Home Improvement

Happy new year everyone!  I am not in the habit of making new year resolutions as I try to switch things up as needed all the time. Having said that I am pledging to make better use of my blog and post more often, goal twice a week.  So I urge you to sign up for updates with the promise that you won't be inundated with emails. I have also started some new boards on Pinterest, the one with my art has a link to the blog which I hope will create more traffic. Another ploy to make sure I crate & post more.

The past 9 months have been full of remodeling for us and I now have a gorgeous new (improved, not new really) space.

Carpet gave way to Vinyl flooring, A half wall was constructed which gave lots of room for cubbies and a new flat file which I LOVE!

All this now gives me no excuse for getting into this marvelous new space more frequently.

Did lots of second hand pieces as well. The most fun was two of these lamps. Before & After (&during) below.

Playing with glaze & color to antique the metal parts was fun!

That's enough for today. I'll get some pics of calligraphy & book stuff in the next post. I welcome any comments you may have including suggestions on anything I talk about.

Fabric Sculpture in Show

I am thrilled to have been accepted in the Jordan River Arts Council "Rare Threads" show.  My piece "Bursting at the Seams" started as a fabric vessel idea and morphed into a wonderful flower.

 

The leaves and center are seperate pieces with bb s for weight. The petals and stem have wire so they can be bent and curved in any direction. I think Imay have hit on something I want to continue with. Fabric large scale flowers with wire supports.  Maybe even creatures? 

Accordion Book

It's been quite some time.  Pictures & comments to follow from Vieques trip. It's been back to winter here, again, in Northern MI. Will Spring ever come?

        Completed an accordion structure book for the Kalamazoo Books Arts show coming up.

I created several stencils, then did pouchoir with Akua inks in layers.

                                       Eight pages total with sunrise & sunset progression.

 

& the cover 

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                          Then created a slip case for the finished book using "Cave Paper".

 

 Now I'm on to a piece for a fall show that will be fiber based.