tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210118542024-03-07T09:46:25.616-07:00Esmerldas StudioEsmerldas Studio blog is the place where I talk about all of the currently ongoing projects. Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.comBlogger2219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-84355719860436029282023-04-26T09:06:00.000-06:002023-04-26T09:06:27.768-06:00the organization light finally came on<p> <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXFcmXKnvCyQ5V30-gEpZuyLhK3EWHjosCLZ9B3EIDrAwKMEP4LOKPCrFT56nLzMfmEgdCB9-tVs_zkSkDDJeLYA38WCdwFqqdTVXzG8Gd1stybEuVHmYQFIaeJ039n5B1qHitouBA1Qdh9vrcEFFIJxtOS9OVv1uhACydt2czK8993vwNWc/s576/fabrics%20for%20nativity.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="576" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXFcmXKnvCyQ5V30-gEpZuyLhK3EWHjosCLZ9B3EIDrAwKMEP4LOKPCrFT56nLzMfmEgdCB9-tVs_zkSkDDJeLYA38WCdwFqqdTVXzG8Gd1stybEuVHmYQFIaeJ039n5B1qHitouBA1Qdh9vrcEFFIJxtOS9OVv1uhACydt2czK8993vwNWc/w400-h210/fabrics%20for%20nativity.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I've been working on putting fusible on the back of fabrics for a new commission piece in progress.<p></p><p>As I was folding up the fabrics to put them away, a little light went on in the back of my head and I realized there was a better way to organize these things than what I had been using.</p><p>Let's begin with the obvious --- a lot of the pieces I make are either landscapes, or aged objects. To make these kind of pieces I use fabrics that have prints that resemble wood grains, brick, stone, grasses, etc., in a whole range of colors.</p><p>Problem was, I was still sorting everything by the rule of color --- all of the browns together, the greens together --- you know the routine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGteB7Fnlm2S-HK7nWpwOtOvCWorAUS_07fxuu3qdFl5QzwoJbUREWtJpsYO8HnujYOMfkrah8OKSKTevqfGrv61tLvXBk_OCrSXsSCfsFan-v_MGdv82r71-tGaTUr5FkXxWOuJAaf7tJQGuS3kk02P5Dwsk8Tzd_8OLB_HMmGSiJPq6hjE/s576/rock%20and%20grasses.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="576" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGteB7Fnlm2S-HK7nWpwOtOvCWorAUS_07fxuu3qdFl5QzwoJbUREWtJpsYO8HnujYOMfkrah8OKSKTevqfGrv61tLvXBk_OCrSXsSCfsFan-v_MGdv82r71-tGaTUr5FkXxWOuJAaf7tJQGuS3kk02P5Dwsk8Tzd_8OLB_HMmGSiJPq6hjE/s320/rock%20and%20grasses.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I realized it made more sense to the way I do my work if I were to put all the "grass" looking fabrics together, like the ones on the right here</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdmVWX_nVlD7lmQ5MMRXXYr2RN24b0ptxG0-HB0zTQdPMR7SL8Dko3V7RrV_59eRWYb9QevJqu5izLufzCZwcx19cEej3SJgrV4c7SSQk8ImUKFfZHcK4Cfr6OtGUrjoVV115Xyk5suP2rSc8N2vszbOlcpIkL8yCSh4MUE94b8O7EvoEyrk/s576/stone%20and%20wood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="576" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwdmVWX_nVlD7lmQ5MMRXXYr2RN24b0ptxG0-HB0zTQdPMR7SL8Dko3V7RrV_59eRWYb9QevJqu5izLufzCZwcx19cEej3SJgrV4c7SSQk8ImUKFfZHcK4Cfr6OtGUrjoVV115Xyk5suP2rSc8N2vszbOlcpIkL8yCSh4MUE94b8O7EvoEyrk/s320/stone%20and%20wood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And all of the stone together (left of this photo) and the wood grains together (right of this photo).</p><p>The rest of the stash of solids and blenders will still be sorted by color (the non-texture prints/plaids/stripes were already in their own area).</p><p>I'm pretty sure this will actually make fabric selections easier, and the put away easier --- and now I'm getting excited to actually get in and sort out the many stacks of fabric that I had been putting off looking at --- YAY!!<br /></p><p><br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-3659670628046821842023-03-24T08:07:00.000-06:002023-03-24T08:07:42.573-06:00Saying Good-bye<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgw10tKFwNNhU3o2WHFkKiP_jytWX8FuUHy_SX1dGUzU5noxDfQaf21EZopdA2VbTU9vdgC6SlWD2z8RkuosVkRUT1oyDgdHRYCMKcy0cEs8A-V4DN9FPUTUo81oc5pEequWyy9pf6sJA-kQPCk13FKYjtkGzT6xdsfkmJocgTVSf-Af1Vyk/s720/amma%20painting.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="720" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgw10tKFwNNhU3o2WHFkKiP_jytWX8FuUHy_SX1dGUzU5noxDfQaf21EZopdA2VbTU9vdgC6SlWD2z8RkuosVkRUT1oyDgdHRYCMKcy0cEs8A-V4DN9FPUTUo81oc5pEequWyy9pf6sJA-kQPCk13FKYjtkGzT6xdsfkmJocgTVSf-Af1Vyk/s320/amma%20painting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> it's been a tough week<p></p><p>I was supposed to leave for a 2 week road trip with a friend a week ago yesterday -- the trip had been in the planning for over a year -- then I got Covid the first week of February, and she got pneumonia the first week of March -- and neither of us was really up to driving 1,300 miles (into an area that was under high wind and flooding warnings) --- so we cancelled our trip</p><p>then on Sunday, I got a phone call that my dear friend, art mentor, "other mother", my daughter's "Amma" who was her "other grandmother" had passed away</p><p>I knew that was coming -- she was 93 years old, and had been having physical difficulties for several years, but you know how the human mind works -- we always hope our loved ones will stay with us forever</p><p>My daughter and I had been out to visit with her about this time last year, and we had formulated a plan that when the time came that she and I would take my car and drive out those same 1,300 miles that my friend and I had planned to drive --- except my daughter and her family were 3,400 miles away on a spring break trip and I had 2 of her 3 dogs at my house</p><p>As I told my sister, I was hearing a lot of laughter from on high as we had tried to tell God what our plan was</p><p>Tomorrow (Saturday, March 25) is my friend's funeral -- my daughter (who gets home on a red eye flight in the early morning hours) and I will be watching the funeral via Zoom (I for one am grateful that this possibility was one of the good uses of technology that came out of the pandemic) -- it will be surreal -- </p><p>So by now you may be wondering why the picture at the beginning of this post. That painting was done for me by my friend, it hangs in my living room and I see it every day. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SPYqPfc4KveomeOKR5rHOcT84zfHmxEOXFNCqRnM9H4jRpkgCNEz8xf2zcv5pMemVQxGn260ufY5D8xyXMleoEj2UuE3jhT1VyHJT9lypVramDDFzx9cj_T29K-MjFjFOsItPasfAmUNc-VTh2SYyOkljGl5RndLONq9f34BMc5_9Zq870A/s1124/amma.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1124" data-original-width="843" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SPYqPfc4KveomeOKR5rHOcT84zfHmxEOXFNCqRnM9H4jRpkgCNEz8xf2zcv5pMemVQxGn260ufY5D8xyXMleoEj2UuE3jhT1VyHJT9lypVramDDFzx9cj_T29K-MjFjFOsItPasfAmUNc-VTh2SYyOkljGl5RndLONq9f34BMc5_9Zq870A/w150-h200/amma.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">E. June Ellington June 29, 1929 -- March 19, 2023</div><p></p><p>There has been a song lyric constant in my head this week.....</p><p><span> </span><span> </span><i>I've heard it said, that people come into our lives</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>For a reason, bringing something we must learn</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>And we are led to those who help us most to grow</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>If we let them, and we help them in return</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>Well I don't know if I believe that's true</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>But I know I'm who I am today, because I knew you....</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>So much of me, is made of what I learned from you</i></p><p><i> <span> </span><span> </span>You'll be with me, like a hand print on my heart....</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>And now whatever way the story ends</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>I know you have re-written mine by being my friend....</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>And because I knew you, I have been changed</i></p><p><i><span> </span><span> </span>For good<br /></i></p><div class="iblpc"><div class="CcAdNb"></div></div><div><div class="ujudUb WRZytc"><span></span><span> </span></div></div><p><i> </i></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-35150822889054049922022-11-04T09:06:00.000-06:002022-11-04T09:06:28.186-06:00on moving furniture at long last.....<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">two years ago I decided I wanted to rearrange my studio so I could have a new (BIGGER!) design wall, since I had begun making pieces that were bigger than the space I had</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">as with most of these kinds of projects, I encountered the "what do I have to do first?" issue --- at the ripe old age of 71, I can no longer shove around every piece of furniture in one day and then have a fun evening with friends --- my method of younger years was to push everything into the center of the room and then start putting things into the places I wanted them to be -- um, not so much now days</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">there has been, however, some real progress in the last week or so</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pn6MUl1mvS28iUbKmhxPHIpZ0bARiNWGG5znq8jnyOR88P35T-lRo3DA3e3k-U277e4SKs2NPOE0KCKgcPsrEfYs5eLgAdjF5MqmzOJgsG3NlHgC5haamkRUiOlR1RDRp1HAcMJ9dw9mZHr7uAb-oherN9kSMdaZb8h8e6uPaOz4DqBCu5w/s861/rug%20room%20shelving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Pn6MUl1mvS28iUbKmhxPHIpZ0bARiNWGG5znq8jnyOR88P35T-lRo3DA3e3k-U277e4SKs2NPOE0KCKgcPsrEfYs5eLgAdjF5MqmzOJgsG3NlHgC5haamkRUiOlR1RDRp1HAcMJ9dw9mZHr7uAb-oherN9kSMdaZb8h8e6uPaOz4DqBCu5w/s320/rug%20room%20shelving.jpg" width="214" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">this is the newly installed shelving in the back room of the studio where all of the "paper crafting" and the family history projects go on --- in order to set wood shelving on top of a metal file cabinet safely I built a wood top for the cabinet --- a piece of plywood with pieces of 1x2 on each side measured carefully so it is a really TIGHT fit so it won't slide around, then all of the particle board closet shelves stacked up and connected with small dowel pins to stabilize them</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">it gives me a safe and convenient place to store boxes of pictures as well as the certificates and photos that we have found that are bigger than 8 1/2 x 11</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3WWe63A_81ML_TRk8xv2F93ijYEeotFvqDHflYantWcTRgVYYReSZAjbVYa9bk6wxZMfBOHcLiKD87ruIHb0GaDkkRoimXdCOgMQotYiw7oN--KpmlLD-um_mlLBurYojFPrfgcZz-EyXbBlcjlbNtRm8T4rSjOmqHEa6c3lXBZuf00xPEw/s949/studio%20cabinets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="949" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3WWe63A_81ML_TRk8xv2F93ijYEeotFvqDHflYantWcTRgVYYReSZAjbVYa9bk6wxZMfBOHcLiKD87ruIHb0GaDkkRoimXdCOgMQotYiw7oN--KpmlLD-um_mlLBurYojFPrfgcZz-EyXbBlcjlbNtRm8T4rSjOmqHEa6c3lXBZuf00xPEw/s320/studio%20cabinets.jpg" width="194" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">and this is the long planned stacking of two cabinets that began their life with me as storage in the kitchen of a different house, and then sat side by side in the studio</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxxNAH535sfFojhNzc5ut9dfbjkTevd1fvHmSXO2xcXYnZHiOudV7pcvP-0kDQvOyU3UU_XPet4R639tM-6mPnNlYtrCEK5Xr1wTa7mv-vbkZr1p5AzpRqorpeX9meC66i2_xvyYQYUcmmxXA4kbpMltI2ZgU-Qh7HsJ9gp4NSbQEy-NRooQ/s432/cabinet%20connection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxxxNAH535sfFojhNzc5ut9dfbjkTevd1fvHmSXO2xcXYnZHiOudV7pcvP-0kDQvOyU3UU_XPet4R639tM-6mPnNlYtrCEK5Xr1wTa7mv-vbkZr1p5AzpRqorpeX9meC66i2_xvyYQYUcmmxXA4kbpMltI2ZgU-Qh7HsJ9gp4NSbQEy-NRooQ/s320/cabinet%20connection.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">just like the shelving unit in the other room, with the help of my wonderful son-in-law who lifted the one on top and then fastened them together with metal bracing and the appropriate screws, these are safe from shifting, and I will be using them to store things like my tools --- electric staple gun, battery powered drill --- and other supplies like Madera 1000 spray fabric glue, E6000 glue, Alene's Clear Gel Tacky glue, textile medium, gel medium, starch, etc, etc, etc</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">so now I'm ready to move my stereo system (don't laugh, it's an ESSENTIAL part of my studio set up!!) over into the space vacated by the cabinet that is now on top --- soon, like maybe tomorrow</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">there has actually been work on art projects this week too</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKn7eEbSGfCt3Dasus57Ut2g_UkGlQYRVD3fl1zBGR1yZYHmYewW5cut8xfKYVx6P2t7uM4bDshcpc4fGVI1zlDPbX-KnrYADBJ_Szdc8VK7WzhuHsZ5pPDSQN2t09QgZZ7hJwDrkOpNdOcaI9pK9kfxLsJ2IJu4nhKidJ1wtwwUuLtTvuY0/s1036/transparency%2011%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKn7eEbSGfCt3Dasus57Ut2g_UkGlQYRVD3fl1zBGR1yZYHmYewW5cut8xfKYVx6P2t7uM4bDshcpc4fGVI1zlDPbX-KnrYADBJ_Szdc8VK7WzhuHsZ5pPDSQN2t09QgZZ7hJwDrkOpNdOcaI9pK9kfxLsJ2IJu4nhKidJ1wtwwUuLtTvuY0/w278-h400/transparency%2011%203.jpg" width="278" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the stitching on this piece is finished, I just need to do the edges, which I'm still thinking on -- leaning toward doing a machine satin stitch around the outside edge and having an irregular outline -- I'll take it to my art group on Monday and see what kind of feed back I get on that idea</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've also worked on the bird quilt this week -- the second bird is nearly done, and I'm pretty sure I've decided on a background, so I'm happy with that </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">all of the pieces for the bulldog are done, so I'll be putting him together so I can measure to knit his vest</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">moving along nicely despite loosing most of 2 days this week for the most dreaded of all medical screening tests - the colonoscopy - I survived another one!! the test was done Wednesday and I'm still feeling the unhappy gut issues, but I don't have to have another one for 5 years, so I'm happy</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">time to get moving on some projects<br /> </span><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-36411439369917347412022-10-30T08:10:00.003-06:002022-10-30T08:10:33.366-06:00ending one week, beginning another<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">making progress is a good thing!