Cate Anevski

More Yarn

Yep, it's more yarn.

I've been such a bad blogger lately. I'm really trying to keep up, but I'm just barely keeping my head above water. The big move I referenced is to Portland, OR. I didn't get into school, but I decided to go anyways. Kieran will be coming, too, and he'll be studying audio production at PSU. We're both pretty excited.

We'll be moving in August, which means that it's close enough that we need to make some definite plans, but far enough away that definite plans can be a bit tricky. It's a rather exhausting place to be in at the moment, but it'll be over soon. I'd like to say that the new artsy-er environment will lend itself to a more actively artsy Cate, but I'm sure it will take me a little time to settle in. However, I'll be taking my camera everywhere with me (including on the trip out), so that should provide some blog content.

Handspun!

It's an overspun handspun yarn done up on my lovely new Mother Marion kick spindle. (Pictures of that later.) I think I'll dye this to see what fun effects I can do with the yarn. From there, who knows?

Woodsy Pals!

Some new wooden figures that I made for the St. Vincent de Paul Spring Fling this past Saturday. Will this be the sign of more posts to come? Only time can tell.

I have been working on a lot of new things lately, mainly stuffed animals and handspun yarn. None of my attempts at the yarn have been worthy of photography, and my stuffed animals have run off to Cranky Yellow for the Crammed Organisms show. (You have to watch those things like a hawk, or they'll disappear on you.) I'd like to get back into the swing of things, but the upcoming move seems to have taken all my brainpower for now.

Yum!

4 c. milk
1 c. short-grain brown rice
1 c. water
pinch of salt

2 egg yolks
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg

1. Put the rice and water in a large-ish saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for fifteen minutes.

2. Add the milk & salt, and simmer for 1 hour & 25 minutes, stirring frequently. (You don't have to stand there and stir it all the time, but don't get caught up in Spirited Away and forget for more than ten minutes, or you'll have a serious milk skin issue on your hands.)

3. Mix together the remaining five ingredients. Add them to the mixture and stir constantly for four minutes.

4. Portion out the result and refrigerate.

5. Top with that delicious strawberry that you couldn't resist at the grocery store. (No kidding, it was saying my name...)

6. Share with your sweetie.

Tada! You've just enjoyed rice pudding!

Kieran Took Me Out to Lunch Again

We asked the waitress who does that song. She didn't know, but I thought I'd commemorate the event with a viking ship.

I've also been toiling away at my various Web sites. Feedback is always appreciated.

Radio Beastie? Check.

Just a Little Bit Done...

...but it's not bad for a tired sick girl. I got more done, but there's nothing to show for it yet.

Chesterfield Arts

The opening last night was really wonderful! I got so much positive feedback on my work, which is always inspiring. I owe a big thank you to the women who put the show together at Chesterfield Arts (and to any men who were behind the scenes that I did not meet).

I'm sick today, so even though I'm supposed to be meeting the newest (and only) baby in my family, I'm stuck at home with a sore throat and no voice. Hopefully, that will force me to get some work done and I'll have another post for you today, but I may just veg out watching The Last Unicorn for the 100th time.

Exhibit A

fig. 1
A pile of new mats for old prints.

fig. 2
A pile of old mat bits for new prints. This are what I do 86.3% of my drawings on. {see also doughnut holes}

fig. 3
{invisible in this photo} These mats are for prints that will be in my upcoming show this Friday at Chesterfield Arts from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 444 Chesterfield Center in Chesterfield, Mo.

Not Sure if She's Done

Trying to learn some new techniques these days. None of them seem to be working, and I'm getting frustrated. I think I finally like her, but at the same time I think I need to shove her in a drawer for a couple of weeks before I look at her again.