
December 31, 2008
Funny Face

December 30, 2008
Before and After




December 17, 2008
Goodie Bag


Here's a close-up of a corrugated box that was inside the bag. It should make some interesting rubbings.


December 14, 2008
White on White Tallis



December 8, 2008
Needle Felting



December 6, 2008
Revision Quilts


Here's the quilt after it was painted with Setacolor, stamped with Neopaque and rubbed with Shiva sticks. It's very different, but it still isn't quite finished. Now I'm needle felting wool roving on top in a swirling circle pattern.
I told everyone that I was going to turn it into a bag, but they all thought it was great as a quilt and didn't want me to cut it.
What do you think? Keep it whole or turn it into a large tote bag? Hmmmm
The big reveal was today at our holiday party. Everyone made fantastic Revision pieces and fabulous food. We spent the afternoon at Cathi's beautiful house enjoying each other's company. It was a great day . . . a very welcome break from the ever present landscaping project.
December 3, 2008
What Color Green Are You?
You are a one of a kind, original person. There's no one even close to being like you. Expressive and creative, you have a knack for making the impossible possible. While you are a bit offbeat, you don't scare people away with your quirks. Your warm personality nicely counteracts and strange habits you may have.
Personally, I don't think my habits are strange. I'm sure everyone has a baggie of colorful leaves in their purse. They were so gorgeous, I just couldn't resist . . .
December 1, 2008
Landscaping Overload



What do you think about my first piece? If you have any instructions or know of a good link for needle felting, drop me a line. This piece measures 6" x 9", just the right size for a small purse to carry your camera or cell phone. Stay tuned to see if I actually find some time to put it together.
PS: Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Mine was fantastic. All three of my kids and one lovely girlfriend came home for the holiday. I'm really thankful that my kids have become kind and thoughtful young adults. Life is Good!
November 15, 2008
Giveaway Winners
A bit of good news: Many of the evacuation orders have been lifted, so a lot of people can return home. The bad news: A really good friend lost her beautiful house and everything in it while she was on vacation.
I'm working on a couple of projects that can't be shown yet. One is a Revision Challenge for my Fibervision group and the second project is a collaboration on a Wedding Tallis. I will applique some white on white silk doves. It's going to be gorgeous.
I'll post some photos tomorrow!
November 14, 2008
Another Fire!
I helped my boss evacuate last night and talked to several friends that also had to evacuate. It sounds like one may have lost her home, but we can't be sure yet. And of course, the air quality is horrible again. I wore my mask today and I can honestly say that I am over my mask phobia.
Tomorrow, I will draw 2 winners for the 100 item Giveaway. If you haven't left a comment yet, you still have time. Make sure to leave a comment here.
November 8, 2008
Giveaway

There's a variety of buttons, paperclips, beads, shells, wrapped sticks, hand carved stamps, a bead tray, several types of cording, dyed, painted, screenprinted and discharged fabric . Two lucky people will receive a package similar to the one above.
All you have to do to WIN is leave a note. I'll randomly select two names on November 15th. Good Luck!
November 3, 2008
Painted Fabric

This stack had one stamped fabric and two pieces of white fabric. It really picked up some really interesting textures. It would be interesting to use the same stamp on top of the painted background to see how different it would look.
And what is this? Perhaps a piece of beautiful granite. No, it's my new printing mat. I assembled it today using insulation board, carpet padding, vinyl and duct tape. It's 2 feet wide by 4 feet long, so now I'll have a great surface to print on and clean up will be a snap.
As I was getting ready for work this morning, my boss called to tell me our main highway was closed. I turned the radio on and heard that a gunman handcuffed himself to one of the highway overpasses. Traffic everywhere came to a standstill. The highway and surface streets become parking lots. So, I had a few unexpected hours to myself and decided to work on my printing mat. The SWAT team eventually took the man into custody and everyone went to work. What a way to start the week!
October 31, 2008
Gummy Body Parts
October 28, 2008
More Stamp Carving & Fabric Printing




October 27, 2008
Stamp Carving and Fabric Printing





I couldn't wait to see what it looked like, so I peeled back the layers and took this photo. I can't wait for it to dry! I also painted two other pieces that I'll show in the next post.
October 24, 2008
More Fabric!


I also bought some white on white fabric to paint and two patterns which I forgot to take a photo of. One is a Quiltcoat by Tabitha Quilts and the other is a Bellino Bag by Ghee's. I seem to collect patterns but never make anything! I'm sure I'm not alone . . . please, tell me I'm not alone!
October 17, 2008
Design Exercises


Sorry about the photo quality, I'm in a rush . . . I need to get ready for our road trip. Yeah!
October 12, 2008
Photo Manipulation






Photoshop is a lot of fun. The more you play with the tools, the better you will understand what they do. Just remember to rename all your changes and Save As.
Image how surprised I would be if I opened the palm tree bark photo and found the altered image above!
October 11, 2008
Pyramid Pazzazz


Here's a close up of Pyramid Pazzazz. Kathy added the misspelled Pazzazz in honor of the musical I worked on earlier in the year. It took Second Place in the Large Traditional Pieced, Commercially Quilted category. Nancy King from Santa Barbara Quilting is responsible for the beautiful all over quilting.Here's our next project. Not quite so beautiful, huh? I didn't really get the "before" photo. All the Juniper bushes have already been removed. Those itchy bushes should have been removed 20 years ago! All you can see in this photo are the stumps. Yeah!
We also removed the Veronica bushes along the curve. We still need to remove all the dead grass/weeds. We ended up with 55 trash bags full of green waste.
Now I've got to come up with a design. Something that incorporates curved paths, drought tolerant plants and pretty colors. My husband thinks planting a garden is like designing a quilt. Do you think they are similar?