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Bd_GUXIhK_ZIRh4cRo5kx_P_rMGYa6L4xL2KTq3t1HpeXkZIClQyveAh5TBa7jUp1WeY1G_ITY2ahiVU_-evhbz5JdFygvqWSTSUwTBv4hcGdGOFup28fTVJ-VCZ3yHYUR46_9qXX0BfojsTRCmL14xNWzP8VbqOtACweMPPu5k0rec8ILQ/s855/transparency%2010%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="855" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Bd_GUXIhK_ZIRh4cRo5kx_P_rMGYa6L4xL2KTq3t1HpeXkZIClQyveAh5TBa7jUp1WeY1G_ITY2ahiVU_-evhbz5JdFygvqWSTSUwTBv4hcGdGOFup28fTVJ-VCZ3yHYUR46_9qXX0BfojsTRCmL14xNWzP8VbqOtACweMPPu5k0rec8ILQ/w270-h400/transparency%2010%2029.jpg" width="270" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />the quilting on this is coming along nicely -- I've just started working on the "shadows" below the bottles on the window sill -- so far I like it -- </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm hoping to get this piece finished this coming week -- still have not decided how I will finish the edges -- I've been thinking about using a very tight machine satin stitch around the edges and leaving them uneven and somewhat "ragged" -- we'll see</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUccZZ8_BtyxqCt6K8m96bXNZV0XwLbwEYosUCwvOVLhH8e4oz2uUco0J6QDi1pIRvmvYXeTQh_AebAcYIRk3r_6wstt_U9V_b8G7ewMVmtGYiKS_3fP7mDJutkwZttx5GolmAVOzGJjR-782ik6g4nIrsLrr2EZnGtsxaVIGT8yrdccjVgJ0/s1164/jojo%2010%2029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUccZZ8_BtyxqCt6K8m96bXNZV0XwLbwEYosUCwvOVLhH8e4oz2uUco0J6QDi1pIRvmvYXeTQh_AebAcYIRk3r_6wstt_U9V_b8G7ewMVmtGYiKS_3fP7mDJutkwZttx5GolmAVOzGJjR-782ik6g4nIrsLrr2EZnGtsxaVIGT8yrdccjVgJ0/w198-h400/jojo%2010%2029.jpg" width="198" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> have finished stitching down this bird -- have one more to do at the other end of the "perch" -- the pieces are somewhat "fiddly" as this is all hand stitched raw edge applique and some of those pieces are smaller than the size of my little finger nail</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">on to the next bird (which is all blues, and smaller), and while I'm working on that one I can think about what I'm going to use for the background </span></span> <br /></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpgDPG91rEfwJYL6BfNGVgr5725y-jvKmZwHtDbmOFHgvRvhfW0fgyH72Az9O_GJxFm2uH-VPBt554F_NYTENNa0k8WNVwbIBVdvFDU7QRwkEhcKMpdiP0fTrGCN3hJXBQUuCnom4nWFaGucBu0jkJa6df0B8I5kcJSj_UdB1XhjMqQvITkQ/s725/bulldog%20body%2010%2026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="492" data-original-width="288" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0sOdPA7IjlITbsWgvCS5-NtX_SHkXYjUrXuk49OOr9cdzrt2Ii1uDlnEO8XhLukkAYW_3u2ELspU0pNHkkpi3W89HOTiCvDtM8xxWQerabxnSwDN2QkjL3bEzMq1P1JzYhb96MGCRC71CtZXIJQoBbmwDdQegz2PGMZhNKc_00sjhoQEJ-o/s320/bulldog%20legs.jpg" width="187" /><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpgDPG91rEfwJYL6BfNGVgr5725y-jvKmZwHtDbmOFHgvRvhfW0fgyH72Az9O_GJxFm2uH-VPBt554F_NYTENNa0k8WNVwbIBVdvFDU7QRwkEhcKMpdiP0fTrGCN3hJXBQUuCnom4nWFaGucBu0jkJa6df0B8I5kcJSj_UdB1XhjMqQvITkQ/s320/bulldog%20body%2010%2026.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">for a number of years I've been building some sort of "stuffie" as a stocking gift for members of the "clan" </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">this year "Mr Cute" is in his first year of middle school (!?!? how DID that happen?!?!) and his school mascot is a bulldog, so I decided he needed a bulldog as his "stuffie"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">the pattern does this all in white, but I know not all bulldogs are just white, and that pattern thing in that case is just a suggestion as far as I'm concerned - I'm adding little splotches of brown in random places</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">so far the body and the 2 front legs are ready for the assembly, and the yarn arrived this week for the appropriate sweater vest for the dog to wear (I get to "make up" that pattern on my own -- it wasn't included -- no problem, I've knit a few vests!) </span></span><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">feels like there was an inordinate amount of time spent on medical stuff this past week -- the annual "smash and flash" of the mammogram and checking on blood pressure and tweeking the meds, trying to get it to the proper balance -- nothing serious, just annoying as it takes me away from the studio</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">this coming week is the dreaded every 5 year check for colon cancer --- the procedure itself isn't all that bad -- just a little nap while they take a look around -- but the prep for it is torture as far as I'm concerned -- and again, it takes me away from the studio -- I'll be happy to be done with it </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">see y'all on the other side </span></span><br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-40416259555157976732022-10-27T09:19:00.000-06:002022-10-27T09:19:34.391-06:00why we keep learning<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've been reading a book about Leonardo di Vinci</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1IdR0QsTc0zDQ8Njwf-cAmNg99zDmA7iNBaMzH_AVghUc8BtDa6qSPaBXHgCeF2uiVd5Iu8jJmDyELiE5Ea_yzzWDDJ40S-6nI4zCOrzuDGehP9eLNSXXCPYRRs1Gd5dc3mp8ugiG4JpAQ0om9aT9v6-ipZmBmhhag5CGjak7U32NocGxPk/s726/da%20vinci%20book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="726" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1IdR0QsTc0zDQ8Njwf-cAmNg99zDmA7iNBaMzH_AVghUc8BtDa6qSPaBXHgCeF2uiVd5Iu8jJmDyELiE5Ea_yzzWDDJ40S-6nI4zCOrzuDGehP9eLNSXXCPYRRs1Gd5dc3mp8ugiG4JpAQ0om9aT9v6-ipZmBmhhag5CGjak7U32NocGxPk/w318-h400/da%20vinci%20book.jpg" width="318" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> (and may I add as an aside that it is wonderful to be able to read again --- the cataracts were really impacting that more that I realized!)</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">anyway, this quote really grabbed me:<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed, and the first of that which comes...The instant does not have time; and time is made from the movement of the instant....Observe the light. Blink your eye and look at it again. That which you see was not there at first, and that which was there is no more."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> I am more aware now days of time's passage -- wondering some days how it got to be Thursday again already -- fussing about the idea that I never seem to get the house cleaned to my prior standards, yet feeling little inspiration to spend time doing that -- I want to make more art!!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Also feeling more pulled to taking the time to spending meaningful time with other people -- family and friends</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Does it really matter if the house is spotless (or as close to that as it ever was)? I think not --- </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm going back to the studio to work now --- new art is calling, the river and the instant and the light keep moving on </span></span><br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-83726090029469025002022-10-25T08:23:00.000-06:002022-10-25T08:23:17.317-06:00When last we saw our hero......<p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yes, I know ---- it's been a really L .O. N. G. time since I put anything out here ----</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's not that I have nothing to show for the last two years, it's just that I have not felt like writing about it any more that the brief FaceBook posts --- writing something bigger than that requires more concentration </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And I'm not promising this will continue on any regular basis, we'll see how it goes</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As I write this I'm listening to the thump, thump, thump of the tennis balls in the dryer that are doing the "fluff" portion of the drying cycle on the first of the loads of flannel that arrived yesterday. It's nearly November, which means shortly the PJ factory will temporarily take over my studio so I can get the Christmas sewing done.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_dWfzrUESlznYv89mizsbvzphtnGjk7eSflGLpmQhVDuwFlr2tR4yveJ7ABaoUubQImTnyAT5Wb0H25ap4UuwV1435gxjpHn3bqFOeBvQNjdDjVyIP1g842FEZVjRd7Ea3KnaNfIwKTnOMlkdQpCrOclnMDkhDp4XjJrUBz2DLHH81iRpP0/s576/bottles%20in%20the%20sun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_dWfzrUESlznYv89mizsbvzphtnGjk7eSflGLpmQhVDuwFlr2tR4yveJ7ABaoUubQImTnyAT5Wb0H25ap4UuwV1435gxjpHn3bqFOeBvQNjdDjVyIP1g842FEZVjRd7Ea3KnaNfIwKTnOMlkdQpCrOclnMDkhDp4XjJrUBz2DLHH81iRpP0/w400-h400/bottles%20in%20the%20sun.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">If you visit my kitchen on any given day, you may see odd things going on!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Like this little set up, for example.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm in the midst of a piece that includes bottles sitting on a window sill, and I've been struggling with the shadow aspect of them for several days. Yesterday I was approaching the "sling it across the room" stage when I had a conversation with a fellow artist about figuring out this issue.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">No matter how many formulas or written descriptions I might read on the subject, setting these up and taking that photo provided the answer I needed --- a picture is worth thousands of words!!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /> </span></span><br /></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span><br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-25370277974292533062021-02-28T12:40:00.001-07:002021-02-28T12:40:52.298-07:00Learning by Immersion<p><span style="font-family: arial;">I signed up for a seminar on Color that began five weeks ago, and I have learned a lot about color and remembered a lot about color that I knew and had forgotten about. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Most surprising of all, I found that studying and absorbing all of the material and getting the homework done is a lot harder than it was when I was in my 20s, even in a subject matter that I really care about.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Coincidentally, at the end of January the local museum announced that there would be an exhibit of original works by Monet, Degas and Pissaro as well as some lithographs each of them did in collaboration with George William Thornley. I was really excited by the idea of getting to see some art in person after months of confinement (and having missed the big Monet exhibit at the Denver Museum of Art that was in place this time last year).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Yesterday my daughter and I donned our masks and went in at our assigned time to see the exhibit. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> At first impression I have only two words: <span style="font-size: large;">Oh, WOW!!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsE3RWahjDDfYfOGiV_6bG3KeANfhGgq1YkVQpe8laJRYFOJk-lghaLD58BBCB2Q_sSX1qTNizbubrxcBNlTgNIQsW3k58jS9GLTyN67phrSmaLeZLNA0AxJWB3q0lJ0L9X_k2w/s722/river-and-mill-near-giverny-Monet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsE3RWahjDDfYfOGiV_6bG3KeANfhGgq1YkVQpe8laJRYFOJk-lghaLD58BBCB2Q_sSX1qTNizbubrxcBNlTgNIQsW3k58jS9GLTyN67phrSmaLeZLNA0AxJWB3q0lJ0L9X_k2w/w319-h400/river-and-mill-near-giverny-Monet.jpg" width="319" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This piece, titled "River and Mill Near Giverny" was painted by Claude Monet in 1885. It has the same soft atmospheric colors that many of his paintings from that year that were painted in Giverny have. It almost feels like there was fog from the river that made him actually see the colors this way.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvCFm0lUx70Vo32iEjsUjq5fEDhfFTXuxL5wpvR_JH9XaOEZds8FGVWifmHjk6rgTL8VwhcFmgvWliufyMCBRbwjnqK_bkpsCtdv1v8itml91DQPLT56QOm2oqrN8zkbipbI89w/s710/seated-dancer-Degas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyvCFm0lUx70Vo32iEjsUjq5fEDhfFTXuxL5wpvR_JH9XaOEZds8FGVWifmHjk6rgTL8VwhcFmgvWliufyMCBRbwjnqK_bkpsCtdv1v8itml91DQPLT56QOm2oqrN8zkbipbI89w/w325-h400/seated-dancer-Degas.jpg" width="325" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This piece is a pastel by Edgar Degas from 1896, titled "Seated Dancer". I had seen several oil paintings of dancers done by Degas, but this was the first time I became aware that he had done so many pieces in pastels or charcoals. The color is a bit different from his oils -- almost more intense, especially the backgrounds.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHthSWqEzneNzsiGhCH6m_bpqd2apMhq0atIz-BDNtBNsU2NSXc3VPyO9LAfqu3suD3Gg_5gJzEux_Wdn8x4tNxaZtNqhsJDkQdRR3b7_98MhMEwm1ejXZ_SMlp3UQrba-NnQMw/s792/the-house-in-the-woods-Pissaro.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="792" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHthSWqEzneNzsiGhCH6m_bpqd2apMhq0atIz-BDNtBNsU2NSXc3VPyO9LAfqu3suD3Gg_5gJzEux_Wdn8x4tNxaZtNqhsJDkQdRR3b7_98MhMEwm1ejXZ_SMlp3UQrba-NnQMw/w400-h318/the-house-in-the-woods-Pissaro.