My starter piece is all batiks and incorporates machine applique, couching, highlighting with paint, some beadwork. (Should be clickable to see larger.)
I’m still Lolo’s Child, but pivoting a bit to embrace one of her battle cries, “Another Adventure.” Sharing life challenges in my seventh decade, but occasionally sharing art and joy, as well.
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Fabric collage round robin
After buying this house, I found out that one of the women I've known online for years, via the doll making community, lives nearby. I've been invited to their Tuesday meetings, but getting the wheels on here has kept me from attending. However, I get the group emails, and was able to participate in the fabric collage round robin with the group. There are eight of us playing. The only guidelines were that the base piece should be no larger than a fat quarter, and that we use at least two techniques with every go round.
My starter piece is all batiks and incorporates machine applique, couching, highlighting with paint, some beadwork. (Should be clickable to see larger.)
My starter piece is all batiks and incorporates machine applique, couching, highlighting with paint, some beadwork. (Should be clickable to see larger.)
Patio project complete
Obviously, Molly approves:
So nice, the way the artisans worked in the existing rose bush and nandina:
The old path stones were re-used to make a stable platform for the grill:
And these are the things we get to view now:
So nice, the way the artisans worked in the existing rose bush and nandina:
The old path stones were re-used to make a stable platform for the grill:
I've had my morning coffee here every day since completion!
And these are the things we get to view now:
The Move - Part 2
Moving in required lots of analysis of what we had, what we envisioned, what we needed to acquire - and how to get things done before we settled in too much and had all our stuff in the way. We will no doubt be making planting/landscaping adjustments for years, and have started out with putting plants in pots, and moving them around the yard. Learning to garden in such a dramatically new climate is a bit like learning a new language. The back yard had a pool AND a pond when we bought it (in a placement configuration that I would not have chosen, but those things are pretty hard to move), so we've had work around them.
Our little patch of green:
First use of the patio:
The pool:
Quail on the back fence, above the pond:
The first major project was making the patio connect to the pool without having to walk on gravel, and making it all look cohesive and intentional. The crew was exceptional, true artisans, very particular about their cutting and fitting. We're delighted.
A few before shots, with Cosmo for perspective:
And here are the first "during" shots:
Progress!
Still during:
Our little patch of green:
First use of the patio:
The pool:
Quail on the back fence, above the pond:
The first major project was making the patio connect to the pool without having to walk on gravel, and making it all look cohesive and intentional. The crew was exceptional, true artisans, very particular about their cutting and fitting. We're delighted.
A few before shots, with Cosmo for perspective:
And here are the first "during" shots:
Progress!
Still during:
The Move - Part 1
Despite the urge, I'm not going to post apologies and reasons for taking so long to get back to blogging. I really did intend to journal the entire moving process, but will have to do a much briefer version now, and try to catch up.
We traveled at the end of March for five days and four nights, leaving Ohio in rain and snow and sleet, and arriving in Arizona to sunshine and birdsong. We traveled in two vehicles with two dogs in one, one cat and all the supplies in the other. We were fortunate to get ground floor rooms with back entries with every room.
Cosmo surveys a new vista:
Much of the view for four days was like this:
Our last day time in a motel - leaving New Mexico on March 31:
The new digs. We arrived Easter Sunday. Gen made sure we had a nice bouquet to greet us:
I had to wear Bekah's boots and winter jacket to take the girls to the bus stop every morning. Even for Minnesota, it was very late in the year to get snow.
We traveled at the end of March for five days and four nights, leaving Ohio in rain and snow and sleet, and arriving in Arizona to sunshine and birdsong. We traveled in two vehicles with two dogs in one, one cat and all the supplies in the other. We were fortunate to get ground floor rooms with back entries with every room.
Cosmo surveys a new vista:
Much of the view for four days was like this:
Our last day time in a motel - leaving New Mexico on March 31:
The new digs. We arrived Easter Sunday. Gen made sure we had a nice bouquet to greet us:
Our furniture didn't arrive for another four days, but we had a mattress and boxspring on the floor of the master bedroom, a refrigerator, and cleaning supplies. Less than a week after the furniture arrived, I flew up to Minnesota to watch my granddaughters while their parents took an anniversary trip. That meant leaving the sunshine once again, to visit this:
I had to wear Bekah's boots and winter jacket to take the girls to the bus stop every morning. Even for Minnesota, it was very late in the year to get snow.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Exquisite Corpse Round Robin
Well, this is a lousy photo - I really don't think I've packed my light cube yet, but I can't find it. But I digress...
The Cloth Souls group decided to do a second Exquisite Corpse round robin, this time with a Steampunk Theme. (The group has several dolls going into a Steampunk themed exhibit at the Kirtland Library, beginning March 1 - I think that's the right date.)
Because of time constraints, we each did our own first panel AND last panel, but, as usual with an exquisite corpse setting, each panel was covered so the next person couldn't see what had been done.
Mine is a Steampunk Ghost, I do think...
The Cloth Souls group decided to do a second Exquisite Corpse round robin, this time with a Steampunk Theme. (The group has several dolls going into a Steampunk themed exhibit at the Kirtland Library, beginning March 1 - I think that's the right date.)
Because of time constraints, we each did our own first panel AND last panel, but, as usual with an exquisite corpse setting, each panel was covered so the next person couldn't see what had been done.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
"Cherie" in Progress
I've been working on a new pattern by Sherry Goshon, called Cherie. I started out just making a few faces/couple of heads, for possible demo at the Time for Dolls club, and ended up just going on and on! This pattern has an optional set of instructions for constructing a teapot for the doll to sit upon, and I have some ideas percolating on how I want to do that, too!
Here are a few in-progress photos:
The photo above was when I first had her wigged and was working on the bloomers.
Next, she has a silk-lined skirt and I've tied her hair out of the way (above).
And as you can see, above, she's had her hair trimmed, has sleeves and a top, and needs shoes. There's more to go with the hair, and the pink ruffle at the neck will be replaced with something less clown-like. Loving this pattern!
Here are a few in-progress photos:
Friday, January 18, 2013
Finished!
In October, the Time for Dolls club took a wonderful two day class with Christine Shively. Tonight I took the time to finish up the doll. I learned a lot, and plan to make another version of this doll soon.
When I look at her, I get the song "Tiny Dancer" stuck in my head - she insisted on having her arms in twirling position.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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