The La La Theory and trips to the past

I love being a cantankerous little hermit; I get to do so much traveling in my head. If I could travel (in the "moving" kind of sense), at this moment, I do believe I would choose to travel to the past. Just for a bit. Not my past...not to fix anything....that is too boring and sounds a lot like work. No, no....I mean far past, like when-I-was- not-here past. I recently finished the most charming book, Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen. There were plenty of moments when I did not think it was charming, because someone was not treating a particular circus elephant too well, but the smartly woven characters sucked me in. I also finished up a few engaging zines by Katie from The La La Theory and I am now a zine-fanatic. Zine, zine, zine....zine this and zine that, everything a Zine. If you ever want a quick, intelligent read, stop by her store at http://www.thelalatheory.etsy.com/. I hope to buy a few of each up and give them as gifts.

I'm currently in love with a few Etsy items including these: an old photo of the Barnum and Bailey train in Santa Cruz, red spatz (which I don't think I would ever wear, but think the idea and the look is oh so clever), and a handbound, leather journal with recycled pages made in the Medieval style of bookbinding.

I am currently working on a few big paintings and Twilight (my own wee novel). I think I might also write a zine or two....about talking cats, spider monkeys and garden bugs made out of recycled bits.......

Currently reading The History of Love by Nicole Krauss, currently listening to the last Harry Potter book on audio cd and Anoushka Shankar......

Zoradell's Flying Circus

After many days of the soundest, deepest sleep, I found myself awake at 3:00AM, ready for it to be an appropriate time so that I could start my day. It is during these strange body clock blips that I find it is best to take to blogging. Also, I feel that sleep can be such an idle thing lately, especially when there is so much art to do and so many books to read.

Last night, after a full day of unfiltered creative bliss, I finished my Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell audiobook and loved it so much, I thought I might want to listen to it again the following week. But, how can I justify such a thing when there are so many audiobooks to listen to?? Susanna Clarke is now a favorite author, but I get the feeling through her characters that she does not favor cats, which is unfortunate.

Here are only a scant few of the many projects I've been working on. A bracelet from the Nomad collection, consisting of beads that have been traded, traveled and adored (thank you Mary from Maine for giving me a new love for African trade beads), Benzini the Great rings and a painting-without-a-name that is still a work in progress.

I recieved a large shipment of beads from FMG and loads of vintage beads and baubles from Etsy. Perhaps that is why I can't sleep; because I know they are in my studio and they want to "be" something. I finished the first Gunslinger book and decided not to move on with the series for now, but I am reading Water for Elephants and find there are moments when I would rather starve than put it down.

It is slowly creeping on spring and I am sure I'll have lots of fun stories for you because spring tends to be so magical.