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;">"The House in the Woods", painted by Camille Pissaro in 1872. I had never seen one of his pieces other than as a photograph. His colors are very realistic, like a slightly blurry photograph, but without the soft "foggy" look of Monet's pieces. I also noticed that each of Pissaro's landscapes also includes figures, almost as if the human beings had to be part of the story of each piece, while Monet's pieces were all about the landscape.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Of course I had heard of all three of these Impressionist artists, and before this exhibit had previously see some original pieces by Monet and Degas, but just who was George William Thornley, and why would three painters agree to work with someone doing lithographs?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The closest equivalent I can think of would be silk screens or block prints, but each of this approaches creates a different "look" than the original painting or pastel, just as the lithograph is different.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Turns out that George William Thornley was an awarded painter at the Salon on his own, and my guess is that the idea of working in a different media was intellectually interesting. Artists are a continually curious bunch, after all.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">The result of the collaborative efforts were successful enough that each of the artists involved signed the lithographs along with Thornley.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DoGqLQA5yFGpFMtl0WHvtkhWKl31z6IPOlLH9UVPtTcIF75LAD5T83ClSv_AV6LCUYuHaagU1mR_i_ZZVSP09Ccj7Nq9Cc8MT4EYKlM_dMP-Fg2ezL1Y4SQkSJPmR4K0FP4rmQ/s1100/sheltered-by-the-haystack-Pissarro-Thornley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1100" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DoGqLQA5yFGpFMtl0WHvtkhWKl31z6IPOlLH9UVPtTcIF75LAD5T83ClSv_AV6LCUYuHaagU1mR_i_ZZVSP09Ccj7Nq9Cc8MT4EYKlM_dMP-Fg2ezL1Y4SQkSJPmR4K0FP4rmQ/w400-h311/sheltered-by-the-haystack-Pissarro-Thornley.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Sheltered by the Haystack" is the work of Pissarro with Thornley. It has the soft sepia tones of an old photograph, but still all the great detail of Pissarro's paintings and the boy asleep making the human being the focal point.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvoUWZqierO42fV84MhJP5ybU5OV73pPzKUZ125XlcpJtXQPk-pyXq8UljHuclQ046Dj4HYlSXW3U6KKpvdtwXUX14ymXl7mX5keGHKJMrL-4RB7Y9GbvzJway5x1l6b1k1PkRw/s683/dancers-Degas-Thornley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvoUWZqierO42fV84MhJP5ybU5OV73pPzKUZ125XlcpJtXQPk-pyXq8UljHuclQ046Dj4HYlSXW3U6KKpvdtwXUX14ymXl7mX5keGHKJMrL-4RB7Y9GbvzJway5x1l6b1k1PkRw/w338-h400/dancers-Degas-Thornley.jpg" width="338" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of the collaborations with Degas produced this piece titled "Dancers". I was again reminded of a photographic technique as the color reminds me of a cyanotype , but it is without a doubt instantly recognizable as Degas' style and subject matter.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhlmNIxXORuNi5aAsKA2DdSgZlbe6grOMVwMcWjcv-xzyHyr7NtIfflNaMDdHWW0waMDAAon7iDzANo4Ha022Wp2RmZRCGelO2B50Utl9wGUmDTfido6VWxhDUFIgreZfXj6mUQ/s1100/the-wild-coast-Monet-Thornley.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1100" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLhlmNIxXORuNi5aAsKA2DdSgZlbe6grOMVwMcWjcv-xzyHyr7NtIfflNaMDdHWW0waMDAAon7iDzANo4Ha022Wp2RmZRCGelO2B50Utl9wGUmDTfido6VWxhDUFIgreZfXj6mUQ/w400-h313/the-wild-coast-Monet-Thornley.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> "The Wild Coast" was my favorite of the lithographic collaborations in the exhibit. Not only is it unmistakably Monet's minimalist landscape style, the choice of a blue paper with the black ink just feels like the wild, rocky and stormy coast line.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">While Monet had not previously had any interest in making prints (unlike Dega and Pissarro who had worked with copper plates themselves), this collaboration was very successful.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">After spending an hour and a half in the museum, my "art brain" was just buzzing and energized with new excitement to make more art!</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtSPu-PPX769YqBYV-AvqufTpKBb-iTIoKzveYSE5d191UPOyXUIX9RSfDINITyDyK6VoZISOoXPRLmFcWeeDtPqHjKpEHhDR83vl3gwkOG4f1twUam3tTa6JM7vqJ14_DSxZfg/s768/tulips-in-the-glass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtSPu-PPX769YqBYV-AvqufTpKBb-iTIoKzveYSE5d191UPOyXUIX9RSfDINITyDyK6VoZISOoXPRLmFcWeeDtPqHjKpEHhDR83vl3gwkOG4f1twUam3tTa6JM7vqJ14_DSxZfg/s320/tulips-in-the-glass.jpg" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A couple of weeks ago, my daughter brought me a large glass vase of tulip bulbs that were just beginning to have buds. This picture shows what they looked like yesterday as they have all bloomed and are beginning to get a bit blowsy.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">At some point in the last five weeks in the color seminar there has been some discussion about color derived from natural substances, and I remembered a project my very first art mentor had done a number of years ago with flower pounding.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I thought it might be a fun project to do, just to see what might happen, having no preconceived notion of what the results might be. (Having done some natural dying of wool yarn about 40 years ago, I'm well aware of the fact that what you see can definitely NOT be what you get.)</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I pulled out a stack of old newspapers, a piece of cardboard from the back of a drawing tablet, some parchment paper, painters tape and a small hammer that I normally use to put nails in the wall to hang pictures. I had some white fabric pieces that seemed like just the thing to use for this experiment, and so I set to work.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let me say that the dog was unimpressed by the "banging", and immediately asked to go outside to hang out in the sun on the deck.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZX9PcrhB7lFblJSPi-GVrSuFrEQ43j_Fj4HcveAyzhJByReFWIlVuraY8tzubIAou6zjnm4FTSs5V71di-LaO3pw_oQuEFx47oN6D_Ctf_cV7wueFaqbQLvFhKjs3suP95luqw/s639/tulip-pounding-2-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="639" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZX9PcrhB7lFblJSPi-GVrSuFrEQ43j_Fj4HcveAyzhJByReFWIlVuraY8tzubIAou6zjnm4FTSs5V71di-LaO3pw_oQuEFx47oN6D_Ctf_cV7wueFaqbQLvFhKjs3suP95luqw/w360-h400/tulip-pounding-2-28.jpg" width="360" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: small;">This is the result of my efforts. I used only two leaves, and I bent one of them because I wanted a bit of variety in the placement in the finished piece. And this is one tulip. I removed the stem and the base where the petals were attached because I thought it was too thick to make a tidy pounding. There were six petals, so I divided them into two groups of three so it looks like two flowers.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The color of the leaves was not a surprise -- very much the chlorophyll green I thought it would be. The petals, however, were the expected surprise. Although on the plant they look orange, the pounding is pinker, with some very purple tones in some places -- pretty exciting. The really dark long oval shapes in the pounding are where the anthers of the bloom fell onto the fabric and I decided to leave them there just to see what would happen.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I plan to do a considerable amount of stitching to add detail to this and probably mount it on either a canvas or a cradle board.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Now I'll be on the look out for anything that's blooming, just to do a few more of these to see what happens.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm feeling good about this weekend's art projects, and I'm ready to get back to work in class and in the studio. </span></span><br /> </p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-22081990479114891012021-01-27T11:15:00.000-07:002021-01-27T11:15:14.842-07:00because it's about the journey, not just the destination<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3z_rKo22ILq1gKrGpBZZySkt6XMgmfUv-RAWFRSski-z3SOI0tq7FJDAQR9FVjxJMa6N-XujkWZNsR5aObixe8OniEWWenp_RvmB2hwS7kHQ6WTonY2WmJ9lDOYeSO-x0LNSytA/s1500/ashers-sun-field-1-27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1500" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3z_rKo22ILq1gKrGpBZZySkt6XMgmfUv-RAWFRSski-z3SOI0tq7FJDAQR9FVjxJMa6N-XujkWZNsR5aObixe8OniEWWenp_RvmB2hwS7kHQ6WTonY2WmJ9lDOYeSO-x0LNSytA/w482-h380/ashers-sun-field-1-27.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: arial;">it snowed all day yesterday, and this morning there was a lot of fog</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">one of my jobs now days is to make sure Mr Cute gets to school on time, so today we set off a bit early that we usually do</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">for one short stretch, we came out of the fog bank into a little patch of weak sunlight, which we right away called "our own little sun ray", and his instruction? "pull over and take a picture"!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">so we did</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">it makes my heart sing that he is inspired by some of the same beauty around us that I am</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">as I drove back home after dropping him off at school, I was thinking about the times that I have driven someplace and arrived realizing that I hardly remembered getting there -- in a way it makes me a little sad that I might have missed something as spectacular as having my own little sun ray -- but I also realize there is a time for each season -- and I think this is my season to really see those little bits of joy and to share them with such a special young man</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkO4iJRKa20SK2H4v_f08whbktouVajBiY-naT9ddX1rOo0Ea3U91GKZB6Kh_ndkRnm7Ut_abzvXg0IDJRuSIxa-P9IFd5Q34JPWK2Bjm9sHAJIuWVq9aF0dAj1OMpsZ3ACeU44Q/s576/reflections-1-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkO4iJRKa20SK2H4v_f08whbktouVajBiY-naT9ddX1rOo0Ea3U91GKZB6Kh_ndkRnm7Ut_abzvXg0IDJRuSIxa-P9IFd5Q34JPWK2Bjm9sHAJIuWVq9aF0dAj1OMpsZ3ACeU44Q/s320/reflections-1-11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm actually working on a couple of pieces in the studio</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">this one is titled "Transformation" -- and is based on a photo of a sunrise from late August</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">right now I'm doing the needle turn applique to create the big (40x54) sky that has only a very small strip of land at the bottom --- I'm past half way now, so I'm already in the "are we there?" feeling -- just chugging along</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48R5knP-Vo5gbR9zfwkAlQQ0Hglo_kfEWLoiAJtzB8hkuZGZs1oFJqki1WDGcFMV8cdi08hY9CF-jdkIPkX4P0xhbXc6UzQATpoM6tJ9LoSV2L_qAjQqrLGn66zEDUPizFWbO4w/s576/what-icars-saw-1-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="460" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh48R5knP-Vo5gbR9zfwkAlQQ0Hglo_kfEWLoiAJtzB8hkuZGZs1oFJqki1WDGcFMV8cdi08hY9CF-jdkIPkX4P0xhbXc6UzQATpoM6tJ9LoSV2L_qAjQqrLGn66zEDUPizFWbO4w/s320/what-icars-saw-1-17.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">my artist group (https://4commoncorners.com/) has a current challenge for a piece on the theme of "Heat"</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">this piece is titled "What Icarus Saw"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">based on manipulation of colors from a paint pour in PhotoShop and printed by Spoonflower on organic cotton sateen -- I am now doing the quilting with a variety of cotton, rayon and metallic threads and have done some painting -- more to follow -- with metallic pearl paint</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">this piece is totally different than anything else I have ever done -- very much an experiment!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-47690092523568359052020-11-25T18:36:00.002-07:002020-11-25T18:36:11.647-07:00There's so much to be thankful for...<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_ywLrlu4dnyDisGmTWJFxe7QoWlmWmUH3D0rG5ZYdnQUFsXaV30XaMlkPD0KvQQByqvpeEoe5SRiQ95Jk-FfZZFfRUswR3r2P1enIBr7SYKsvSBhb9rTh5Xbb0XIA_fzKRPkgA/s768/autumn-plants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_ywLrlu4dnyDisGmTWJFxe7QoWlmWmUH3D0rG5ZYdnQUFsXaV30XaMlkPD0KvQQByqvpeEoe5SRiQ95Jk-FfZZFfRUswR3r2P1enIBr7SYKsvSBhb9rTh5Xbb0XIA_fzKRPkgA/s320/autumn-plants.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> it's been a wild ride to Thanksgiving from August</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Covid 19 continues to run wild, so my plan to have Thanksgiving with an almost traditional dinner (chicken not turkey but otherwise really close) here at my house with my sister and her family here too was put to the way side a couple of weeks ago -- not without some unhappy muttering on both sides</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It would have been nice to have our family, small though it is all together, but we're not risking that</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> So there will be four of us for dinner tomorrow -- my daughter, her husband, their son and me, and that being the case it will be a very "non-traditional" dinner -- there's a large shrimp ring in the refrigerator along with pickles, peppers and olives for a relish tray as well as a sweet potato praline topped cassarole and a pumpkin pie to go with the gumbo that they are bringing, and there will be fresh, warm corn muffins -- and the traditional sparkling cider to accompany the whole "feast"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> As I was cooking today I was thinking about the many "non-traditional" Thanksgivings when my daughter was younger. Any family that moves seven times in four years has a good shot at hitting a Thanksgiving holiday as a move day. That occasioned a meal in a small, mostly empty neighborhood diner where we were all so tired we didn't care what we ate.