Jude's Spirit Cloth Contemporary Boro 2 class is causing me great comotion.   it is really GREAT, only the second day into it and i am heavy into thinking, remembering, thinking.

Clothing.  what we put on our bodies, against our skin, every day of our lives.  i don't have any time tonight to say much about it…need to get out for the Setting Sun Time with the goats, but i wanted to put these here to be sure i DO talk about it tomorrow, or soon.

Went to do my Alz B work and stopped by the Thrift Shop.  had Luck.  but except for the pants,  just the kind of rather ordinary luck i can expect.  it is the greatest Thrift Shop ever, really.

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top left,  a silk blouse.  really nice detail ,  beautiful pattern print.  very nicely worn.  Collar will come OFF and probably the sleeves.  below, a  silk blouse that sometimes looks black, sometimes a deep grey, sometimes even a deep indigo.  same with collar and sleeves.    AND THEN,  oh joy,  finally, a pair of camouflage pants!!!  been hoping for this for forever.  HEAVY cotton.  a couple holes, most notably in the butt.  LOVE these.

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the reds are a cotton that will be cut up for whateverForever.  really like the colors.  and then, the Other thing.  it is that kind of cloth i can never remember the name of but in the second pic below, you can see the fibers of it and will know what i mean.  but it's an odd piece of clothing…i almost didn't take it but hmmm.  the piping is really interesting and the way the pocket is done is great too. and it really is nice ON.  the buttons are odd.  so, again, hmmmm.

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so this is just to document the reality that i DO have a zillion choices.  Why do i choose NOT to wear any of them, really?  this is yet to come.  thinking.  now, am going out in my trusty denim jumper to sit with the goats and watch Sun disappear over the Rim.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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39 responses to “a little fashion show”

  1. ali Avatar

    what a treat–to see your new treasures, and you in them! and to think of you sitting with your goats in your jumper watching the sun disappear. what images I have in my head now! great finds–is the cloth duck cloth, maybe? it looks like canvas type cloth–seeing the detail I can almost feel it. it’s morning here, and this post made my day–big smiles!

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  2. Valerianna Avatar

    Quite some finds… I like the way the dogs snuck into the fashion show!

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  3. grace Forrest Avatar

    i like how it’s your morning and my dreamtime. like
    a balance.
    no..it’s not duck cloth…
    oh…
    nance is in hawaii or she would tell us…i should write
    it down when i get it this time…..
    and i am happy, then, that you smiled.
    i’d gotten home and scruched hair into the barrett and
    did the feeding. moved the hoses. etc. was not
    really in Fashion Show mode. but
    time is flying by these days, so felt like it was a
    now or never………….

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  4. grace Forrest Avatar

    those dogs. i dragged the mirror over, Windex’d it etc
    and do you think they would move…nope.

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  5. saskia Avatar
    saskia

    clothes-wise I seem to have two lives, one at home: jeans and a t-shitt, I have to be able to get dirty! and then the outside world: smart outfits of all kinds, most clothes are gifts/hand-me-downs, I hate shopping (for clothes)
    I love how you seem to be able to pick out good stuff, good eye!

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  6. sandra Avatar

    You certainly had some great finds in the thrift store! I love you dogs.
    And the eggs on my blog, are frog eggs. We have lots of frogs in the creek behind our house. They make lovely frog concerts in the summer evenings. Some people cannot sleep because of it, but I sleep much better when I hear the frog lullaby, these people think I’m odd.

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  7. Doris Avatar

    I´m so sorry not to be part of the Boro class, that sounds so interesting, but I cannot open another site. On the attic I found two bags with old shirts of my “bigger years”, I already thought about to rezise it. I hope you all will post your boro-pieces. I´m very curious.

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  8. Mo'a Avatar

    I love seeing your fashion show…and your dogs, especially the one that is looking in the mirror with you.
    Sometimes we have to give ourselves permission to be and do what is in out heart. Little things like mascara can go a long way.
    Take care of you…are you getting enough rest?

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  9. Ayn Hanna Avatar

    Love seeing your new old duds and you in them! Especially love the camo pants!!! I’ve not been down to NM for far too long but still remember the light and the sunsets there in the enchanted land – imagining you in your dress in the quiet fading light. Peace.

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  10. Nancy Avatar

    I was here last night…looking…enjoying.
    I too noticed the dogs! Grace, you have found great finds 🙂 When I pictured you in your jumper, I smiled inside. A comforting image. Reminded me of a teacher I used to work with who would “drum the sun down”. All the kids would excitedly come over where she sat on a big rock, drumming. The school was near the ocean, but the sun would slowly lower behind big, beautiful trees. It was magic.

