed except when somebody wants to take a closer look. The above, found on the internet, is close to what I have in mind, with a white background of course. What's next in chick-land? Well, my dear niece just got married... Here is the start of her wedding gift... I'll post a finished photo soon. Full Article applique art quilts Bead Embroidery display hand quilting Quilting Sue Spargo thread embroidery wool
ed What! Again? Another Hexie Quilt Started?! By beadlust.blogspot.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:54:00 +0000 If you're a Beadlust reader, you know I worked for three years (more than 1,300 hours) to hand piece, hand embroider, and hand quilt Mama's Garden, with 4,700 3/4-inch hexies, a true labor of love. A big push this spring got it finished in time to enter into the International Quilt Festival in La Conner, WA. Hooray, hooray, the judges accepted it into the show!!!! This coming weekend, October 2-4, all you quilting enthusiasts will find it rewarding to make the effort and get to La Conner (WA) for the Festival, where you will see an excellent selection of quilts and fiber arts, plus a variety of interesting vendors! Here is the information. Head first for Maple Hall, a huge 2-story building, filled with quilts, at the corner of 1st Street (the main drag) and Douglas Street! Bring your camera, because photos are allowed (at least in the past they were). What do you think? After all those hours, would it be crazy to even THINK about making another hexie quilt, another one with 3/4-inch hexies? Well, then I guess I'm crazy, because the irresistible call of the hexie hooked me again. And why not re-use the same paper pieces? This one will not be traditional, and will definitely NOT be hand quilted. It will be hand pieced, using small left-over fabrics (I refuse to call them scraps), cotton prints (but not batiks). I have no idea how I will arrange them, how big it will be, or anything else about how this new project will develop. The first step was to cut out sets of 2" x 2" squares (6 per set) to make flower petals. So far, I've cut about 130 sets. Here are 80 of them, ready to baste onto the 3/4" paper hexie pieces. From very small pieces, I cut single 2" x 2" squares to make flower centers. These I've already basted to the paper hexie pieces. After basting some of the petals and centers, I started choosing centers for the petal sets. This part is fun! I enjoy "auditioning" various centers until one of them seems right. I'm avoiding high value contrast between petals and centers, because I might want to do a color study with them (no borders). When the urge gets really strong, I allow myself to start stitching the hexies together to make flowers. This quilt will probably have about 650 flowers! I've cut 130 so far, each different. I cut flower petals from all of my small pieces, every one. My preference is to have all 650 flowers different. Sooooooo, if YOU have some small fabric pieces you'd be willing to donate, I'd love to have part of you in my quilt. This is what I need: For petals - 2" x 12" strip, or 4" x 6" piece For centers - 2" square (only one per fabric design) Quilting weight cotton prints only, no batiks. One petal set per fabric design (no duplicates). Prefer small to medium scale prints. Mail to: Robin Atkins 1785 Douglas Road #4 Friday Harbor WA 98250 THANK YOU!!!!! Full Article exhibition grandmothers flower garden hand quilting hexagon quilt hexies La Conner Quilt Museum paper piecing quilt festival Quilt Museum thread embroidery
ed Hexie 2 Report - 733 Hexie Flowers Finished! By beadlust.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 14 May 2016 23:04:00 +0000 I started cutting scraps of fabric to make hexie flowers on September 1, 2015. After 9 months of labor, I have just finished stitching the 733rd flower! I'll do the math for you... That's 5,131 hexies. They are small ones, 3/4 inch per side. The finished flowers measure just under 4" in diameter. To give you an idea, this is what 44 hexie flowers look like. In case you don't know, for each hexie, the fabric is cut, and then basted over a paper, hexagon-shaped form. The hexies are then hand-stitched together to make the flowers. It takes about 1 hour to make one hexie flower, start-to-finish; thus 44 hours to make the batch above. Click the photo to see better detail of this process, which is called English paper piecing. And here are all 733 hexie flowers! Each flower is a different fabric. Although a few of the flower petal fabrics were also used for flower centers, I'm certain that there are over 1,000 different fabrics used in these flowers. What's next? Well, I'm going to build a design wall using sound-proofing foam-board covered with a king-sized flannel sheet. I haven't quite figured out how to make it yet. When the design wall is ready, I'll get out my hexie flowers and start to "paint" with them. Who knows what will emerge? Not me. I only have a vague idea that I might want to try "painting" an abstract view of our island shoreline. When the "painting" process is finished, I'll stitch the flowers together in small groups, and then stitch the groups together. The result, hopefully in my lifetime, will be a queen-sized, non-traditional style, hexie quilt! Thanks to everybody who shared scraps of fabric for me to use! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For those interested, here is a link to a "time study" and photos of my previous hexie quilt, Mama's Garden! Full Article English paper piecing hand piecing hand quilting hexagon quilt hexie flowers hexie quilt hexies paper piecing quilt
