Made three Encaustic paintings

Yarn

Multi media, encaustic painting.... just had to try yarn .

Vase of Flowers

Encaustic painting class I took at the 212 art center.

Our new guard dog?

little did we know, that the next in line, as pack leader... is Pikachu. She now sleeps at the front door of the house keeping guard. If anyone comes to the door she gives them dirty looks, puts her ears back and piers at them.
We also have another akita, but it never was her job to bark at the door or to keep guard. She also doesn't scratch at the back door to have someone let her and Pik in. It's Pik's job and if your not right next to the door, you'd never hear her soft little paws against the door.

In Memory....

... of my sweet friend Buekeboom.

Ity Bity Quilt

African purse in progress

Hope to have this purse finished by the Artist reception this Friday.

Hand painted the strap

Used fabric paint...not mud.

Purse in progress

Needle felted design, it's also lined with pockets. Soon to be accessible.

African purse design from Mali

Almost complete. Need to attach the handle and come up with a button.

Mud Cloth / Bogola

The director of the Two Twelve Art Center, took all the friends of 212 on a field trip. We attended a workshop at MSU, at the Arts & Humanites College, to tour their African textile museum. After a great lunch, all of us were instructed by our friend Lillian on how to make our own mudcloth. It's not as easy as it looked in the video at the museum. All the symbols have a meaning.
Center square, pays homage to all women who dye the cloth, either side,"panther's skin, top & bottom, fish bones.

This field trip has inspired a purse design.