The making of a leaf

By Tien Chiu | Published: February 7, 2012

I completed the orange and the brick red leaves today.  I thought I’d walk you through the steps in creating a leaf, to explain why a single little leaf takes nearly two hours to complete. I didn’t think of taking photos until I was halfway done, but here is a photo at the halfway point: [...]

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Course of study

By Tien Chiu | Published: January 21, 2012

With Autumn Splendor nearing its close, I’m starting to think about what I want to do next.  I know my long-term goal: be able to conceive, sketch, design, and sew unique garments, using weaving and surface design techniques to create custom fabrics that enhance my designs.  Ambitious, but certainly do-able. Because I’m a much more [...]

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New home?

By Tien Chiu | Published: January 15, 2012

Wow!  That was sure fast… Mike and I went to tour six houses yesterday, starting our first-time homebuyer tour.  And, surprisingly, we immediately found one we both like!  It’s about ten blocks from where we’re living now, so we already know the neighborhood, and while it needs a little fixing up, the price is so [...]

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The Muse

By Tien Chiu | Published: January 5, 2012

My friend Blossom posted this talk by Elizabeth Gilbert to his blog today: It’s impossible for me to summarize the talk (go watch it – it’s well worth nineteen minutes of your time), but it made me think about the Muse as I see her. Let me start by saying that I was raised by [...]

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Five thousand words and counting

By Tien Chiu | Published: January 5, 2012

The book is just rocking along!  I’ve now written significant portions of eight of the thirteen chapters, about 5,000 words in total.  I’m hoping to write about 1,000 words per day, which would complete the rough draft in about a month.  I’m not putting a time target on it because there is so much other stuff [...]

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