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And there was the year we were driving from Utah to California in a rental truck and I managed to lock the key inside -- and in that little town the kid working for the only AAA towing company in the area had no idea how to use a slim jim to get into the truck so we could get the key out and be on our way -- but we finally did. That was the Thanksgiving of hamburgers from whatever fast food place was open on the highway.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Along the way on our adventure of life I learned a lesson that I think my daughter knows too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">It ends up that where the table is, or what's on it is not nearly as important as who is around that table. Because it is the who that I am the most grateful for.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">And especially this year, even though it has been a rough year, and there are fewer of us around that table than there were last year, I know that things could be so much worse. And I am indeed grateful for the friends I have, and my own continued ability to do for myself and for others.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Been playing a song that Josh Groban sings this week -- it's called "Thankful"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Part of the lyrics are:</span></p><p><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red;">Even with our differences<br /><span>There is a place we're all connected</span><br /><span>Each of us can find each others light</span><br /><span>So for tonight, we pray for</span><br /><span>What we know can be</span><br /><span>And on this day, we hope for</span><br /><span>What we still can't see</span><br /><span>It's up to us, to be the change</span><br /><span>And even though this world needs so much more</span><br /><span>There's so much to be thankful for</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="color: red;"><span><span style="color: black;">I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving</span> </span></span> <br /></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span><br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-80553699830019255362020-09-14T09:25:00.000-06:002020-09-14T09:25:30.399-06:00what's happening in the studio<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8gpRMOyW5QLt3OWYH1TtXpbxZ-tV33Iw_PgNg6kyELeW9tzw2HcfgijNZnvyaBizT3O3rg19vV3mGffzwpSxwrEcHMhO-m_65D9aJO0I8HefsmW4OD9g_wPTn5uChu3ovGrOnw/s621/t-shirt-quilt-complete.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8gpRMOyW5QLt3OWYH1TtXpbxZ-tV33Iw_PgNg6kyELeW9tzw2HcfgijNZnvyaBizT3O3rg19vV3mGffzwpSxwrEcHMhO-m_65D9aJO0I8HefsmW4OD9g_wPTn5uChu3ovGrOnw/s320/t-shirt-quilt-complete.jpg" /></a></div><br />finished!<p></p><p>this piece began a few months ago, created out of the t shirts I had been collecting and saving from our various athletic activities, community involvement and our daughter's school productions</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIroEUfYZ_vBAbNMv2oOBaebInAQlHqpP6xFTNYbh5Pudr-wKF0QyUylTn8SYz0ZWTmXZ6hJgoh8QsDf4IcqUQKAkajY07BckGPghYmiYdzpgJT4hI8qOeRrCCpfEGaY888rLRg/s785/bed-quilt-top-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXIroEUfYZ_vBAbNMv2oOBaebInAQlHqpP6xFTNYbh5Pudr-wKF0QyUylTn8SYz0ZWTmXZ6hJgoh8QsDf4IcqUQKAkajY07BckGPghYmiYdzpgJT4hI8qOeRrCCpfEGaY888rLRg/s320/bed-quilt-top-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwtFWBZIuDixhI0CFXzRJtXZdVH_rTJjpk3aVZ1EJ4PXvUvSAjo7freOpkSQqKspvGflZD9NugDxqSb3RHeTXfGKlFlX2AfBLqeM-xHnCo4poc5n0pWUF-P1FCtrHRXtDUmuXVw/s742/bed-quilt-top-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="742" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwtFWBZIuDixhI0CFXzRJtXZdVH_rTJjpk3aVZ1EJ4PXvUvSAjo7freOpkSQqKspvGflZD9NugDxqSb3RHeTXfGKlFlX2AfBLqeM-xHnCo4poc5n0pWUF-P1FCtrHRXtDUmuXVw/s320/bed-quilt-top-2.jpg" /></a></div><br />these two photos were taken before it was backed and quilted, but they show just how big this quilt is<p></p><p> I had finished the quilt top on August 14, at least the DH got to see it</p><p>and now it will go on the bed -- it's not really cold enough to sleep under it yet as the temperatures here are back up in the 80s, but it won't be long before I'll need it</p><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQf864cbh_HVw55x6RwkIFm6_HWHZmRFQxWkn8aAMMN6YhVxmVrQbdbVCJ0MTUbIVvEDwBnzxMQDbwQUlMoLFu3ptnikjrzRVRdNbZWMK0KeJSZ6Ax6qaRxwsM7653sdW6OcDyQ/s576/ironing-day-9-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQf864cbh_HVw55x6RwkIFm6_HWHZmRFQxWkn8aAMMN6YhVxmVrQbdbVCJ0MTUbIVvEDwBnzxMQDbwQUlMoLFu3ptnikjrzRVRdNbZWMK0KeJSZ6Ax6qaRxwsM7653sdW6OcDyQ/s320/ironing-day-9-13.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />this is a piece for my Women's Work series -- right now I'm calling it "Ironing Day" -- started working on the background yesterday afternoon<p></p><p> </p><p>I'm spending some time almost every day doing some deep cleaning, doing some paperwork and working on some kind of art</p><p> </p><p>working toward creating a new sense of "normal" <br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-78103009104426497562020-09-10T08:48:00.000-06:002020-09-10T08:48:52.632-06:00the upside of just doing the work<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg5278ZivFUFD5iwgfmPt5pgaIsqyTd59UVYRue38eLzTcRR_WSVRe64sJrQQbQZb6sfJNF0Xjv38gdGW0cCmFqOrCuLpIiZU26VmowSxOMxqjOHW4sSto1ZNLHbd0IM1ox_v1A/s2048/out+to+pasture.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKg5278ZivFUFD5iwgfmPt5pgaIsqyTd59UVYRue38eLzTcRR_WSVRe64sJrQQbQZb6sfJNF0Xjv38gdGW0cCmFqOrCuLpIiZU26VmowSxOMxqjOHW4sSto1ZNLHbd0IM1ox_v1A/s320/out+to+pasture.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">earlier this year I finished this piece which is titled "Out to Pasture" </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">it seemed a natural to enter in a show titled "Pieces of the Past"</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtQ6eVsnMjoCDoS05uwDUfX62f4VBlOZwqLZX1wDnjNnYPMMT-r0mY5a0XfRyHhh-gnAm4oh4kLCvjdtPU4uX1c4IN0fwWdUqXWflu7N9C-r9PU0uIONsR5C8aD6rVVLJcvJKxg/s1500/QD_contest_Haring.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtQ6eVsnMjoCDoS05uwDUfX62f4VBlOZwqLZX1wDnjNnYPMMT-r0mY5a0XfRyHhh-gnAm4oh4kLCvjdtPU4uX1c4IN0fwWdUqXWflu7N9C-r9PU0uIONsR5C8aD6rVVLJcvJKxg/s320/QD_contest_Haring.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> this popped up in my email yesterday --- at some point in the future a picture of this piece may show up in a quilting magazine</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">how cool is that!?</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeW5rl5tL_mf3rDgTqNKQVO11as7DAYtNV749YVzLtt0nZgEPCmVIgy5fiP_YWdKjerUyewTPbQ2vZFJCrGgAq_M-2a9puykUdmYX2Su_BnmnTepA0tgN7NTN7tjv6n3B3C44Rg/s2048/Caribou+Porch+full.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1740" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDeW5rl5tL_mf3rDgTqNKQVO11as7DAYtNV749YVzLtt0nZgEPCmVIgy5fiP_YWdKjerUyewTPbQ2vZFJCrGgAq_M-2a9puykUdmYX2Su_BnmnTepA0tgN7NTN7tjv6n3B3C44Rg/s320/Caribou+Porch+full.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xekkuspkLn4QELaJqzSsc-XDF8TL1FS3zcjWw4xigF-xPxnxscW2U85i62yh83l6KzdwO44bM_Azg7DyQCL4LHqyR-k_lDOgQiAonFhQN3pwnOB73jqQUAEHiNAR7VLyltpOqQ/s824/award-ribbon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="432" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_xekkuspkLn4QELaJqzSsc-XDF8TL1FS3zcjWw4xigF-xPxnxscW2U85i62yh83l6KzdwO44bM_Azg7DyQCL4LHqyR-k_lDOgQiAonFhQN3pwnOB73jqQUAEHiNAR7VLyltpOqQ/w134-h256/award-ribbon.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><br /> clearly I'm on a bit of a roll here --- this piece, which is titled "Caribou Porch" had been entered in a local art association's annual show</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">over the weekend, it was awarded an Artistic Achievement ribbon, which also included a small check</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">woo hoo!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I am always pleased when the pieces speak well at a show or competition</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">yesterday I received the annual call for entries from the Loveland Library district (where I have had several of my smaller pieces on exhibit in the past)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">my plan this year is to enter several pieces from the "Women's Work" series -- maybe these three</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1599" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4vSEs001YaODnax92nePma_5ns2QekwDv1TxXcmn3del1DOBE0_-pKZqbHl8Bji0GAvQUmSGICqKgVF8gnPkcex6Ta3Sway-HxeYdpEvGfdhlqE5x4EoMyfgpwOb9D5tD5C6lA/s320/the+rocking+chair.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMuwUiYwZIEiZdG0TTmg0o9EDhyphenhyphenBZID1hDIoEXClFXz6DmPJ4Yv_KYmFuTYNsmcXFSVDdYaC-z3NMI1EhZrAYRATYfx5NNZa-anLg9NzxBMTNgeXt4E0V9DwA0x7rqiowmxVDVg/s2048/the+weigh+in+full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1552" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMuwUiYwZIEiZdG0TTmg0o9EDhyphenhyphenBZID1hDIoEXClFXz6DmPJ4Yv_KYmFuTYNsmcXFSVDdYaC-z3NMI1EhZrAYRATYfx5NNZa-anLg9NzxBMTNgeXt4E0V9DwA0x7rqiowmxVDVg/s320/the+weigh+in+full.jpg" /></a></div><br />I do have two more pieces for this series in process, and I do have until the end of October before the entry is due, I might have a couple more to enter as well</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">we'll see</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">moving along in the studio on pieces that were already in the planning is helping me find a new sense of purpose</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOyF_kS1zcEoITVhT3n0AUmr6_ulL1DIhq7J1StWT_HuRNQHnayxmMzY3bD7agfvhfkZjD5WqJ8a3tF8xjAjyn_s9NvksgjIIlVIOcm-pKpthneKFOwASnrtrF1gR0lNIXKFRiQ/s2048/20200909_113452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOyF_kS1zcEoITVhT3n0AUmr6_ulL1DIhq7J1StWT_HuRNQHnayxmMzY3bD7agfvhfkZjD5WqJ8a3tF8xjAjyn_s9NvksgjIIlVIOcm-pKpthneKFOwASnrtrF1gR0lNIXKFRiQ/s320/20200909_113452.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />meantime --- more tomatoes got put up</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">last weekend I stripped the garden because we were going from 90 degree heat to snow within about 36 hours, and I didn't spend all summer tending those plants to loose those tomatoes!!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">these 8 pints bring the count for the season to 25, and there are still 3 baskets full ripening on the counter that I will either can or turn into basic pasta sauce that I can put in the freezer </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">tomorrow will be a day off --- I will have my grandson here while his mother takes care of some things in her office that can't be handled from home, so I will be "supervising" his school work in the morning then we can do a project or two in the afternoon --- should be fun </span><br /></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-7030107362818485262020-09-08T07:55:00.002-06:002020-09-08T07:55:46.919-06:00the third act<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI2GMXy6-ohDIjS01DpWNGiUpZRpvGTC62A5-UsSUU1VT3x8P0fWa2DnqA4_ZX54g01b57jRFvt-5vc_7RNsEQQxImPKumDYMVK37ahDZb83zfjwSUqkOCUnCKmCZEKKAjCfLxQ/s432/sunrise-8-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="188" data-original-width="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI2GMXy6-ohDIjS01DpWNGiUpZRpvGTC62A5-UsSUU1VT3x8P0fWa2DnqA4_ZX54g01b57jRFvt-5vc_7RNsEQQxImPKumDYMVK37ahDZb83zfjwSUqkOCUnCKmCZEKKAjCfLxQ/s0/sunrise-8-16.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> It's been a very long time between postings</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For a while, I thought I might have reached the end of blogging -- so little uninterrupted time</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> And now I need to (briefly) explain the absence for the last year and a half</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> When I last posted in February, 2019, I had just brought the DH home from over a month in the hospital and then rehab. He came home needing more day to day care -- he could no longer see well enough to handle his blood sugar testing and insulin injections -- he needed higher levels of oxygen making it a lot harder for him to go anywhere -- and he took blood thinners twice a day because his heart was not beating in a regular rhythm</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Despite all that we had only two choices -- assisted living, which he hated the whole idea of and refused to even discuss -- or I could take care of him at home -- so he came home and we found a new normal</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We had a big family gathering for his birthday where he got to see all of his grandchildren and his great grandchildren -- and we did it again at Christmas -- and he did love Christmas -- all the planning and the decorating and the cooking and the wrapping -- it was his favorite time of year</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then in March, 2020, the world around us went crazy -- COVID 19 shut down everything -- and his already limited world became a lot more limited -- and he was slipping away into his memories about playing baseball as a young boy -- and exploring caves when he was away at school in Missouri in his teen years -- and he was sometimes angry because I wouldn't let him go out into the garage and work with the power tools unless I was right there to guide (and protect) him so he wouldn't get hurt</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And of course, in the end, I couldn't protect him from the inevitable</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So on August 14 we decided we were going to stay up past our usual bedtime and watch the PBS recording of "The Sound of Music", a stage production that we hadn't seen before -- and at it's end, I said "it's time to go to bed" -- he started to answer and then he was unconscious -- and I was dialing 911</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The paramedics and the ambulance were here really quickly and they tried for an hour doing CPR, giving medications -- creating an emergency room in the middle of our family room -- trying everything that an emergency room would do -- but at 12:15 in the morning of August 15 he slipped away and was no longer bound by medications and leg braces and oxygen tanks -- he was free</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Parts of the last three weeks are a blur -- talking to the coroner at 3:00 a.m. -- picking a spot at the cemetery -- asking for mass with the parish priest -- being able to have only a small group standing in the cemetery to say goodbye </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And now life of a whole other kind moves on for those of us left behind -- moving forward -- moving sideways -- some days just trying to stand still -- time doesn't let us do that</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On now to that third act -- </span></span><br /></p><p></p>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-61734498484417289052019-02-03T11:06:00.000-07:002019-02-03T11:06:39.961-07:00where to even beginthere is a lot to catch up on here since I haven't managed to post here since mid-October<br />
