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Art and Soul, Part 2
My second class at Art and Soul was Fabric Collage Storybook Dolls. I had a small but dedicated group of wonderful students: Annie, Debbie, and Janet. Oo la la - what great fabrics they brought to...
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A crown for Kellye
At long last I was able to make a birthday crown for my fellow LOLA Kellye - in time for her birthday this year! Kellye loves hearts, and purple and green, so that set the theme.She's also a proud...
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am i blue?
working on taxes. am I blue? no, i'm not! but i had an irresistible urge to paint with blue yesterday! (i mean sunday - see the egg-y shapes!) blue.
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Happy Birthday to you, atchoo!
My b-day gift? It's after 9 p.m., and I'm starting to feel better. Plus, tomorrow is supposed to be a beautiful day! Hooray!
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Time out for a little adventure
There has been much pirate and doll making lately, fulfilling orders for shops and galleries like the Phoenix Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Bush Barn Art Center in Salem, Oregon. The last batch...
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Article 14
Hello, lonely blog. I'm sorry I've been gone so long. A lot has been going on, from pushing seniors to graduate at LEP High, to fulfilling wholesale pirate orders, to art fairs, and many many MANY...
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Weird in a Whimsical Way Wednesday
Meet Edwina. Inspired by the drawings of Edward Gorey, and the Spellbound collection of fabric of Cotton and Steel. Here she is.My newest lovely is a bit of a flirt with those eyes.But still such a...
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Threads on Thursday
Having some big time fun on a small project with my new Juki free-motion quilting machine - a thread catcher!xoxo, lulu
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Friendly Friday
A very happy birthday to Miss Sally Jo! May your year be filled with light and joy!!!Sweet SallyYum cake!xoxo lulu
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Beansley
Edwina now has her best friend with her, a little white bunny called Beansley.Edwina and Beansley are available in my lulumoon Etsy shop now.. xoxo, lulu
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Weird in a Whimsical Way Wednesday
Mermaids! One of my wholesale customer, Rani of Random Acts of Art in Naples, Florida, was unloading a shipment of pirates one day when one of her customers grabbed one right out of the package. And...
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Threads on Thursday
little pieces coming togetherstitches speaking in a secret code.What is revealed and what is hidden?It's almost done!
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Friends, Family, and Food on Friday
(Because I'm All About Alliteration!)FRIENDS!Janet, Sally, and I had a flurry of fun texts this morning, beginning with what we were up to, when we would meet next, and the meaning of the word...
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The Silver Linings
A day of traveling drama:The TSA x-ray girl at PDX yelled, "PUT YOUR HANDS UP!" Ok, don't shoot.I spilled my entire chai latte right after buying it.Our Delta flight out of PDX was delayed. We...
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Ah, San Miguel!
Revisiting my old friend San Miguel de Allende.The lovely courtyard of Hotel Monteverde.the first day we got out and about, all manner of businesses were busy preparing for Days of the Dead with...
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Early Day of the Dead
The Days of the Dead begin tonight, but last night, being a festive Friday, San Miguel got an early start on the celebrating.An extra large catrina on display in one of San Miguel's elegant shops. At...
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Dancing in remembrance
Our ofrenda at Hotel Monteverde, San Miguel de Allende.Tonight is the night we welcome back our loved ones for a visit into this world. This is a long cherished tradition in Mexico and other parts of...
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The busy beehive of my mind - Los colores de México
I am back home from Mexico three/four days now. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday were filled with busy things to do, now I'm on my own time and inspired to go in too many directions at once, and at the same...
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Yesterday and then some
I was having one of those days yesterday:searching and searching for something, feeling stuck, blaming it on the cat, and then finding it where it was supposed to be all along.Finally I could get to...
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Jaral de Berrio
Onto more reminiscing about the trip to México:Our dear friend Jan, who now lives in San Miguel, took us to the ex-hacienda Jaral de Berrio, two or so hours north of San Miguel. Traces of its past...
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