About Handmade Spaces

When I was younger, my Mom was always tending our home. Cooking, washing our clothes, cleaning, preparing meals, painting, re-upholstering our chairs, making bathroom towels and on and on. I always wondered why she did all of those things and why she loved to clean so much especially since cleaning was the last thing I wanted to do when I was younger. But later into my life, I realized that she was pouring her love into our house and creating a beautiful little “nest” for us to live in, be held by and be nurtured within. She was making, holding and tending HOME.

In our fast paced, modern day society, those gifts that my Mom poured forth into our home when I was young seem to be something of a glimmer of the past. Many people often do not ‘have time’ to create or tend a Home, and now there are technological things that can take some of the “burden” off of having to be responsible for those pieces. But, what is lost in this?

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that I LOVE to clean, I LOVE to wash the dishes by hand and re-arrange our space, water our plants and fold our clothes. I LOVE doing simple things like knitting and sewing and putting my hands in the dirt. It’s taken a lot to come to this place for myself. Probably about 26 years of continuous transformation and deep inner work. In a culture that tells us that these simple things are not important or hold value, it’s a lot to move thru to reclaim the simple essence of living.