Thursday, May 22, 2008

Sewing is for the birds...

Really!
Biscuit, our little sun conure, loved his little 'hidey-hut' to death. Here's what I pulled out of his cage last night. He snuggles in it all the time and when I uncover him in the morning, he's usually laying in it, on his back -- it's just the cutest thing! But I think it may have pissed him off once or twice too, from the shape it's in.
In shreds!

I had some fleece left from from the little sweaters that I made for Patsy and Edwina and decided to make Biscuit a new bed. I sewed in a piece of matboard to give it a tent-like shape. He tried to help with the sewing -- wonderful.
It's a new monogrammed bed...
Yes, the birds are spoiled.

Here's the Biscuit, with his newly remodeled bedroom. He was squawking about a hot tub, but even I think that's pushing it...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Back from the dead....

Been down with a nasty crud for the last couple of weeks and I'm finally feeling human again. Not too energized yet, but little by little, coming back to myself.
Feeling well enough to start on Ballycroy...again! I really have to go to Ireland and see all this in person. This is the second mural of the town Ballycroy and the fourth time that I'm painting Cleary's Pub. I think I'm ready to go have a pint in person!
This time the mural will be 4 x 12 foot and it's going in a private home. It's for another member of the Campbell clan. This time I'm working at home and installing the mural when it's done. Thank god, i don't have to make that hour-long drive every for six weeks or so, with these crazy gas prices! Tjay built me a frame onto the entry hall wall, so that I was able to mount the canvas and work that way. Good thing, bcause I've never seen any 12 foot stretcher bars..
I may not get any really good pictures till this is installed -- really wonky angles. I wish i could back up to look at it too, but I can't get far enough back for a good perspective.

View from the left

From the right

Sunday, April 13, 2008

What I've been up to lately,,,,

Forgot to post this one from the finished Fracured Challenge....


This was so much fun and I love the bright colors.
My Little Hula Girl from Jill Smith's ArtDoll Quilt Challenge
12" X 12"
And a detail...commercial fabric, wool felt, silk and wool roving, wool yarns, angelina and rhinestones.




Saturday, March 29, 2008

Bad Blogger...

Yikes! I can't believe three weeks have passed since I last posted. It must have been a little bout of 'I'm-so-sick-of this-freakin-cold-weather-and-snow-that-I-can't-even-stand-myself' illness that's been going around! Okay-- it's still cold but at least the sun's out. So I'm back amongst the living.

Spent the last 2 days at the Sewing and Quilt Expo. I was signed up for a class with Carol Cypher on Hand Felted Surface Design and Embellishment for yesterday, but apparently she's teaching in Australia instead. Can't say that I blame her. Let's see -- Cleveland in March or travel Down Under...hmmmm. Tough choice...NOT!

The replacement class was on making wet-felted vessels with teacher Fran Steinbock. Not at all what I would have chosen, but the class was wonderful and lots of fun and I'm glad that I had the opportunity to take it. The vessels were felted around a deflatable ball and the main felting was done by bouncing the ball hard on the floor for a half hour or so. Can you picture the classroom?
Here's my vessel. I think I must make more...

And the inside.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Missed our own art opening last night...

Because of this...

The driveway

The back fence

It's looking a lot like last year's Valentine Day and Easter storms. This one hit us yesterday and slammed 17" of snow on top of Tuesdays ice storm. So far. And now it's snowing so hard that I can't even see across the street. Nothing is moving -- busses are going sideways -- malls and freeways and the airport are closed. Snow day...sew day!

Monday, March 3, 2008

Showing this Friday


Friday, February 29, 2008

New extension table

TJay, the love of my life, built me a very nice extension table for my sewing machine. At least someone is getting something done. I have accomplished absolutley zero in the last week or so...just working for someone else sucks the creative life right out of me. Next week will be better.

Birch - 30 x 24