ed I'm Back to Painting! Decorative Painted Papers for Bookmaking and Paper Arts By beadlust.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Feb 2017 23:21:00 +0000 I learned to create decorative painted papers from Paulus Berensohn, Albie Smith, Lynne Perrella, Anne Bagby, and others by taking wonderful workshops from them in the 1990s, and soon adapted their techniques to making books with beadwork inserted into the covers, like the one below. I use my painted papers on the book covers and for signature covers, which look great with this type of binding. But after moving to the island where I've lived for 20 years now, I gradually got into quilting and textile arts, kept the beadwork going, and cut way back on painting. Until now! Inspired, cajoled, and arm-twisted by one of the Textile Guild members, who wants to learn how to paint papers and make books like mine, I agreed to teach a workshop (2 days of painting and 2 days of bookmaking) for the guild members. Of course, since I hadn't painted for many years, I first had to get back into practice. Yay! What fun I've been having, painting in my shed (thankfully heated). The paper below is my favorite of about 20 painted in the last two weeks. The size is 18 x 24 inches. (Please click to see the details!) And below are two more to go with it. The paper above will be used for a book cover, even though it will be hard for me to cut it up. The two papers below will be cut (horizontally) into thirds, and used as signature covers. For those unfamiliar with bookmaking, a signature is a section of papers within a book. Each of the six signatures in my book will be covered with this decorative paper. It's a fun, playful, and experimental process to paint like this, easier for me than it would be to paint figuratively (landscape, still life, or people). With this type of painting, I just mix matte medium with a color or two of acrylic paint, and apply it by rolling, stamping, stenciling in layers. I keep adding layers until I like it, at which point it's a finished paper. There is always at least part of each paper that pleases me enough to use it for bookmaking and paper arts. These are the basic supplies and tools I use to paint the papers: 1.) Although acrylic paints and this method can be used to paint on almost any surface or paper, I usually paint on 80-90# drawing paper to make decorative papers. 2.) I prefer using a roller to apply background colors or glazes, rather than a brush. My favorite, purchased online from Dick Blick Art Supplies, is a 2.2" dense foam roller. 3.) Assorted stamps and stencils. I carve a lot of my own stamps, as you will see below, but sometimes also use commercial stamps. Note that commercial rubber stamps with fine detail for stamping with inks do not work well with acrylics, as the paint clogs the fine lines, ruining the stamp. 4.) Assorted materials, such as a notched adhesive-spreader, coarse sea-sponge, webbed food packaging materials, and bubble wrap are useful to print, texture, and stencil. 5.) Acrylic paints. I use heavy-body paint (rather than fluid acrylics) of student-grade or better quality. 6.) Matte medium and glazing medium (slow drying) are added to extend the paint. I know, maybe you're thinking I should do a video tutorial. OK. You set it up, and I'll do it. In the meantime, I'd rather be painting... Here are three more recently painted papers for your viewing pleasure (I hope). The one directly above is my attempt to emulate batik fabric from India. I had a bedspread back in the hippy 60s with a burgundy design on a mustard yellow background, the memory of which was the inspiration for this paper. I carved all of the stamps used to make it. I love to carve my own stamps, and sometimes cut my own stencils as well. Let's take a look at that process. It's quite easy really, requiring only a block of Speedy-Carve (or other high-density rubber carving block), and a Speed-Ball Carving tool. Designs can be free cut, drawn right on the carving block, or transferred from a tracing. Here's a fairly decent tutorial on the stamp carving process. Designs? Well, everywhere I look I see possibilities for carving more stamps! Recently, visiting a fabric store with my quilting buddies, I spied a fat quarter of batik fabric with a luscious design. Here is the fabric: And here is the stamp I carved from a tracing I made of the central flower. The stamp is the same size as on the fabric, about 3" in diameter. I also cut a stencil, which you can see below. A friend had a commercial stencil of these three leaves, which I really liked. After borrowing her stencil to use on one of my papers, I traced the painted image, and cut out my own stencil. The tool in this image is a Speed-Ball cutter, which I use to carve the rubber to make stamps. You've already seen (way above) the whole sheet of paper I painted using just this stamp and stencil, but here's a detail. If you click to enlarge, you can see more about how I paint in layers, first the background colors, next the leaves, then a different color