Yeah, She's Got Mad Skills...

I've had the pleasure of meeting an insane amount of talented artists and crafters
via the wonderful world of Etsy (and two of its fabulous street teams Etsy Steam Team and Etsy's Dark Side). It is through these networks that I came to know
the work of Victoria Shaffer.
A true renaissance woman she creates jewelry, parasols and hats (all of which are available in her
shop, Designs By Victoria...and she can now add published poet
to the list!
"Counting Heartbeats"
is lovingly handmade and handbound book published by
Seraphemera Books.
Want to check out a sample of
her work before you
decide to make a purchase?
Sure you do...
allow me to suggest her poem
"Dreaming."
And if that isn't enough to sate your curiosity
then check out
"Butterfly Wings" and
"Where The Head & Heart Meet."
Renaissance woman indeed.

Congratulations, Victoria.
I wish you success in your new venture!

Project 365 #20

"remains"

copyright down & dirty designs 2009
all rights reserved

"XXXII"

a man who had fallen among thieves

lay by the roadside on his back

dressed in fifteenthrate ideas

wearing a round jeer for a hat

fate per a somewhat more than less

emancipated evening

had in return for consciousness

endowed him with a changless grin

whereon a dozen staunch and leal

citizens did graze at pause

then fired by hypercivic zeal

sought newer pastures or because

swaddled with a frozen brook

of pinkest vomit out of eyes

which noticed nobody he looked

as if he did not care to rise

one hand did nothing on the vest

its wideflung friend clenched weakly dirt

while the mute trouserfly confessed

a button solemnly inert.

Brushing from whom the stiffened puke

i put him all into my arms

and staggered banged with terror through

a million billion trillion stars

-e.e. cummings