ragtags studio central: sarah's random this & that

random means "having no definite aim or purpose," (1655), taken from "at random" (1565), "at great speed" (thus, "carelessly, haphazardly"). In 1980s college student slang, it somehow, and sadly, acquired a distinct sense of "inferior, undesirable." (Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper) Well, okay, fine, Mr. Online Etymology Dictionary person, but THIS is the 21st Century. It's a whole new ball of wax.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

pretty kitty dog moon jewelry

Jean Yates, the always entertaining, and equally generous, author of the book LINKS, is a frequent contributor to a rather stacked shelf or so of cool publications targeted to jewelry designers. I really think I need to be her regular model/muse - ya know, like Kate Moss for Calvin Klein? Here, you see me wearing her earrings, her pendant . . .