over-stencil on the leaves, and last the flowers. If you like to play with paint, you might want to give it a try! Here are just a few more of my recently painted papers to tempt you... I'll be teaching a 2-day bookmaking workshop in mid-May using papers like these to create three different books. There may still be a spot or two available in the class. If you are interested, you can contact me for more information. You may want to visit my website to see more about my handmade books and painted papers. And there are several earlier posts here on Beadlust with pictures of books made with painted decorative papers and beading by my students, as well as other related topics. Here are a few of them: Wedding book Lisa's book (from a workshop I taught in Wisconsin); her fabulous website is here. Susan's book (from a workshop I taught in Wisconsin) painting papers for making Christmas cards Using symbols in our art and symbols in acrylic painting Using these techniques to paint with dyes on fabric and more fabric paint/dye examples Susan Anderson took my bookmaking/painting/beading workshop twice at the Coupeville Art Center. These are the papers for her first book, and if you click to enlarge, you can also see her finished book. And, to close this post, here is a photo of some of the handmade books I've created over the years... most of them utilize decorative painted papers and bead embroidery. Thanks for sticking with me to the end of this long post :)! Full Article acrylic paints Book Arts bookmaking carving rubber stamps decorative painted papers Painting paper arts stenciling
ed I Just Closed My Business.... By beadlust.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 08:39:00 +0000 With very mixed feelings, sadness and joy all jumbled together, I closed my business with the state of Washington today, retroactive to December 31, 2016. It's super great to think about never having to keep track of business miles, save receipts for every little business expense, do the tedious bookkeeping, take end-of-the-year inventory, or prepare everything for taxes.... Not ever again will I have to do any of those odious tasks! Me, celebrating 41 years in business as Artist - Teacher - Author On the other hand, my business has pretty much been my "identity" since 1975. That's 41 years - more than half of my life. What am I now? How will I respond when somebody asks, "What do you do?" Will I say, "Oh, I'm retired now?" Will I say, "I'm an artist?" It feels a little like I'm walking around 3/4 naked, the clothes of the past 41 years gone, the remaining artist clothes not enough to cover my nakedness. But, we will not have any crying over spilled milk; the deed is done; the authorities officially notified. And, with respect, I thought it might be fun to share a few photos here, photos of the business me, and the story in more-or-less chronological order. It all started when I met Liz Chenoweth, who is still my closest friend, and who at the time was studying metalsmithing at the University of Washington and I think working for a commercial jewelry manufacturing business in Seattle. I got the bug from her. After taking a short class in soldering sterling silver to make jewelry, I bought a workbench and all the tools, getting into it full-tilt-boogie! Liz helped me, teaching me all that she knew, and helping me to realize the design ideas I had. Liz (on the right) and me in our metalsmithing shop, The Fort I don't recall the exact date that I drove to the Department of Licensing to get my business license, but on that day, I named my business Atkins Creations, because I intended to make and sell sterling silver (and a little later, gold) jewelry. I bought a handsome, red, ledger book, and began the 41 year process of keeping track of all expenses and all income, mostly for tax purposes. Sterling silver ring, commissioned by a male customer New-beginnings.... in the spring of 1975, Liz and I decided to set up a metalsmithing shop in the spare bedroom in my little home in Ballard. Removing all other furniture, we put in side-by-side workbenches, and installed a polishing table/motor. We called our shop the Fort, because we were just like kids in the summer, when we couldn't wait to be in our "fort," our hideaway, our own special place. We both had day jobs, but we lived for spending time in the Fort. My job was 5 days on, followed by 5 days off, which was great because I could work with metal for 5 consecutive days at a time. Jasper stone set in sterling silver, sterling clasp, leather cord - this is a man's necklace We sold our work at some of the craft fairs of the time, but mostly we held "open studio" days at my home, slowly building a fairly decent client list. Eventually we made most of our money doing commissions. It was a marvelous, fun time in my life. That's for sure! This is the display of my silver and gold creations at our second "open studio," 1977 Three years later, in 1978, I started a new "day job," one which quickly turned into something much more demanding of both my time and creative energies than had been my previous job. Soon, I could no longer continue making and selling jewelry at the previous pace. And, by the early 1980s my jewelry tools and supplies were lonely and dust covered. But, I didn't close the business officially. Multiple strand