Morrocan lights and things to come....

Almost 24 hours into 2012 ...many plans ....many changes ....

 a few resolutions...blogging more too!

 I've neglected this space far too long.

So I'll keep you updated with everything that's happening at Silent HQ.

For now, I'm surrounded by books, yarn,  fairy lights

and the scent of freshly baked gingerbread cookies.

(holding onto the holiday spirit for a few more days) 

Molloy & Sons

Molloy & Sons: Heritage Tweed on Nowness.com.

John Thomson's China Exhibition

images via World Art Museum

To coincide with Chinese New Year celebrations in 2012, the photographic exhibition of Scottish explorer John Thomson will include over 50 stunning images with a wide variety of themes in China including people, architecture, domestic and street scenes.  A selection of traditional Chinese clothing and accessories from the Library’s own collection will also be on display.

Cheaster Beatty Library

I cannot wait to see these photographs in person!!!!!!!!!!!

The scientist and the poet

  

Beauty is in the ideal of perfect harmony, which is in the universal being; truth is the perfect comprehension of the universal mind.

We individuals approach it through our own mistakes and blunders, through our accumulated experience, through our illumined consciousness.

How otherwise can we know truth?

Tagore responds to Einstein

To read the full converstation:

Mukto Mona 

Making pom poms

Evelyn Nesbit

For the past few months, Silent Storyteller has been put on the back burner. Feeling guilty about it too!

Times have been busy and there is no sign of things changing. From now until the end of January I will be designing, knitting and making pieces for the second opening of our pop up The Silent Gallery, Christmas madness at Bow and for  showcase of Autumn Winter 2012 early next year.

It's all positive, I guess. I'm back wholesaling next year... open for 'business to business' again, under my own terms and not compromising margins, like I did before. 

The past few years have been a real challenge, financially, trying to raise cash to keep selling so I can cover holes and keep producing. It's been like going round and round in circles with blindfold.

Late next year, if all goes to plan, I'll be in a much easier place

Many shops have been knocking on my door, but financing production had become an impossible task as banks were reluctant to lend money, and to be honest I didn't want to have months of sleepless nights not knowing if shops were surviving the turmoil and changing times (crisis and customers shifting to online shopping) and if I would even get paid. 

Ireland has saved my business, quite ironic as before I was dependent on Japan and US for business 'success'... the challenge is on going, but thanks to a very kind group of people, including press, stylists, personal shoppers, customers and SPECIALLY to Margaret and Wendy (at Bow), I've managed to sail through the worst

 I hope!

For now I shall go back to my giant crochet hook and mega pom poms!

See you soon