Three baby birds peeking curiously from their nest. I made this last night. It was a good way to use up all those torn strips of fabric leftover from making wings and it was fun to imagine the lives of these little fabric nestlings. It is now up in my shop. The chickens had to…
Archives for June 2009
The Chickens Arrived
This truck pulled up at 7 pm And a very nice guy from the farm unloaded two beautiful chickens and a homemade coop. Roxanne inspected them in her nightgown. We got some instructions on how to feed them and make them comfortable and then we just celebrated the arrival of our guests. They'll be with…
art for the vending machine
Today I made six 4"x3"x.75" bird assemblages. I used old rolodex folders, some mesh origami paper, thread, wire, cotton fabrics, wool stuffing and embroidery floss. I made these in response to Kim's call for teeny tiny artwork. Kim own Three Graces Gallery in Portsmouth, NH. She recently found an old vending machine that she is…
chicken camp
First, a new Springtime bird is up in the shop today. And also it looks like we will be borrowing two chickens from Land's Sake, our CSA farm, for two weeks. They will arrive on Monday evening in their own coop and they will live in our backyard. I called our neighbor this morning to…
a new owl today
Talons. Wings. A wise face. A new owl today. I used the fabric left over from making the bumble bee. I love making owls. They are the largest of the birds I am making right now and have just the right amount of detail to sink my teeth into. This new guy is in the…
making along
This was a really good challenge. I've never made an insect before – the closest I've come was the Maryland crab. There were several iterations of this bee before this final one. The flower, on the other hand, came together right away. I am going to make more of these. They are so fun. This…
making progress on the make-along
I am working today on my project for the make-along. It is always an interesting process designing something totally new. Lots of little problems to solve and lots of stitches to tear out and sew again a different way. I did buy some new fabrics to play with (I started a make-along! I get to…
artist profile in Cloth Paper Scissors
I'm very excited today because I just got my July/August issue of Cloth Paper Scissors and I am featured as the Artist Profile this month! See the little reference on the front? There is a five page spread inside. This is the first page. The author of the article, Cate Prato, was great to talk…
Come make-a-long with me!
Hooray! I'm so excited to begin this make-a-long with you. Thank you to Melissa Crowe for suggesting this wonderfully evocative Emily Dickinson poem that I think is perfect for this project. #1755 To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,One clover, and a bee.And revery.The revery alone will do,If bees are few….
birds and fresh eggs and a question for you
We went to Natick Organic Farm yesterday afternoon to visit the animals. I love this farm. It is five minutes from Wellesley center and so low key and easy to enjoy. The goats came right up to the fence as we parked the car so the girls ran out to pick dandelion greens from the…