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do I post chronologically? in order of importance? stream of consciousness?<br />
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perhaps to just begin --- so hold on, this is likely to be a long (and possibly confusing!) post<br />
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<b>Word of the Year</b><br />
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for a number of years I have selected a word to be a guideline for the year to come, having decided that resolutions are not as useful for me<br />
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last year my word was "Open", with the idea being to be open to new ideas, new opportunities, new solutions<br />
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as the year rolled out I was able to be open to things:<br />
accepting and completing a large commission<br />
spending a long weekend as Artist in Residence alone in the middle of a meadow<br />
saying good bye to a teacher and mentor as she moved away from the area<br />
continuing to apply to have my work shown all over the country and sometimes succeeding<br />
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I have decided that the word for this year is "Acceptance", and I am considering this word in a couple of different ways<br />
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for one, I will continue to submit my work for display to galleries, libraries, museums, on line exhibits - in short just about any place that I think it might be accepted<br />
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but I also need to use this word to deal with issues that are out of my control in the day to day issues in my life (more about that presently)<br />
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<b>Christmas Reveal</b><br />
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I work on Christmas presents all year long (in fact, I'm about half way through the first of the presents for Christmas 2019 right now)<br />
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but that means there are a lot of things I can't talk about along the way because I don't want to spoil the Christmas surprise<br />
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now that all the gift giving is over, I can show you what all those projects were<br />
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off the knitting sticks:<br />
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cowl scarves in blue tones for my sister and in rust and blue for my daughter<br />
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the annual cardigan sweater for my daughter in black and a cardigan for my mother in a color called "Peacock"<br />
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socks for my daughter to wear with her hiking boots<br />
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a pony tail hat for my daughter, ear warmers for my grandson and all of the great grand kids<br />
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and from the crochet hook<br />
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an odd flock of birds: a blue footed booby chick, a conure, a humming bird, a parrot and a peacock<br />
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and an equally odd group of other animals: a bison, a dragon, a malamute and an octopus<br />
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the sewing machine did some work too<br />
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10 pair of pj pants (for all the great grand kids, my grandson, my daughter and son in law) and a new lap quilt for my daughter<br />
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<b>Work in the Studio</b><br />
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this piece, titled "Charlie" has been delivered to the Boulder County Parks and Rec building and will appear in several county buildings during the next year<br />
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it is based on photos that I took while I was Artist in Residence at Caribou Ranch Open Spaces last July<br />
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this piece, titled "Seasons of the Moon" is a triptych of 7" by 9" pieces mounted on stretcher bars that was finished in late December<br />
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"On the Beach" is being quilted<br />
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the water tower piece is ready to be quilted<br />
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<b> </b>and this piece, which is the latest in my Parched Earth series, is being appliqued<br />
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as usual, I'm also working on the patterns for the next pieces that I plan to make -- "The Road Not Taken" which is based on photos taken at Caribou Ranch, and another piece in the Family Ties series "The Singer"<br />
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<b>A word more about acceptance</b><br />
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the biggest reason I didn't get a blog post done since October is that the DH was hospitalized twice <br />
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in November he had a blocked bile duct (wherein we learned that gall stones don't necessarily go away if you don't have a gallbladder!)<br />
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and in December he had an allergic reaction to a medication he had taken for years --- he spent a week in ICU, then additional days in the hospital followed by time in rehab so he could get strong enough to come home<br />
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along the way we also learned he has an irregular heart beat that is now controlled with medications, and even more seriously that he is in the beginning stages of dementia<br />
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this last thing has been both difficult to accept and at the same time good to know what is happening so the right adjustments and changes could be made<br />
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going forward I will be handling all of his diabetic testing and injections to be sure he gets the proper monitoring and dosing of his insulin<br />
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there has been a certain amount of emotional upheaval for me as I come to grips with the changes and the finality of what this means, so I truly need to incorporate that word for the year<br />
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Mr Benson is my partner in looking after "dad"<br />
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he's a great emotional support dog for both of us, and does a very nice "Timmy's down the well" bark if he thinks I need to know something dad is doing<br />
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it was wonderful that he was here while dad was in the hospital -- gave me a sense of "normal" every day<br />
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<b> </b>Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-61421147664315821252018-10-10T12:04:00.000-06:002018-10-10T12:04:07.242-06:00falling into winterat least that's what it feels like this morning<br />
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when I walked Mr Benson down to get the mail it was snowing and the snow landing on the still green leaves of the trees sounded like water droplets hitting a hot pan --- hisss, hisss --- a sound I had never noticed before<br />
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since my last blog post, we've had a bit of household excitement<br />
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two weeks ago when I cleaned in the kitchen I discovered that we had a leak around the garbage disposal -- not what I wanted to be dealing with just now, but I know better than to let a leak go because my experience with that in the past is that it only costs you more<br />
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we made the decision that if we were going to replace the disposal, it made sense if we could swing it to do the whole job -- the sink that was here when we bought the house was a porcelain coated steel one that was badly stained and chipped by it's tenure as a rental house and the spray attachment didn't work properly --- I had hoped at some point to replace the counter top and have a nice under mount sink installed, but that was just not in the budget<br />
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so, off we went to the local hardware store and did some shopping and pricing<br />
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last Tuesday morning the installer came and installed the new sink, water supply lines, faucets and garbage disposal --- all in stainless steel which matches the appliances in the room and because I paid a bit extra, I now have a 9 inch deep sink which is wonderful for doing some dye washout projects too<br />
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and because the leak had marked the veneer of the bottom of the cabinet, I picked up some self stick vinyl tile squares and my wonderful son-in-law installed those for me last Saturday<br />
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YEAH! a small victory and learning to be grateful for what we can do even when it isn't "the big dream"<br />
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October is usually taken up with working on a special Halloween costume for Mr Cute, and this year is no exception</div>
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over the past 7 years I have created something custom that was requested by either his parents (the first two, when he was too little to express an opinion) or by "the little man" himself</div>
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he's been a winged monkey</div>
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Linc (from the Legend of Zelda game)</div>
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a dinosaur<br />
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a fireman<br />
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a Ninja turtle<br />
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Captain America<br />
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and the Hulk<br />
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this year he requested a pirate outfit<br />
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and not just any pirate ---- nope, we're going to give Captain Jack Sparrow a run for his money<br />
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we ordered this pattern (and had to wait F O R E V E R for it to arrive)<br />
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while we were waiting, he helped me create the wig he would need to wear to make this a proper Jack Sparrow costume<br />
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this was created by using one of those soft net bags that cantaloupes come in at Costco as a base and threading bulky yarn into it for the hair --- a trip through my beads and metal charm stash provided the ornamentation -- looking good!<br />
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and now that the pattern is here, I've already made a good start on the sewing -- the vest is ready for it's buttons<br />
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the stack of fabric for the annual Christmas pj bottoms has been washed and folded and is waiting for the cutting and stitching once the costume is done<br />
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meantime, quilts continue to be entered and accepted into shows<br />
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this piece, titled "The Wheel" was originally created as a test of techniques for another piece -- because it worked so well, I finished it off and put it in with the pieces to be shown<br />
