Jun 27 2010
Life is busy right now. My school is on the list of possible closures. We are saying goodbye to over ten staff members Wednesday and possibly more in August and early September. It’s hard to know what to do, what to think. The uncertainty is the worst. I am trying to dedicate more time to […]
May 06 2010
Write a 50 word or less story about this doll and post your comment to win on Julia’s awesome, interactive site. Or just drop by and check out the stories people have written!
Apr 07 2010
I am being featured on Julia’s blog as artist of the month for April! She also has a related facebook group that promotes artists and facilitates connecting. Julia came by the studio on the weekend and we hung out, chatting about art and some of her awesome social media ideas.Spent some more time in the studio feeding my soul […]
Mar 26 2010
Home recovering from my oral surgery yesterday, I should be resting but I’ve hit the scissors and the sewing machine today. Working on Nichole’s unifaun custom order, I am creating a momma unifaun and her boy/girl twins. Unifauns are a unicorn faun hybrid that Nichole invented.
Here’s the initial layout mid morning, Nichole’s drawing top right, loving […]
Mar 20 2010
working on the unifaun, cutting out the pieces and working out the colour scheme, sewed some of the twins’ limbsspring cleaning and repair; spent a lot of time painting the house this winter, cleaned out my trunk and organized my closet, played with and rearranged part of my stash (which I realize resides in 4 […]
Jan 01 2010
2009 was a big year for me: the studio, the crawl, the stone soup festival, fun and inspiring studiomates, vending at the Gorge, following 30 or so art blogs, losing 16 lbs, making my first doll with an internal structure, and trying to simplify the rest of my life so I have time for creative […]
Nov 04 2009
Yesterday I picked up the keys to my new studio, moved some boxes in, acquired a cabinet from Mary Anne, and painted the wall with my new studiomate Christina. Yay!
Oct 28 2009
Lately I’ve been obsessed with bunny. The only downfall for being away all weekend, ahem, aside from missing the kids and their Halloween yada yada, is not being able to work on the bunny. I love his ears, a pleasure to create. I made them droop by adding layers of felt inside the bottom halves so […]
Oct 11 2009
Sunny Sunday. Grooving to Phish in the kitchen, whipping cream by hand, blogging, and feeling grateful. Grateful for a bit of alone time. Grateful for fun experiences in the past and in the future. Grateful for my family.
A little fabric from Dressew for a new Dancing Bear costume and a bunny for Bean. Chris will […]
Jun 23 2009
What I’m up to when I’m not sewing. Or parenting. Or working. Or socializing.