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Mira Holm

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Embroidery that is trying to look expensive usually looks nervous.

A speaker made of clay
Craft

A speaker made of clay

Someone threw it on a wheel and put a cone inside. It sounds like a room, not a box.

One picture on the wall
Design

One picture on the wall

The landlord said I could hang three. I hung one and the room got bigger.

The grid I stopped filling
Design

The grid I stopped filling

Empty cells used to look like I had forgotten something. Now they are the only part I trust.

The Lamp Kept Watch While the Green Wall Held Its Breath
Craft

The Lamp Kept Watch While the Green Wall Held Its Breath

Embroidery that is trying to look expensive usually looks nervous.

Margins are doing the work
Design

Margins are doing the work

I keep giving the text less room and then wondering why it feels cheap.

Chairs that wait well
Design

Chairs that wait well

A waiting room is a design brief nobody wants. Some of them answer it anyway.

A clock with no numbers
Design

A clock with no numbers

I bought it for the shape and then spent a month learning to read it.

The bowl that cracked on purpose
Craft

The bowl that cracked on purpose

I paid for a hairline fracture and then I used it for breakfast.

Type that sits still
Design

Type that sits still

Most headlines shout. The ones I keep are the ones that wait.