Tricoquine in the land of the stinky cheese

self portrait tuesday: all of me

You can tell a lot about a person from looking at their hands.  After all, our hands are one of our first sensual explorers of our surroundings.  Rough, callused hands usually imply manual labor, or an intensive hobby. An indentation close to the finger nail on the middle or ring finger generally indicates a student, or a writer. Dirt under the fingernails gives away a green thumb.  And as my mom always says, hands are the first thing to give away a person' s age.

This month's self portrait tuesday challenge is to show our flaws. What does this scar say about me?

People often remark that my scar looks like a cigarette burn. Thankfully, it is not. The real story is far more banal -- I had a wart that wouldn't go away, and after an intensive burst of laser treatment, the viral mass faded and I was left with this 1 euro cent size scar on my right thumb. It is often the first thing a person sees when I shake their hand, its shiny roundness pointed in their face. 

Is this a real flaw?

self portrait tuesday: Nifty Handknit Sweater

Me (left) and my sister at the country club, circa 1987.

I realize that this is not a "self" portrait since I did not take the photograph, but I felt compelled to share a picture of the sweater Aunt Sally knit me that I mentioned in my very first blog post.

self portrait tuesday: Still Life with Sickness

 

I first discovered this "self portrait tuesday" idea at yarnstorm, a fantastic blog about quilting, knitting, sewing, machine embroidery.  A little more research on the format turned up a blog dedicated to "self expression and exploration" through self portraits, done on Tuesdays, of course.

Quite tickled by the idea, here is my first "self portrait" in the form of a still life. As you can tell, today I am sick!  The silver lining to sickness, is, however, that one gets to stay home and knit all day long! A small price to pay...