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  11. Vicky Avatar

    owls nest in trees…IN the tree….so i can picture an owl peaking from that hole in the pants….

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  12. deanna7trees Avatar

    maybe a chambray?

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  13. deanna7trees Avatar

    wow. what great finds. i especially love those pants. a whole new wardrobe has emerged.

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  14. Susan C Avatar

    I love those pants! I have never seen a print like that – the tree!!
    I also love the dogs close by in the photos.

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  15. Terri Avatar
    Terri

    grace, I don’t think I’ve ever seen you in pants!

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  16. yvette Avatar

    in a big hurry
    but
    kisses

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  17. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    How lovely to see you as you check yourself out in the mirror. I love the different expressions on your face. Based on what I’ve seen of your work, I’m sure no matter what you choose to work on for the Boro class, it will be beautifully transformed. Thanks for sharing!

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  18. handstories Avatar

    you are so wonderful to see. i love the vest which looks indigo here. i just imagined you boro-ing all of these together in some way.

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  19. Cheryl Razmus Avatar

    Grace, I just love this post! I am so excited that people are starting to show themselves more for this class. I can never feel close enough to all of us without seeing faces. And now we are coming into the same room together. Hooray!!! And your new wardrobe is fab!!!! Love all the pieces. You are a fashionista! Even plain as they are, so great.

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  20. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    deanna, no…it’s that stuff that has weave and weft
    of different colors…and then the combination creates
    the result?????

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  21. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    well…i was in their space…it’s where their
    beds are…by the door.

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  22. deanna7trees Avatar

    ah…shot cotton.

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  23. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    yes…good eye. it’s reassuring in an odd way…
    when i go in there, i just begin walking along the
    racks…scanning. most of what’s there is polyester
    but i can usually spot the very cool thing.

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  24. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    OH, your frog eggs. there is really nothing more
    magical to me than spotting a beautiful cluster in a
    pond. going back over and over to see their progress.
    and then tadpoles…..oh sigh.

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  25. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    YESSSSSS!!!!!!! ok. i wrote it down. in my Spirit Cloth
    Journal Book. Shot Cotton. yup.
    THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  26. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Doris…i am sorry too…you would just LOVE it.
    and one of the greatest things is that for some reason, SO MANY are posting and commenting…it’s Wonderful!
    i am glad you are looking at your biggeryearshirts…
    we can talk about them here if you like.
    and yes…will post and i’m sure others are too.
    between all of us, you will get the picture….

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  27. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    rest?, yup. sleep is one thing i am very good at.
    i still don’t know what to think about the mascara.
    a dilemma

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  28. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    yes!, the camo pants! and they are totally GREAT!
    i don’t know why i am so happy about them, but i am.
    they were right on TOP of the piles in the Boys Section.
    like they were waiting there to surprise me…
    i was looking at u tubes of Bobby McFerron after Deb G
    mentioned him and he has inspired me to sing to the
    goats. i just improvise in my scratchy little voice…
    they seem to like it.

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  29. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    thank you for telling that. near the ocean…
    i have been in attendance of a few ocean Sun sets and
    i will never forget. you were lucky to have witnessed
    this…….

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  30. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    considering it’s position, oh, eeeee………..
    and isn’t that odd? the in the trees on the pants?????

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  31. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    been waiting so long for them

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  32. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Yes…????????????
    maybe they are Derrick Jensen pants…camo for
    eco activists????????????????

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  33. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    funny. i never wore pants in those days did i.
    would wear leggings under skirts in cold weather.
    forgot about that.

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  34. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    oh yvette…you are the Best……….

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  35. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Joan…i always look so strange to myself in photos…
    i guess i am used to myself being in motion? anyway,
    i was trying out different possibility of faces as
    well as the clothes.
    Thank you for your confidence… and coming here.

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  36. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    well..you just keep imagining. i don’t think any
    of them will get any work this time…
    i’m on a mission with something else

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  37. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    a fashionista!…yes I AM.
    and i agree…about this shift in “face showing”.
    i think it’s somehow indicative of the shift that seems
    to be occuring in this particular class…for some
    reason, maybe it’s just enough time has passed?, we
    are all so much more Present…
    it’s a dream come true for me…………makes me so happy

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  38. Robyn Ayaz Avatar
    Robyn Ayaz

    Hi Grace, I loved seeing you in your new duds, I am loving that deep blue colour on you, looks beautiful! My sister came last Friday so I didn’t get to Spirit Cloth or here. Last night we had the big moon and it was hard to sleep, so bright; my tawny frogmouths seem to have flown away as well. You look happy and full of life. Hugs.

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  39. judy keathley Avatar

    grace. these photos are so great .
    you crack me up.
    & those dogs.

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