wee-hoooo!
i got it! i got the job! man, oh, man, do i feel relieved, it's wonderful to get good news when you're feeling down. so for at least the next 2 years i will be working in the John Hay Library making all sorts of boxes & other enclosures! i'll be working less, but making more per hour, so the plan is to have the time to make all that stuff i was whining about wanting to make!
speaking of which, i'm sorry, but i had teresa take down the slithy tove & mome rath from her shop because i need to start making creatures for the RISD Alumni Sale on April 30th. we also got into the Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn on june 25 & 26th and i'm making some creatures to send to Art Star in Philly! if you really have to have one of the jabberwocky creatures i might be able to make some more in a few weeks & i still have a couple more to sew. thank you all for waiting & the rest of the little guys are getting mailed out once the torrential downpore ceases in providence! the talented mimi kirchner just got hers...
< thank you so much to everyone that sent me kind words last week, i really appreciate all of your support & encouragement. teresa has been so nice to drive me places & make sure i eat dinner & kristen gave me the little coffee book at craft night. i ran off to nyc for the weekend to be comforted by my sister & fed bagels & lox & mimosas. it was super fun & i hope i'll get down there more often in the coming months... if she can afford to keep feeding me!
That picture of the Rathasses is funny!!
Posted by: Stephanie | March 31, 2005 at 04:18 PM
Phew! I'm so glad I got my Mome Rath and Slithy Tove in time! (They came today!!!) I even rearranged my little 'cool things' area to incorporate them (see here: http://www.superdilettante.com/toyshelf.jpg). They are so charming in person--I can't imagine how your fingers make all of those tiny little stitches without getting tired.
Second, congratulations on the enclosures job! I do something similar at Stanford University, so I'll be interested in hearing your insights.
Posted by: Carolee | April 01, 2005 at 07:52 PM
Er, that should be
http://www.superdilettante.com/toyshelf.jpg
Darn ellipses.
Posted by: Carolee | April 01, 2005 at 07:56 PM
Just wanted to tell you that I LOVE my slithy tove! he arrived last week, and he is the most wonderful little creature :)
I can't believe you put these together with such teeny tiny perfect little stitches!
Great work, I'm proud to own something made by you :D
*mandi
Posted by: mandi | April 08, 2005 at 01:49 PM
I love my slithy tove -- he is so adorable that I gasped when I took him out of the package. I couldn't afford both at once, though, or I'd have ordered the mome rath too. If you make more mome raths (and I hope you will), let me know. I'd love to have one. :D
Posted by: Jodie | April 14, 2005 at 12:25 PM