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yesterday I was notified that it has been accepted for a show titled "Overlooked" in Cumberland, MD -- I'm very pleased!<br />
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and this piece that has already been in two shows has been accepted to be printed in a special edition of the Surface Design Association's magazine in a grouping titled "Family Matters" --- WOW!<br />
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this piece is moving right along on the design wall<br />
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the figures are done, and the background is coming together ---<br />
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the background of this piece is almost complete too --- and I'm amazed at how well it has come together<br />
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as usual when I'm getting close to the completion of a piece, I'm already thinking about what the next two or three will be ---- so many choices! <br />
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this picture of Mr Benson is a candidate for one of them --- I love the light and shadow on his face and for once he is looking right at the camera without bouncing around<br />
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time to get back to the studio to work!<br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-25640028721779761502018-09-15T09:52:00.000-06:002018-09-16T09:14:57.702-06:00Some really amazing newsin an effort to not have to try and remember what happened in the time between posts, I decided to just post something when something good happens<br />
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yesterday was one of those days<br />
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I received an email from the curator of the show "Green" in the Webster Arts gallery (St. Louis, MO) that this piece has been awarded Best of Show<br />
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had to read the email a couple of times to have that sink in ----- WOW!<br />
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especially exciting since this was the piece that launched the whole Parched Earth series (and I guess something good was bound to happen with it -- it's been accepted to every show I've entered it in)<br />
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so exciting!!!<br />
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and in other good news<br />
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this piece is all quilted and bound<br />
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still need to put a label on it and get some good photos with the studio camera so I can enter it in a show somewhere<br />
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only a little progress on this piece since the last post -- I'm working on some Christmas projects, so I didn't get as much done here as I hoped to<br />
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I have finished the patterns for the piece I will be sending to Boulder County Arts after my stay at Caribou Ranch<br />
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and work on the back ground has begun<br />
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this one actually has a deadline, so it needs to be done before I return to the Water Tower piece<br />
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meantime, these two pieces of furniture that have been in the family for a very long time have been passed on to the next generation<br />
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my cousin's daughter and her husband came and picked them up and she sent me these pictures of them in their new home<br />
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I'm really happy to see them go to a family member that has a need for them!<br />
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which also means I'm moving things around and rearranging furniture here in my house --- that part is still a work in progress<br />
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time to get to itBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-3518864219243089802018-09-06T09:40:00.000-06:002018-09-06T09:40:49.303-06:00yup, I'm still here!somehow the entire month of August slipped away without any posting here --- YIKES!<br />
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it was a busy month<br />
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we are approaching the Christmas crazy phase of the year, so some of what I'm working on can't be shown just now, but I am working on things every day<br />
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and here's what else is happening in the studio (in no particular order!) <br />
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this piece, which was the very first in the Parched Earth series, has gone to a gallery in Webster Groves, MO for a show titled "Green"<br />
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I have just finished the quilting on this piece -- and I hope to enter it in a show titled "Landscape: Real and Imagined" -- that particular theme is a perfect fit for a lot of my Parched Earth series, so I will probably enter three pieces there<br />
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this piece was started while I was at Caribou in July, and I'm pretty pleased with how it is progressing<br />
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it was fun to pull out the InkTense pencils and do the graffiti on the water tower!<br />
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this piece is being done specifically for a SAQA show titled "Forced to Flee"<br />
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the deadline is the end of October, but I am already working on the quilting<br />
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when finished, it will be three individual panels that will be hung together in this order (but with a little more space between them) <br />
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I made a few changes in the design of this piece -- adding a certain bridge at the top right hand corner that will add a bit of color -- time to start the fusing<br />
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I have until mid December to get my piece finished for Caribou, and I have finally decided what it will be<br />
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this is Charlie, posing behind the wild grass<br />
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my plan is to make this 16"x20" and to mount in on a canvas for hanging<br />
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time to get the pattern drawn!!<br />
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of course there have been other things happening here too<br />
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with a little bit of assistance from me, the DH has finished this end table for our daughter's house<br />
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it is made of oak and was intended to replace a small round table she was using in her living room<br />
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big success!<br />
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in the middle of the month we had a big hail storm that trashed our garden<br />
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these were the tomatoes that I picked up off the ground the next morning, and since then I've been picking tomatoes off the damaged vines as they've started to turn orange<br />
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seems like the grasshoppers moved in right after the hail stripped most of the leaves off the plants<br />
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we won't get as much production as we hoped for, but I'm not letting what we have go to waste<br />
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so far it's been either made into pasta sauce which has gone into the freezer, or tomato sauce<br />
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my sister brought me some peaches right after that hail storm, so the canning kitchen has been busy with that too --- lovely peach jam for the winter<br />
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over the Labor Day weekend, we had our kids, grand kids and great grand kids all together to celebrate my husband's 80th birthday<br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-51813038425502924442018-07-30T09:17:00.000-06:002018-07-30T09:17:24.834-06:00Charlie and the City GirlI know, once again it's been almost a month since I posted out here, but at least this post will be a long juicy one!<br />
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This is Charlie. Charlie is a golden mantled ground squirrel. Ground squirrels are not the same thing as chipmunks -- they are bigger and have no stripping on their faces (and of course they are smaller than their cousins the tree squirrel -- and have no blow dried tail!)<br />
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For the three days that I was there, Charlie (and his girl friend Stella) were my "I want to be in your house" pets when I spent time as Artist in Residence at Caribou Ranch.<br />
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For those days, this was my little space in the meadow where I could spend time taking photos in the open space, make art and just enjoy being in nature<br />
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Inside I had a little kitchen area with a table, cooking space and room for coolers as well as a comfortable couch and enough light to be up late if I wanted to as long as I conserved energy during the day so the solar powered batteries could charge up.<br />
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these are just a few of the almost 200 photos I took that will be used for future pieces of art<br />
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and there are all of these pictures of Charlie -- or Stella -- the only reason I'm sure there were two of them is because they spent a lot of time chasing each other around the tires of my car<br />
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and they figured out how to lift the screening at the big door of the cabin to let themselves in to search for a snack of some kind<br />
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I did not feed them -- some future artist might not think they were so cute<br />
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and there is this weathered, beat up old bus that sits in one of the parking areas for the open space<br />
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this of course was something I just couldn't resist taking photos of<br />
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now the hard part is that I have to decide what I'm going to do as the piece of art that will go to the Boulder County Open Space!<br />
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when I got home there was some utilitarian sewing that needed to get done<br />
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like these two pair of pj pants for my grandson, who has gotten taller this summer and had outgrown the ones I had made him before<br />
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and the boring part of making art quilts -- making the bags that they go into to both store them and to send them out into the world for shows<br />
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the top bag is for this quilt which will be part of a show titled "Boundaries" in Lafayette, CO, starting in August -- I have also been asked to create a sort of scrap book that talks about how this piece was made that will be on display with the quilt in the gallery<br />
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the other bag is for this piece which will be winging it's way to Raleigh, NC, for a show in a gallery there -- YEAH!<br />
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just before I went to Caribou, I delivered the commission piece I had been working on<br />
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when I delivered it, she also purchased this piece<br /><br />
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I've been working on other things too -- for instance, this piece is now ready for the quilting<br />
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and the quilting is done on this piece -- I just need to take the final photos so I can think about entering it in a show somewhere<br />
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part of the point to being "Artist in Residence" is that you work on something so the folks hiking around the open space can see the art being made<br />
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for only three days I didn't think it was worth while to haul my sewing machine, so I decided instead to work on the next piece in the Parched Earth series - the water tower<br />
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this is a first of it's kind for one of my pieces as it has no horizon -- the background is entirely sky because of the angle the photo was taken at<br />
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I'm making good progress on the sky<br />
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meantime, I have also finished the pattern of this piece which will be fused<br />
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and I am working on some other pieces too, some of which will not be revealed until after Christmas!<br />
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Mr Benson did really well taking care of dad while mom was away, but he seems to be happy to have me home again and back working in the studio!<br /><br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-27957531741930915862018-06-30T09:42:00.001-06:002018-06-30T09:42:41.904-06:00just what's happening in the studio?well --- a lot!<br />
