about my aesthetic: glenn gould playing the well-tempered clavier * a good wool coat * photobooth pictures * long train rides * night sky * counting magpies * rain in the afternoon * seaside towns * bicycles * pencil lines

about me: my name is Eireann * I like sewing, walking around, thinking, writing, teaching poetry, going places where English isn't spoken, learning languages * my educational background is in literature, and now I'm studying for a doctorate in critical theory * my little shop of handmade things, bara, is on a bit of hiatus, but will return for Christmastime 2008

what I'm making now: work for my doctoral dissertation (some of which will appear here in different forms) * etchings at the Leicester Print Workshop * small paper reliquaries * a second book of poems, forthcoming 2010 from Milkweed Editions (more information on my writing pages)

material: grey linen * cotton duck the color of tea with milk * gingham and seersucker gingham * white cotton shirting * micro-point pilot pens * rives BFK * my old watercolors * tiny, sharp pair of scissors

bara in the press: sept06: mnartists.org: "skirts and sweaters with classic lines but ingenious fabric choices" * Mpls/St.Paul Magazine features two bags in an article about Minneapolis makers * aug06: Three FOLKBAGS appear in morning culture segment on FOX9 NEWS * summer06: l'etoile magazine uses gold-thread skirt in summer issue * fall/winter05: INDUSTRY magazine, N.E.E.T., Minnesota Daily all feature bara products or information about me/the line

bloggy mentions: modish * funky finds * the worsted witch * favorite choses