Artist Deborah Butterfield’s stunning installation for the Denver Botanic Gardens is called The Nature of Horses. Made from bronze casts of driftwood, her mares are like spectral steeds, left to run feral after the Wild Hunt. I’m always trying to time my visits to the gardens to maximize the flowers, but something is always fading, […]
Author Archives: Jonna
On the road again
I’ve been in Albuquerque this week, running errands and soaking up some sun. My favorite Weeping Atlas Cedar is sending its blue-green tentacles everywhere, and the Copper Rose is in perfect bloom. Dulcinea hasn’t been to New Mexico since she was a little puppy, and she’s enjoying the trails in the high desert. We need […]
Who Made My Clothes?
We’ve just passed the 2-year anniversary of the collapse of Rana Plaza, the site of the clothing factory in Bangladesh where 1,133 garment makers were killed. On my Twitter feed, the Fashion Revolution Day hashtag was trending last week, asking #WhoMadeMyClothes? This question has been on my mind for some time, hence the deeply flawed […]
Shawl Club: Stac Shoaigh
This blog post references feral sheep, rock formations in the Outer Hebrides, sustainable wardrobes, and mathematics. Just so you know what you’re getting into. Let’s continue, shall we? I’m not a fan of disposable fashion, about which I’ll say more in another post. As much as possible, I like to know where my clothes come […]
Desert Birds
I’m under the weather this week, so in lieu of a blog post, you are all treated to some finely feathered photos. The first bird is a magnificent Harris Hawk. Photos taken last month at The Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ.
Convention Report: The 67th Conference on World Affairs
This week I’m at the 67th Conference on World Affairs in Boulder, Colorado. It’s an absolute luxury to attend a conference without worrying about moderating panels or sharing my own work, and I’ve been eating this up. This year’s theme is Everything Conceivable. The “Satire” panel on Monday afternoon featured author G. Willow Wilson, whose […]
Waiting for the Easter Bunny
Happy Easter, everyone! The daffodils are putting on a show. They don’t last, as A. E. Housman reminds us in The Lent Lily, which makes them all the more precious. I don’t expect these chocolates to last either, though I myself am guiltless in the matter. Sometime in the mid-90’s, I lost my taste for […]
Convention Report: AnomalyCon
Last weekend, juggling a whole slew of commitments, I careened through space and time, miraculously arriving without a moment to spare at AnomalyCon, Denver’s premiere steampunk and alternate history convention. The other time travelers in attendance sported top hats, bustles, corsets, and aviator goggles, and they all looked fantastic. I had serious costume envy. After […]
