"I will not reason and compare: my business is to create."
-William Blake

"What an abyss of uncertainty whenever the mind feels that some part of it has strayed beyond its own borders; when it, the seeker, is at once the dark region through which it must go seeking, where all its equipment will avail it nothing. Seek? More than that: create. It is face to face with something which does not so far exist, to which it alone can give reality and substance, which it alone can bring into the light of day."

-Marcel Proust

“A glass pitcher, a wicker basket, a tunic of coarse cotton cloth. Their beauty is inseparable from their function. Handicrafts belong to a world existing before the separation of the useful and the beautiful.”
-Octavio Paz


Writing/Crafting here: http://aliciakachmar.com/blog
Portfolio here: http://aliciakachmar.com/portfolio
LOTS of photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coolness/

SHIPPING:

I ship about three times between Monday and Saturday. If you live outside the U.S., I will probably ship within 3-4 business days because it means that I have to wait in long New York City post office lines, instead of using the fast self-service machine! Let me know if you need items faster than this and I will work with you.



SAFETY:

I securely sew all beads and small pieces on my crochet goods. However, I am probably no match for the teeth of some of your little ones! Let me know if you are purchasing something for a small child; we can talk about replacing the beads with french knots of equal size, for example.


Yes to custom orders and yes to trades!