Sunday, July 29, 2012

Published! Check out the newest Altered Couture p. 106

what a great surprise when I got home from my Alaska adventures--the latest Altered Couture(aug/sept/oct) with me on page 106!!  check it out! 

Sunday, July 15, 2012

playing with the sketchbook challenge of circles


loving the contrast of colors-acrylic paints

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Pin weaving

trying my hand at "pin weaving".  The warp thread is attached using pins and then the weft yarn is threaded through using a needle.....using up scraps of yarn and playing. 

from photo to abstract art


working on my "assignment" for art class, using a photo, transform shapes, colors, details to make an abstract art quilt........am liking it--still stitching and adding details--you will notice I exercised my artist license and ommitted the person on the right of the photo--

wrist cuff or bookmark


making some small, fast items using scraps of fabrics, embroidery, free motion stitches, felt

dancing girl on fused paper collage



in keeping with my Exuberance and "dancing girl" muse for the year........here she is "dancing" on fused paper collages with red shoes and a boyfriend ;-p