"I love folding socks. Every couple of weeks, usually on Sunday, I have my morning coffee, grab my hamper, and go through my laundry to sort it. Once I've washed and dried my socks I dump them all onto the couch, and dial up something calming on the TV. (Grand Designs, Bake-Off, and Project Runway are good sock-folding shows.) Then I sit there folding socks."
"At which point I pause the TV-usually while Kevin is just slightly breaking the fourth with a smirk as a homeowner says they're going to manage the project themselves-and slowly carry all of the folded socks to the sock drawer where they are arranged in very ordered rows so that the folds point downward, to maximize the amount of visible pattern for easier choosing."
An art studio is packed and in storage while a new space is being sought. A recurring domestic ritual involves folding socks on Sunday mornings while watching calming TV shows such as Grand Designs, Bake-Off, and Project Runway. Socks are sorted by pattern and color, stretched, matched, folded in thirds, and stacked on the coffee table. Folded socks are carried to the drawer and arranged in ordered rows with folds pointing downward to maximize visible pattern. The ritual includes inventory awareness and attention to replace worn pairs. Small, ordered domestic tasks are presented as integral to and indistinguishable from creative practice.
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