Olivia

The Audacious Monster

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Karen's Pumpkin

Each October we have our annual pumpkin carving party with current and past employees.

son's pumpkin

Paul's Pumpkin Face

Pauls self- portrait pumpkins

We now have eyes !!!

and we're going to be at the Two Twelve Art Center the month of November... see you there.

Rita, design made using dissolvable fleece

... then I attached it to the felt purse, with yarn.

Hand dyed Fairies

Making a few, hand dyed fairies for the, November Art Show, "Skeins and Knots"

Silk Scarf Second Try.

It's only been an addictional week, but I like what I see so I'm going to stop.

Silk Scarf ...do over

The first attempt ... the scaf was dark and ugly. It has lighten up a great deal. I really like the pink.

Silk Scarf .. Do over

there's some pink to red in the scarf. I hope it stays there.

Unrolling natural dyed scarves ...

.. after two weeks of sitting in a plastic bag, in the dark.

natural dyed scarve

so far I like the bottom scarves color.

natural dyed scarves

Nice Color

I like the color of this scarve...

the dark scarve is UGLY, will have to do that one over.

Spart, made for us by Margie Bovee...

... the director of the "Two Twelve Art Center"

Friday morning... after a lovely breakfast at Roxanne Chen's, prepared by our Two Twelve chef Pat Collin. We traveled to Taylor and Charlene's Studio and was guided though the process of dying silk scarf's by Michelle Monteur. Followed by another meal, made by Pat Collins. The food was delicious, the day filled with fun projects and friends.

Margie Bovee made this wonderful day possible. Thank You

New Fleece

Went to the Chelsea Spinner's Flock's Fall Fleece Fair and bought a chair load of wool fleece.

Our trip to Joann's

Paul went with me to Joann's this afternoon, to help pick out fabric for my painting "Four Faces". I always buy more fabric then intended when he goes along.

It's fun to watch him paint with fabric.

a trip to Joann's

Paul found some wonderful african fabric... it will go well in our show, in November.

Four Faces ... Making progress

I've been a bit torned between, what I should be doing and what I'd rather be doing.

There's laundry, lots of office work, bus run maps ( starting back to work very soon). And then there's embroidery, painting, finishing purses, reading ... the rather be doing list.

Working on four faces, has been my play break... some machine and hand embroidery... I think it's going to be a pillow.

Four Faces

Painted my glue relief faces, while at Kat's cabin.

I'll have to find away to work them into mine and Pauls show in November.

Culture Cloth

Making Culture Cloth took awhile to figure out. I wanted a tribule looking piece.

Thanks Kat for the challenge.

Harrisville Doll

she's relaxing after a wonderfully creative weekend at Kat's cabin.

Harrisville Doll...

New doll means Pikachu... and they seem to like one another.

Sneak preview of next challenge

I would love to see a sneak preview of Kats culture cloth.

I didn't think this was that easy to make.

Just looking at the pictures in the magazine.. you think, oh that will be fun and easy.. not so.

Inspired by the Pleasant Lake rd. Sale

There's still a few details to work on.

Fairy Camp at the Two Twelve Art Center

There are four new beautiful fairies in the world.

Art assistants... Fairy

I was fortunate to have a teenage artist, to assist me at Fairy Camp.

Fairy Doll

Two Twelve Fairy Camp starts soon. The kids are going to paint and embellish their own fairy doll.

Hey Everyone the DAYLILIES are in bloom!!!

The wheel barrow marks where I left off weeding. The garden is a difficult picture to get.
When I stand in the daylilies.. it's a mass of color all around me.

....they have been my passion for many years

and more daylilies

daylilies

Daylilies are bloomin like crazy.

Sisters & Friends

I think there needs to be five sisters.

Friends & Sisters

A work in progress.

Felt Snake, for 212's Earth Camp

Snake in the rose's.

...and I love the table runner I painted in Jean Canavans class. Which I often use as the back ground for my blog pictures.

Snake, Kid project for Earth Camp

Earth Camp is coming up soon at 212.

Windsock

finished ....... and ready to take to 212 art center.

I bet my windsock is the only one with teeth.

The Winner of the Windsock challenge.

Ready to turn in my windsock at the 212 art center this morning.

A little school of fish swimming up stream.

I was surprised, when Jane announced the winner.

school of fish

Do they look like their swimming in the water?

School of Fish

I've been working on my second windsock. Wanted to get a picture before I sew up the side seam.
I wonder if the windsocks will work as I think it might. Each little fish is a windsock attached to a larger one.

WindSock

At Two Twelve's Cakeeaters on Friday, we made windsock's for the library's summer program "Splash". I'm working on my second windsock at home.

The last Art Salad class, until fall

Didn't want to miss this class. There was ten of us and everyone was having an enjoyable time.

Two Twelve Art Salad Class

Masks and Faces, was my theme for this book cover.

Kat Campau Book Cover Class

When the subject of breasts implants came up ....

some how my book cover took a twisted direction.

You never know whats going to happen in Kat Campau classes.

Memorial Day Purse

The inspiration for this purse was the handle. Actually a belt. I thought, I could make a purse to go with that handle. I think it needs some gold stars or military buttons.