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Posing in the nude

 

Hey, Guys I am wearing a dress and a hat!

Nothing more need be said!

Sunny Side Up

Does this bowl look like a fried egg or is it just me?

dd send me a link saying she thought these jewelery containers were cool. I did too but used the materials I had on hand. It was suggested to create an organic stiffener for shaping but I just soaked the bowl in warmish water and molded it over another bowl to achieve this shape.

 

Sunny side down? 

A Stones Throw

jude hill is a fave of mine. She's a textile artist extrodinare. The  Magic Feather Project was her idea and I sent her one. Now she's onto The Stone Project. I made mine and sent off today. 

Have a great weekend. I'm playing Art Hus on Saturday!

Mirror, Mirror on The Wall

Continuing my desire to do wood burning aka pyrography I took an old pine mirror that was kicking around the garage for years (and never cracked) and gave it a whirl.

Some of the motifs I drew free hand in pencil and some I cut out of blank adhesive mailing labels and cut out the desired shape....and then I burned the negative space.

Next up is my kitchen table top!

The Big Reveal

Your Holiday Caravan Throw is now ready!

ta dah

100 squares

13 colors

 

40 flowerettes

It is an amazing piece. Better that I had hope for!

Purple Reigns in Seattle

On my walk to glassbaby.

 

 

Jack's Very Own Monster

I had mentioned before that I was learning a new skill. My grandson Jack age 9 said "hey, where's my amigurmi doll?" Well, I had promised him one and had let other projects distracted me!

My excuse was that I had no idea of what what Monster he wanted. So I said he should draw the monster and I would make it.

I did call him after checking out my yarn stash and got permission to make some colors changes and he gave me the go ahead. Very important to work co-operatively with artist!

This was so much fun. Monster will be off to Seattle in today's mail!

What I Have Learned So Far

Got inspired to learn how to use a wood burning tool. Made a  lucky purchase at Michael's with the coupon deal and got myself the Walnut Hollow Versa Tool. Did you know that if you have a iphone, you can bring up that coupon you forgot in your other purse or forgot to print before you left the house because you didn't think you'd be going to Michael's and have the sales clerk scan your coupon on your phone! I saw a man at the airport recently being asked for his boarding pass and he handed the agent his iphone. What a concept.

Since I didn't have a piece of wook for testing, I chose a 12"X12" cork tile. So what did I learn?

1. sit by an open window and have a fan blowing the smoke away from you!

2. like the directions say...let the tool do the work.

3. tape the temperature dial to the mark you want. It tends to spin too easily while in use.

4. take your time...no rush, rush. no hurry, hurry

5. if you draw your design as opposed to free hand, use a color that is close to the look of the burnt cork (wood). I used a red marker at first (just the first marker I reached for) and spend more time than I wanted getting rid of the color. Happier with a brown marker.

 

Maya Luna

Greco Roman

Teesha's Show

Recently I was in Seattle for Grandma Duty and my friend Joely drove up from Portland for a Sunday visit. We made a day of it by driving over to Issaquah from Madronna to have a chat, great coffee and to see Teesha Moore's recently hung art show. Issaquah Coffee is very welcoming  as in put up your feet and stay awhile. We talked, and talked, and journaled and talked some more. Teesha's work is definitely a treat in and  of itself and I would recommend it as a destination. Joely has become quite the sketcher and is planning a trip to Italy to schetch on the Spanish Steps!

We had our photo taken in front of Teesha's painting ala Flora Bowley method. It seemed to match our mood and day.

Have a great weekend...next week the great reveal...