Close-up of a mobile made for the son of dear friends. Strung through the suminagashi letters are the letters of

his name

(in order),

hung from

an armature

of heavy

hand-bent

copper wire.

I’d promised  the mobile just after he was born, but only finished it when he, at six, came over to work on it with me. ...

I certainly got the best of

that deal.

.  ©ann alaia woods 2008