necklace in style taught by Carol Berry The hook was still set, because in 1987, I took a 2-day class from Carol Berry on making multiple-strand beaded necklaces. BEADS! In those two short days, I fell absolutely bonkers in love with beads, and within a few months, I was back in business again. Multiple strand necklace I made as a "project" for Margie Deeb's book, The Beader's Color Palette This time, I added the name Beads Indeed! to the official license, making it Atkins Creations - Beads Indeed! Nice, huh?! Plus I quit my day job, deciding to support myself somehow with beads. Not easy. Especially for the first few years. Hard work and lots of rice for dinner. Since the selling part of making gold/silver jewelry was never fun for me, I decided to make my living this time by selling beads (just the "raw" beads, not made into jewelry) and teaching classes. If I sold a few pieces of beaded jewelry, that would be fine, but there would be no pressure to pay the bills by promoting my own creations. On the other hand, selling beads WAS fun; and buying beads to sell was even more fun! By 1988, I sold my metalsmithing equipment, and turned my garage into a studio/store for both selling beads and teaching beading workshops. For 10 years, that was my life, my identity... Beads Indeed!, open every Wednesday of the year, classes most weekends, open for your beading needs at any time by appointment. It worked! I could have my cake (beading/beadwork) and eat it (selling beads and teaching classes) at the same time. You have to know that back then I did not in any way consider myself an artist. I knew I was a pretty good craftsman, making jewelry that would last and that looked great technically. But I did not think of myself as a creative person. Generations, a small pouch, my first improvisational bead embroidery piece The discovery (made mostly by Carol Berry, with some input by me) of "improvisational bead embroidery" in 1991 caused a shift, both in my sense of identity and my business. Gradually, stitching beads on fabric without a plan, letting a piece develop bit by bit without trying to control it, and thankfully with no intention of ever selling it, altered my perceptions about myself as a craftsman, turning me into an artist. This was such a huge alteration of identity. It made me feel more sure of myself as a teacher, and gave me the confidence to promote my beading workshops far beyond the walls of my studio/shop. I traveled to many states, teaching at conferences, for bead shops and guilds, branching out to teach beading to quilters and fiber artists, eventually even teaching at art schools. All in all, Beads Indeed!, in Seattle turned into a pretty decent business. I could afford to eat out now and then, plus travel to far away places, like China, Germany, and Eastern Europe, on bead-buying trips. Those 10 years, immersed in beads, with a growing sense of myself as an artist, gave me the confidence to begin writing books about beading, which in turn, provided another source of income, income I would need after moving from Seattle to San Juan Island, where I could no longer depend on selling beads to support myself because the population base was so small. Marriage Bag, a small purse I made while deciding if I should marry Robert That move, in 1998, was because I met Robert Demar, who a few years later became my husband. He already lived on San Juan Island, which was a plus for me, because I love it here, much more than living in a big city, even though Seattle is quite nice as cities go. After we married, I still traveled widely and fairly frequently to teach beading workshops, but I needed to fill the time when I was home and also needed to earn more money. The answer came easily... write books about beading! My first book, One Bead at a Time, was published in 2000, and was re-printed 3 times. Including two small booklets, there are currently nine books with my name as the author. My first book, published in 2000 My most recent book, published in 2013 I guess my business identity, for the past 41 years, can be summarized as: "teacher-artist-author." But, in the last two years, it's been mostly "artist," with much less teaching and no further book writing. Business income has dwindled to a pittance, I'm 74 years old, and I don't enjoy the record-keeping. Even my accountant agreed. So today I pulled the plug on Atkins Creations - Beads Indeed! Already there are new questions facing me, questions such as: What shall I do with the remaining inventory of my book, Heart to Hands Bead Embroidery? Shall I keep paying for my website (my domain name and web service), which includes my primary email address, and which badly needs to be updated? Shall I continue teaching now and then, maintaining the necessary supplies to do so? Can I immerse myself in creating things (quilts, art, bookmaking, beading, etc.), with no intention of doing anything with the things I create, not using them as examples when I teach, and not selling them? And, of course, there's the question at the top of this post.... who am I now? Home, one in a series of bead embroidery pieces about gratitude Full Article artist Atkins Creations author bead business Bead Embroidery bead stringing Beads Indeed! retirement Robin Atkins teacher
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