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SARACUDA

beauty is the chance meeting on a dissecting-table of a sewing machine and an umbrella

About Me

http://intothewildernest.blogspot.com/

"...she felt a new sensation rising irresistibly within her, past the immediate tension of danger and concern: it was the sense of freedom of a world that had never had to be obstructed." - Ayn Rand

view my portfolio:
coroflot.com/SaraSchalliol

My Interests

finding meaning through matter
overlooked carriers of meaning
DESIGN (industrial, furniture, experience)
handmade vs. mass-produced
flat-pack & ready-to-assemble furniture
efficiency
work=fulfillment
backpacking
hiking
camping
running
rowing
biking
longboarding
kayaking
screenprinting
philosophy (aesthetics!)
sustainability
biomimicry
making clothes
making ugly clothes
lomography
cupcake making
banjo
beards
books
bugs

I'd like to meet:



Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
saraschalliol.etsy.com

Music:

in order of importance... Bright Eyes, The New Pornographers,Cursive, Avett Brothers, Nine Inch Nails, The Faint, Bishop Allen, Radiohead, Neutral Milk Hotel, Tool, Okkervil River, Death Cab For Cutie, Ben Kweller, The Decemberists, Against Me!, Desaparecidos, Wilco, Beirut, Jenny Lewis, Belle & Sebastian, The Good Life, Beck, Interpol, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Guster, Placebo, The Shins, White Rabbits, Arcade Fire, Hayden, Imogen Heap, The Rapture, A Perfect Circle, Of Montreal, Now It's Overhead, Supersystem, P:ano, Two Gallants, Animal Collective, Hot Hot Heat, Imogen Heap, The Mountain Goats

Movies:

Edward Scissorhands, Harold and Maude, The Fight Club, Across the Universe, Amelie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Donnie Darko

Television:

Man vs. Wild

Books:

Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead- Ayn Rand
Emotionally Durable Design - Jonathan Chapman
Cradle to Cradle - McDonough/Braungart
Into the Wild - Jon Krakauer
Geek Love - Katherine Dunn
Emotional Design - Donald Norman
anything by Chuck Palahniuk, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Kerouac, ReadyMade Magazine

Heroes:

Ray & Charles Eames, Tord Boontje, Martha Stewart, Eero Saarinen

My Blog

what i've been doing with my life

Anybody who knows me knows that I'm always making things. And I am usually more than happy to sell whatever it is I've made. Actually, I'll usually give whatever I'm making away if someone really like...
Posted by sara on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 05:12:00 PST

watch your backs, crafty old ladies!

I'm the craft fair queen! or I will be, once I display this thing! I've only ever sold my trees at one craft fair, and everyone had these little signs set up on little stands that said their name... e...
Posted by sara on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 07:54:00 PST

a weekend of wonders

Well, some crazy folks came to visit me this weekend. To give you an idea of the insanity, this photo was taken about 10 minutes after they arrived:Dieter changed a lot since I saw him last... He...
Posted by sara on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:07:00 PST

An ode to dirt, creepy trees, and creativity

As I was laying stomach down in a ditch for several hours last night, I was thinking about how great dirt is. Dirt really is amazing stuff. It makes things grow. Compared to all of the plastic/rubber/...
Posted by sara on Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:12:00 PST

I grow carrots, skirts, and other things too

Yes folks, that blurry orange thing in my hand is, in fact, a baby carrot. I am a pretty impatient person, so for a long time I had been trying not to dig up the carrots... but then, Kelli's (possibl...
Posted by sara on Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:42:00 PST

trees & stumps give me... goosebumps?

My newest creations. So new that they aren't even done yet. Before someone punches me and calls me a cheater, I must admit that they were not my idea. A guy named Dean Van Dis made some sim...
Posted by sara on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:05:00 PST

pictures of my weird house

Oh yes, that is a woodgrain comforter. Would you expect anything less? I made the side table and some of the pillows. I made the stars, the mirror, and some of the crap on the dresser. I ...
Posted by sara on Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:46:00 PST

sara = queen of wood bending?

you be the the judge.     ...
Posted by sara on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 05:56:00 PST

LOOK WHAT I MADE

It is an easy to assemble and disassemble storage system. No screws! This is just my second model. What do you nice folks think?...
Posted by sara on Sun, 14 May 2006 08:04:00 PST

SARA FOR PRESIDENT

Did you know that your tax dollars paid for Viagra for level 3 registered sex offenders, those most likely to commit crimes again? This is an example of the extremely poor regulation of the Medicaid ...
Posted by sara on Thu, 24 Nov 2005 05:27:00 PST