This evening I finished a second small bird, very similar to the first but this one is wool.
Over Thanksgiving my mother-in-law, Judi, gave me a pair of my father-in-law’s wool pants. She said he wore them twice and they just didn’t fit him properly, but the wool was nice and she thought I could use it.
I actually tried the pants on when we got home and they fit pretty well – I guess I have the body of an 81-year-old man. But I decided to cut them up anyway. Thanks, Albie!
I wanted to let you know that in addition to the Paper Boat show (in Milwaukee) with Amy Rice that opens in April, I will also be part of a show opening in March at Artstream (in Rochester, NH).
I’m really excited about showing at Artstream. I went up to Rochester in the early fall to see the gallery and meet Susan. The gallery space is full of light, with high ceilings and big windows and Susan is so full of enthusiasm about the work she shows there. This is going to be fun. Lots of sewing to do!
The day after our snowstorm crisis, Roxanne broke out in hives. By the end of the day she was totally covered in a terrible itchy rash that only worsened as the days went on.
Although we knew she was allergic to omoxycilin, it turns out she is allergic to the entire class of ‘ilin drugs. After four days of scratching she is covered in long scabs and on an oral steroid along with Benadryl and she seems to be okay now. No more ‘ilin for her.
It’s been quite a week!
Mama Urchin says
Poor Roxanne. I love the orange in the new bird.
susan says
oh dear abby! poor roxanne is right. i now how that feels and it’s not good, so glad she is on the mend.
thank you for such kind words here about the gallery too – it’s exciting to be in our fifth year and well, to have you part of the march show is special.
i love how you have refashioned those pants too!
good luck at paper boat! i love amy’s work so much. she is coming to artstream in sept.
geek+nerd says
Sending good wishes for Roxanne. Susan is awesome and Artstream is so cool! I can’t wait to see the show 🙂
sulu-design says
I am swooning over bird number two. Combinations of bright, punchy colors with grays is always a favorite of mine.
I hope your little girl is feeling better. I can relate to the horrible hives, and hate to think of a child having to deal with them. I’m happy to hear that she’s on the mend.
Danielle Anthony says
these birds are so so so wonderful – they must make you so happy just to look at them. YUMMY.