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Polymathy, cats, obsessed with Fibonacci numbers, Shostakovich, the band Rush, disasters, and ruin pr0n. I embroider things. My favourite element is astatine. PhD. in medieval history, but let me tell you about pensions. Also known as Nika (IYKYK).
Mood. A little bit of self-care and gazing into the abyss tonight, with dancing, existential angst, and a lil’ dash of silent film humour. This concert sort of covers it all. (110a? That was the one after he was coerced into joining the Party, orchestrated for chamber orchestra.)
February 2, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Mood. A little bit of self-care and gazing into the abyss tonight, with dancing, existential angst, and a lil’ dash of silent film humour. This concert sort of covers it all. (110a? That was the one after he was coerced into joining the Party, orchestrated for chamber orchestra.)
I have been building book books. Very addictive.
January 18, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I have been building book books. Very addictive.
The latest project. Finished last week, but won’t be able to wear it for a few weeks. Feels odd not to have a sewing or stitching project in the go, but I have an online conference to help run in two weeks, so priorities.
January 11, 2025 at 4:01 AM
The latest project. Finished last week, but won’t be able to wear it for a few weeks. Feels odd not to have a sewing or stitching project in the go, but I have an online conference to help run in two weeks, so priorities.
I am cat furniture.
December 21, 2024 at 3:15 AM
I am cat furniture.
Finished. For those playing the home game of my lil’ obsession, this is the 22nd Shostakovich embroidery I have completed. I’ve been doing this for coming up on five years now.
December 20, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Finished. For those playing the home game of my lil’ obsession, this is the 22nd Shostakovich embroidery I have completed. I’ve been doing this for coming up on five years now.
The work is now substantially complete. I always let my my work sit for a day before making final tweaks, stretching, and painting the background.
December 19, 2024 at 8:51 PM
The work is now substantially complete. I always let my my work sit for a day before making final tweaks, stretching, and painting the background.
Abutting cat butts.
December 18, 2024 at 4:31 AM
Abutting cat butts.
Progress update du jour. Hardest part done now. On to clothing.
December 15, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Progress update du jour. Hardest part done now. On to clothing.
Tonight’s progress. I crashed this evening after an early morning and not enough sleep, followed by work holiday party gorf-o-rama, so just a little hair stitching.
December 14, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Tonight’s progress. I crashed this evening after an early morning and not enough sleep, followed by work holiday party gorf-o-rama, so just a little hair stitching.
Progress. There may be fine-tuning, but face is done and it’s on to hair shortly.
December 12, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Progress. There may be fine-tuning, but face is done and it’s on to hair shortly.
Zoya and Gertrude watching the juncos that are all over our garden.
December 10, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Zoya and Gertrude watching the juncos that are all over our garden.
My weekend in manuls: this is Baku, who lives at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
December 9, 2024 at 11:58 PM
My weekend in manuls: this is Baku, who lives at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
I had a hunch it might be manul weather, and it was!
December 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM
I had a hunch it might be manul weather, and it was!
Progress photo from last night. Too busy today searching for the ring my chaos calico knocked off the counter (did find it eventually) and prepping for my NYC trip.
December 7, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Progress photo from last night. Too busy today searching for the ring my chaos calico knocked off the counter (did find it eventually) and prepping for my NYC trip.
It’s that time of year again. IYKYK.
December 6, 2024 at 9:37 PM
It’s that time of year again. IYKYK.
One of my earlier needlepainting embroidery projects (fall 2020). Pissed off flood kitty with no f**** to give was an internet meme in 2017. He’s sort of my mascot for life now.
December 5, 2024 at 4:27 PM
One of my earlier needlepainting embroidery projects (fall 2020). Pissed off flood kitty with no f**** to give was an internet meme in 2017. He’s sort of my mascot for life now.
Tonight we had to buy a new clothes dryer, but had a couple of hours of microstabbery.
December 5, 2024 at 3:32 AM
Tonight we had to buy a new clothes dryer, but had a couple of hours of microstabbery.
Progress. Still rough, but taking shape. There is a lot of contrast in this photo between light and shadow.
December 4, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Progress. Still rough, but taking shape. There is a lot of contrast in this photo between light and shadow.
Zoya was helping last night with embroidering her namesake’s brother.
Realized I didn’t actually get a progress shot of the embroidery. Later tonight…
Realized I didn’t actually get a progress shot of the embroidery. Later tonight…
December 3, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Zoya was helping last night with embroidering her namesake’s brother.
Realized I didn’t actually get a progress shot of the embroidery. Later tonight…
Realized I didn’t actually get a progress shot of the embroidery. Later tonight…
Show me your pet and what they were named for.
November 24, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Show me your pet and what they were named for.
And so it begins.
This is based on a photo of a quite young Shostakovich. I usually start these with the nose and work outwards. The original is on the overexposed side, with strong light and shadow.
This is based on a photo of a quite young Shostakovich. I usually start these with the nose and work outwards. The original is on the overexposed side, with strong light and shadow.
November 21, 2024 at 3:45 AM
And so it begins.
This is based on a photo of a quite young Shostakovich. I usually start these with the nose and work outwards. The original is on the overexposed side, with strong light and shadow.
This is based on a photo of a quite young Shostakovich. I usually start these with the nose and work outwards. The original is on the overexposed side, with strong light and shadow.