Friday, February 19, 2010

arty-school things

a new print i'm working on! it's inspired by an antique clutch purse i have...bunches of pearls in scalloped patterning. i really wanted just a blush of pink, but it turned out to be a bit more of a bubblegum. i'm okay with bubblegum! 2 more stencils to go!

the reception for 'a paper+cloth dream' was last night. christina and simon came! this is christina taking a one-handed picture of my name. i made this print for her...it's owls, magnolias and a torchon lace background. after i printed it, i realized that it also reminds me of my granny. her late husband (my mom's dad) loved owls and she has always loved magnolias! i may have to print another one.

i love these girls!

my print - 'grey garden' 





our department chair, richard, in his super cute vest 

my lace print was the first print you see when you walk in the gallery!

i made a hat. i wet felted the wool into a hat shape, needle felted it to death, then nuno felted some silk organza...dipped them both in indigo, and sewed the whole thing together! voila!

Sunday, February 7, 2010

goodbye weekend, i'll miss you

i had a lazy night in on friday and watched 'girls just want to have fun'. why are 80's dance movies so good!?

coffee! beans are from sightglass

i finished my weaving for tomorrow's critique. it's just a sampler of swedish huck lace. it reminds me a lot of the weavings from copan in guatemala...though, not nearly as beautiful! 

i read 'shopgirl' by steve martin on saturday night. i was a little skeptical because i really didn't like the movie when i saw it so many years ago. the book is WAY better, as is often the case. you really get a better sense of the characters and the intent (known or unknown) of their actions. i think it helps that i don't have to think of steve martin as the 'bad guy.' i hated that about the movie. i prefer to think of steve martin like this :



(the first song i learned on my ukulele!)

or my favorite :



Thursday, January 28, 2010

breakfast and such

i know, it's a lot of mini wheats...but i just can't resist! i just love having a good cup of coffee and a big bowl of cereal in the morning. perfect.

a mini installation i did - needle felted triangles strung together with sewing thread. multiplied multiples!

i love red lips! this is a combination of mac's' beet' lipcolor and l'oreal's 'british red' lipstick. it has more of a pink tint in person. also, i have discovered that it is quite difficult to take a decent picture of yourself in the bathroom mirror.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Sunday, January 24, 2010

some things...

i am really trying to get better at actually photographing things i make! i like using my dressform...

i photographed some recent screen prints i did...the lighting is very moody due to today's cloudy weather and my kitchen's lack of lighting, but i like it

owls & magnolias - 5 color screen print

lace - 3 color screen print

tesselation - 1 color screen print

and here are some other little things...

fuzzy felted flower pin - also moody

circle scarf - happy & sunny

christina's flower pin - sunny & happy that christina is okay (long story)