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the commission piece is finished<br />
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I will be delivering it to my customer next Saturday<br />
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it's pretty exciting to have this finished so I can concentrate on other projects<br />
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and this piece is finished<br />
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I have entered it in a local show, but have not yet heard if it has been accepted<br />
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because I've enjoyed doing these figures in landscapes, I'm working on creating the pattern to do this piece as the next one in that series<br />
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and this piece is finished<br />
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I have not entered this one in any thing yet -- I think it is a good candidate for Sacred Threads, and the entry for that is in the fall<br />
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this one has some unique features -- it is the first one of it's kind that I've done, and I was not sure if I make it look "real" enough -- not like a cartoon -- I'm pleased with the result -- and it's extra special because the shirt is actually made of a piece of his uniform<br />
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I was so pleased with this that I've decided to do a similar piece of my mother in law as a young woman -- as they say -- "watch this space" <br />
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this piece is being quilted!<br />
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this picture is the "thread audition" that resulted in my having a gallon ice cream bucket 2/3 full of spools of thread to be used in this process<br />
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this piece is moving right along too<br />
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the background for the barn is almost complete, then I need to create the tree<br />
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this will be ready for quilting before too long<br />
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sometimes what is happening in the larger world impacts what happens in my studio<br />
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in the last two weeks the ongoing horror on our southern border has seeped into the sanctuary of the art space and has resulted in this piece<br />
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it is 8 inches high and 16 inches wide and has been donated to a local artist that is working on a project that focuses on the building of the wall (if you are interested in seeing more about her project you can google Lea McComas and see more)<br />
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there is a call for entries from SAQA that is titled "Forced to Flee", that until a few days ago I had no ideas for anything that would be suitable<br />
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making the brick for the wall lead me to an idea for that call, so I'm working on that piece too<br />
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my garden is doing well too<br />
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so far all of the heavy hail storms have gone around us so we are already eating zucchini and green onions and we have tomatoes that a ripening<br />
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Mr Benson tells me he's having to work really hard<br />
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his duties supervising in the studio and chasing birds and bunnies out of the garden are keeping him busy!<br />
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usually I bury the lead, but this seems like the time to begin with the hardest news<br />
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shortly after my last blog post, I took the DH to the doctor so he could discuss with her some issues he was having<br />
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frankly, I was thinking we were going to be told he was starting into some sort of memory issues, but it turns out he was not getting enough oxygen, so he is now using oxygen all the time<br />
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this is the concentrator that he is tethered to when we are at home, and there are two small canisters that can be filled from it that provide him with oxygen when we are out of the house (these last about 2 1/2 hours each)<br />
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while his doctor and his insurance would have been happy to allow him to have a small portable oxygen concentrator that would have allowed us the freedom to travel further, it does not properly activate for him when he breathes in, so it is not an option<br />
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meantime, he's been through a series of tests to examine the possibility that there is an underlying, treatable condition that would explain the scarring in his lungs that is causing the symptoms, only to discover that it appears to be idiopathic interstitial lung disease<br />
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it may be because he had bulbar polio when he was 12, it may be aggravated by living in a home as a child that was heated with coal and had parents that smoked, it may be added to by the environment he worked in that involved extremely toxic chemicals -- it may be all of those things, they just don't know<br />
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the good news in this is that while many folks diagnosed with this have some quickly progressing issue, he seems to be much more stable -- his scarring has progressed very slowly over the four years that elapsed between the CT scans <br />
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because there is no established cause, there is also no real treatment -- he will continue to be on oxygen and his condition will be monitored<br />
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we're trying to adjust to this new "wrinkle" in things<br />
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a little utilitarian stitching!<br />
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this was originally a t-shirt style top, and my daughter loved the print (I can see why!), but even though it was a size that should have fit her quite well, it was just too snug to be comfortable<br />
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so she asked me if I could cut it down the front and make it into a "jacket"<br />
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yup, I still can do that! I even had a piece of an old orange t-shirt that I could cut pieces to neatly face that opening<br />
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yeah!<br />
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work on the commission continues<br />
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after I took this photo, we decided that the bottom edge looked a little stark, so I've added some little bits of grass along there<br />
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the binding is on now, so all that is left is a sleeve, a slat and a presentation bag<br />
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this will be done well ahead of my deadline<br />
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this piece is titled "View from the Farm House Window"<br />
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it is a 12"x12" piece that is my donation to the annual SAQA fund raising auction<br />
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it will be going in the mail tomorrow morning -- the auction is in September<br />
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in among other things, I have been working on the garden<br />
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I've added the wind chimes, put some pale shadows of the arbor at the bottom and painted some lighter areas in that very dark green in the background<br />
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I think I'm ready to quilt this (I know, that's what I said before, and I may change it some more, but it is getting closer!)<br />
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sometimes when I start a piece, I decide that it is going the wrong direction<br />
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I originally started doing the barn for the next piece I'm working on in brown tones and very narrow "planks"<br />
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which did nothing but frustrate<br />
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it has been redesigned, and I'm cruising along on the new barn in weathered gray "wood"<br />
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much better!<br />
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and since I am now quilting on the last fused piece, I'm now working on the design for the next one<br />
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this is titled "Sailor Boy", and I will be doing the entire piece in blues -- like an old cyanotype<br />
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looking forward to getting started putting fabric on it<br />
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of course there is more going on than just what I'm doing in the studio<br />
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back on April 18, we had a big wind storm (70 mph gusts!) that resulted in some significant damage to our roof, so we will be having a new one put on<br />
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just waiting to be "next in line" on the roofer's schedule to have this done<br />
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from time to time when Mr. Cute has a day off from school, he gets to come and play at gramma's<br />
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I introduced him to the concept of weaving -- every kid need to have some experience with those plastic frames and loops of fabric!<br />
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and of course there was a bit of playing around with the dog<br />
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and it's gardening season again<br />
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this year I basically have a "salsa garden" --- lots of tomatoes, peppers/chilis and red onions --- but I do have two zucchinis and two cucumbers out there too<br />
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now we just hope for no hail!!<br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-38942150110641841382018-04-25T09:35:00.000-06:002018-04-25T09:35:08.776-06:00End of the month updatewell, once again the time has gotten away from me --- guess there's no fighting it!<br />
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that said, here's a look at what I've been up to for the past 20 days<br />
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this piece is finally finished -- the fun part (ie the embroidery on the front) has been finished for a while, but I've finally done the finishing work on it -- yeah!<br />
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I am working on the quilting of this commissioned piece now -- as of yesterday, I'm about 1/3 finished with that, so it is moving right along<br />
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the fusing on this piece is done, and it has been put together and is ready for quilting<br />
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this small piece (12"x12") is on the design wall right now -- I plan to donate this to the annual SAQA auction, so it has a June 1 deadline -- need to step it up and get this finished soon!<br />
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I think the garden is just about ready for the quilting<br />
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there are a few things that I want to do with InkTense pencils to add some details on it, but for the most part, I'm happy with it now --- no small thanks to my critique group that helped me figure out what it was about it that just wasn't working!<br />
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since I am done with the hand work on the garden, I have started on what will be the next stitched piece<br />
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this is made up from parts of four different photos, but the point of inspiration for it is the barn<br />
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I took the photo of this barn, which has been sitting in a field a couple of miles from my house for years, slowly falling apart<br />
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not long ago, it was announced that the city has given permission for it to be torn down, so it was photograph it now or loose it forever<br />
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I think I'm going to like this piece!<br />
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and I plan to use this photo for the basis of the next fused piece<br />
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this working in two different methods allows me to continue doing both small and large pieces<br />
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this is Mr Cute following in his gramma's footsteps!<br />
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last weekend his rocket ship was part of the District Art Exhibit --- I'm thrilled that he is as excited by art (and music) as he is about sports<br />
