11 11 11

At the end of four years of World War I’s devastation in 1918, leaders negotiated for the guns in Europe to fall silent once and for all on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. 11 11 11. 

That peace did not last, wars continue, deaths and devastation have grown much worse. Armistice Day is now Veterans Day. The world still longs for peace and goodwill. 

On November 5, to our utter shock and despair - Donald Trump won the US presidency again. As the 47th he will most likely do worse than he did as the 45th president. 

Remembrance Day observing the 105th anniversary of the end of WWI 

wonder | wonder | women are reeling and distressed at the prospect of four more years under his extremist eccentric thumb. Can we remain motivated and continue to create change and positive growth? Allow this resilience and not bow down under the arc of history as it continues to churn through errors?

hand made, heart based

Long before any arts, crafts or design movements were ever started the skill of hand work was born of necessity as well as creative enterprise. 

Hands hold, make, do, and express so much. They grasp at even more - tools, objects, people, issues, concerns, etc. 

exploring the wonder in everyday acts of manipulation

We lend a hand, shake hands, hold hands, raise our hands. Even taking matters into our own hands. Often admonished not to keep hands idle. 

"The fingers were the eyes of the heart." ~ Joseph Chilton Pearce