About a month ago I bought this vintage (1970's?) curtain panel on eBay. A bit of a late night impulse buy, I must say. But I liked its funky pattern and neutral colors. And finally it has become something – a new owl. This is the last in the latest little series for artstream and…
Archives for September 2008
Fall Rooster
I love fall colors. Deep red is my favorite color and I have a rather overflowing box of red fabrics. I made this rooster with fall in my mind. He is a rather proud fellow, and I am rather proud of him. Just look at all those reds. I have just put him up in…
flour sack owl
A new owl today. I made this one entirely from a cloth flour sack. She is stuffed with wool with a wire armature, as always. Lots and lots of loops for feathers. And an owly face. We just may go in the sprinkler this afternoon. It is over 80 degrees here and we need to…
pumpkin
Feels like fall in New England these days. I made a fabric pumpkin this afternoon in celebration. I love fall.
caramel bird
Caramel small bird for artstream. She looked like a shore bird, thus the shells nearby. Stella had her first day of school on Tuesday. She went to her two-day toddler program at our shul, just for an hour and I stayed in the room. But she did great and I know she will be so…
time
School has started and I have time again. Time to sew and work on new ideas, time to read and think. It feels awesome. Today, during my stretch of time, I finished a rooster. This is the first in a small series of three that will go to artstream. I should have the series completed…
owl in mustard and orange
A new owl. I have had this awesome piece of vintage fabric for several years. It is all seventies orange and mustard and brown with jungle animals all over and periodically the words "let us live" in bubble letters. Seriously, does fabric get any better than that? So finally I cut into it for this…