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and of course no post is complete without a photo of The Artist's Supervisor - aka Mr Benson<br />
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he thinks he's having to work awful hard, but he's trying to keep at least one eye on the artist at work!<br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-4555166627963715642018-04-04T09:31:00.000-06:002018-04-04T09:31:12.299-06:00March was a VERY busy month.....sometimes I marvel that "once upon a time", back when I first started blogging, I posted almost EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!<br />
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in my defense, back then I was not cranking out much art!<br />
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that said, here's what I've been up to since the last posting out here<br />
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the commission piece is moving right along (this picture is actually from about a week ago, and there is a lot more that is finished since then)<br />
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my customer is very pleased with the whole look of this piece, and I've been pleased that the process I decided to use to create it has gone well too<br />
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this piece is all finished now<br />
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I really like the colors and the reflective look of the water -- it's been added to the list of pieces that are available to enter in shows<br />
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thanks to a friend that was visiting in Tubac, AZ, I have a photo of my two pieces that were part of the "Shock of the New West" show in the Tubac Gallery -- these were the only pieces of fiber art that were included in this exhibit -- pretty cool!<br />
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meantime, work in the studio continues on other projects as well<br />
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these two pieces will soon be "welded" together for the final piece --- I have found that it is easier to do the details of the figures on parchment first where I can "fiddle" with the colors then fuse them together then do the background and at the end the figures get added as one big piece on top<br />
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this piece is in the pattern drawing stage, and it will be a 12x12 piece that I plan to donate to the SAQA auction<br />
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and then there is this<br />
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working title is "Storm at Sea"<br />
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in my master class this year we are doing some collage work (we are to bring 4 collages to class every month -- made on a 4x6 inch card)<br />
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this was one of my collage pieces last month, and it created a lot of discussion during class, including the instructor suggesting it would make a striking fiber piece, and that no one else she is aware of is using this surreal approach in fiber work<br />
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yup, I'm thinking about boldly going where I have not gone before<br />
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and under the category "burying the lead", the biggest event during the past month was my acceptance as a Juried Artist Member (JAM) with the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA)<br />
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I have had this set as a goal for a number of years, but over the last year and a half I have work continuously to create both a body of work and a resume of acceptance in shows that would allow me to apply for this<br />
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it still feels a little, well - surreal!<br />
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and now there will be no resting on one's laurels -- it's important to set the next goal (I'm working on that) and continue to Just Do The Work!!!!!<br />
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which means I'll continue to wear out my Artist's Supervisor on a regular basis<br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-6638628175614743922018-03-05T11:04:00.000-07:002018-03-05T11:04:14.730-07:00commission work, and new pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the wall is complete! it's now ready for me to do the quilting<br />
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because I believe in the "measure twice, cut once" philosophy, I've spent the last few days working on a mini piece (12x12) to work out how to do the vines and the pictures<br />
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I think I've got it figured out<br />
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this piece has been fused and now I'm working on the quilting --- this piece is about 19 inches square, and it looks pretty good so far<br />
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now that the goose is off the design wall, I'm working on this piece<br />
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moving right along!<br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-484202898177411192018-02-24T09:18:00.000-07:002018-02-24T09:18:58.166-07:00Radio Silence Broken......hey folks, I'm working here!!<br />
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as I said at the end of my last post, I am working on a commission piece<br />
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which means I've been working on stitching this background which will be the stacked stone wall basis for the pictures that will be added on top<br />
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this is the drawing (I love using tracing paper to create the layers of a piece like this so I can see what it will look like)<br />
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the plan is to add a layer of silk organza over the wall, then add the pictures (the outlined blank spaces in the drawing) and the detailed vines around them<br />
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the wall is almost done -- this is moving right along!<br />
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this piece is making it's way to North Caroline to join all of the other commemorative pieces in the 70273 Project<br />
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it is 15 inches wide and 72 inches long and contains 365 pairs of red Xs in memory of 365 disabled people murdered by the Nazis in the 1930s<br />
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while I was shipping of the memorial piece, I also sent off these two pieces out of the Parched Earth series to a gallery in Tubac, AZ for a show titled "Shock of the New West"<br />
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I learned this week that this piece was accepted into a show titled "Contrast" that will be in the Parker Art Center<br />
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for the past two years I've been thinking (and talking) about applying to be a Juried Artist Member of Studio Art Quilt Associates -- I've been a member of the organization for quite a while, served as a volunteer regional representative twice and curated a bunch of shows for the group<br />
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being a Juried Artist Member (JAM) requires submission of a portfolio of photos of a body of work, a resume and an artist statement --- becoming a JAM means recognition of your abilities and accomplishments by a group of your peers<br />
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this week I completed my package and applied to be a JAM -- the committee meets after March 1, so sometime soon I will know if I was accepted --- I'm keeping my fingers crossed<br />
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in keeping with my habit of working on more than one project at a time, this piece is currently on the design wall<br />
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because of the small size of some of the sky pieces, I will be doing this as a fused piece<br />
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this one should be fun<br />
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Benson has had a busy week playing in the snow and other craziness<br />
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we received the results of his Wisdom Panel (doggie DNA test) -- while the guess was that he was a cross between a labrador and a red heeler, the test says he's neither of those<br />
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he is actually about 1/4 Australian Shepard, 1/4 Australian Cattle Dog, 1/4 Chow Chow, and 1/4 Alaskan Husky with trace genetics of Boxer, Great Dane and Golden Retriever<br />
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as my daughter says -- 100% good dog!!<br />
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with that mixed heritage, we're likely to avoid the problems that inbred dogs have, so he's likely to be around to amuse us for a long timeBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21011854.post-7060539338573504252018-01-08T15:28:00.000-07:002018-01-08T15:28:37.721-07:00It's a "Return"I know -- it's been a long, L O O O N G time between posts out here.<br />
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The time between mid-October and Thanksgiving was extremely challenging as I was dealing with some issues that are now pretty well under control, and then I was playing "catch up" to get ready for Christmas!<br />
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So in today's blog post, we're going to play "catch up" out here!<br />
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Let's begin with the great Christmas reveal. I work on Christmas things beginning in January, but I do keep pictures of things as I go along so I can show them all off at the end.<br />
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for a month or so my studio became the workshop for Mrs. Santa Claus! and this year there were a lot of things that got cranked out<br />
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like these six aprons -- each one with it's own matching bias binding for trim<br />
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and seven pair of pajama pants -- two of which were made by stitching together the scraps from a number of past flannel projects<br />
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and there were six outfits for my great grand daughter's Barbie doll (I hadn't made Barbie clothes since I was a teenager --- yikes!)<br />
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and there had been knitting all through the year too -- a sweater for my daughter, a shawl for my sister and thick (double strand) mittens for my grandson to make snowballs with<br />
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then there were the hats ..... for the great grand kids, and the DH, and the brother in law, and the little boy whose name we pulled off the Giving Tree in our local grocery store<br />
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not everything made of yarn was knit!<br />
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there was a hippo, a raccoon and two penguins (one of which was over 3 FEET tall)<br />
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and the half dozen hot pads for a friend<br />
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meantime, this piece, titled "The Silos" was accepted and appeared in a show titled "On the Street Where I Live" in a gallery in Saint Louis, MO<br />
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and this piece, titled "Headwaters" was accepted for a show titled "Life Along the Rio Grande" in New Mexico --- it is on the way there now<br />
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this piece is nearly done -- I'm working on the hand embroidered grasses along the bottom edge and then it will be ready to be faced<br />
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this piece is slowly coming together<br />
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after a long time being worked on in pieces, I'm now stitching all the parts together and filling in the blank spots<br />
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and a bit about the word of the year<br />
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I don't make resolutions for the new year<br />
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but for the past several years I have chosen a word to work by in my art for the year<br />
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last year's word was "Plan" --- and it became very clear as the year went on that sometimes even the best plans can be derailed by circumstances that are out of one's control<br />
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so this year I decided that my word is "Open"<br />
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the idea was to be "open" to new ideas, new projects, new approaches<br />
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and about three days after I decided on that word, the chance to take on a commission project that I might not have considered before was presented to me<br />
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using that new word, I stepped up and accepted that challenge<br />
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yeah for OPEN!!<br />
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hoping for the rest of the year to be as interesting <br />
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<br />Bevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07458851510738234247noreply@blogger.com0