Vessel [meet the maker]

My word for 2026 is steep. 

Our prompt for The Ugly Art Club last month was vessel. So I was “steeping” about vessel.

That I am a vessel.

A container. Holder.

Of things. Pockets full of feathers and rocks. 

Magical sticks. (and some do not fit in said pocket….my husband has learned not to ask, just put the stick (or branch. Whatever you want to call it….into the car)

Ideas. And what if’s.

Feelings. 

Knowledge. And nothing.

Quiet and observant.

Slightly unexpected.

And quirkiness. 

Awkward.

Lots of awkward. With a little bit of squirrely thrown in for good measure. 

Oh. 

With a skim layer of feralness. (you may think you can use a spoon to gently skim this film off of the top; but quickly realize you didn’t get any of it. Impossible to remove).

Ideas. More like questions. What if I do this?…..

An odd sense of humor. 

Silliness. One where you make yourself laugh all by yourself.

Swear words. Both mumbled and said aloud.

Skills. I recently hung wallpaper again. (such happiness at the transformation of the room)

Poems. Words. 

And musical lyrics.

Charm.

Whimsy. (Child-like.)

And imagination. Almost to a fault. (at my age, maybe this is something else?!)

Simply joy. (like the composition of a tree. Cracks in the pavement. Worn paint on the sidewalk)

Oversized clothes. (I have never out grown that) (and almost always, men’s clothes are better)

Forever the creative life.

Hi. My name is Kristin. Thank you for being here.

xo. kristin