Sep

7

Changing Seasons

September 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[process, essay]

by Nancy S.M. Waldman
Hi everyone. Welcome to September. Summer here in North America is fast waning—even though where I am in Nova Scotia, September is one of the best weather months.
I’ve been feeling quite ambivalent about the PCQ over the summer. There are lots of new visitors and subscribers and readers which is […]

Apr

11

making the most of a mess

April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-practically mperfect, alterations-]

by Nancy S.M. Waldman

I missed a day (or was it two?) of posts. Some days I just don’t have *it*, you know? I’m busy shovelling out my workspace as it has gotten overwhelmed in the last two months.
When I get inspired, I start pulling materials out of the closets and can’t even think […]

Feb

13

That Brilliant Flash of . . . Consistency?

February 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

[-practically mperfect-]

by Nancy S.M. Waldman
You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich Nietzsche said that and I - with quite a bit of creative chaos in my life - completely understand what he means. Chaos - if we tone it down to a buzz of unrestrained energetic activity - […]

Feb

10

You, Me and Leonardo da Vinci

February 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-essay, practically mperfect-]

by guest contributor, Karen Hatzigeorgiou
Are you one of those types of people who always has several different projects going at the same time? I know I am. Right now I have five unfinished altered books and four collages in varying stages of completion. I’m in the middle of reading two different books and […]

Feb

10

Collecting Dust

February 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-practically mperfect, collecting-]

by Nancy S.M. Waldman

You might think this essay will be about how to keep one’s collections free of dust. It’s not. While I could easily and truthfully admit to hating to dust my various collections (and everything else), what I have to confess goes much deeper.
I’m the one who’s been […]