What a lovely holiday. Our Sukkah went up in just about three hours this year, with only minimal frustration and cursing. Each year it looks a bit nicer inside. We had a warm little party today with lots of toddlers running around making felt etrogs and playing in the sandbox and grown-ups drinking homemade chai,…
Archives for September 2007
“Sky (Nest of Thread XII)”
"Sky (Nest of Thread XII)8" x 10" mixed media soft sculpture and collage I finished this piece last night. It looks really nice paired with "Perforated (Nest of Thread XI)" and "Ill Meet You There". A bit of a series, really. These are for one of two spring shows I’m beginning to get ready for. …
“Perforated (Nest of Thread XI)”
"Perforated (Nest of Thread XI)"9" x 12" mixed media collage and soft sculpture Lots of random and interesting bits of things in here: a receipt from Charlie’s high school trip to Russia, one of my myriad of vintage patches, bits of an encyclopedia for children, bingo chips (I do love bingo chips). The beautiful red…
Volume: On and Off the Wall – another juried show!
I was excited this evening to learn that two of my pieces have been accepted into a juried show, "Volume: On and Off the Wall," at Lynn Arts in Lynn, MA. Hooray for juried shows in industrial and mill towns in metro Boston! The judge for this show was Kelley Bennett, the Massachusetts Cultural…
“Big Responsibility”
"Big Responsibility"mixed media soft sculpture(found wood, vintage thread, wire, floral tape, polyfill, bed sheet, muslin, acrylic paint) I found a wooden shelf-style spice rack at the dump and took a few pieces of it apart to make the base of this piece. I used an awesome thrifted bed sheet for the underwings on the parent…
I hope yours is a sweet one
The brisket is cooked. The challahs are baked (and impressively tall this year!). The centerpiece is finished. The table is set, and I think the honey cake is going to a be an especially good one this year. Wishing you a L’Shanah Tova, a sweet and happy new year!
and the winner is…
…Sarah, whose blog is Sassy Pricsilla. Sarah, please email me your address and your package will go out early this week. Thank you so much for playing, everyone, and thanks again for all of your kind and supportive words. I’m busy working on a million things today. Roxanne’s second year of nursery school starts tomorrow. …
a little giveaway
A few weeks ago a copy of Softies arrived on my doorstep from Penguin Publishing Australia. It is such a beautiful book and I was totally thrilled to contribute two of my patterns – an owl pattern and my lizard – to be published in it. The photography is amazing as is the list of…
for Plush You III
These three pieces are off to Plush You once I get to the post office today. The show opens October 12 and my work will be at Schmancy. Last year I sent flapper dolls – it is so interesting for me to think about how my work has changed a year hence. I’m proud and…
flight path
"Flight Path"mixed media soft sculpture and collage8" x 10" I found blue wooden dice at the recycling center at the Children’s Museum in Boston. I’m actually not such a big fan of the Children’s Museum due to the crowds, but I am always a big fan of the recycling center. And I picked up a…