Well, good news from the Sew and Vac repair guy. Seems there is quite a bit of thread and other detritus caught behind the bobbin case and the machine desperately needs to be oiled. He will take it apart and clean it all out, oil it and put it all back together for me. I…
Softies Only a Mother Could Love
Many of you may remember the two beautiful books put out by Penguin Australia – Softies and More Softies. I was honored to have two patterns published in each of these amazing books, and they really are amazing. Great photography, adorable patterns by some terrific and inspiring artists and soft toy makers, and just so…
Wool Stuffing and a Tall Wading Bird
Let’s see. My big 6 lb. box of stuffing arrived from the Amish, much to my delight. And right in time to finish up the 16th bird for my show at Young Blood. Promptly upon finishing this bird my sewing machine began making an odd chugging sound and then stopped working all together. I took…
Professional Photos of my Work
My awesome friend, Lisa Roy Sachs came over yesterday for two hours while our kids were at nursery school and photographed my birds. Lisa has an incredible, creative and fresh eye and it was so exciting to watch her work. And the photos are amazing. Here is a little taste, but there are 344 of…
in the studio today
Three white birds flying on the studio ceiling today. One last tall wading bird to make, and then all 16 pieces will be complete. I have at long last located on eBay some great driftwood bases for the tall birds. I think they're going to look awesome mounted on these really rough, weathered wood panels. …
Fabric Birdhouse
I finally got around to calling the Amish yesterday to get more wool stuffing. While I'm waiting for the boxes to arrive (6 lbs. this time!), I thought I'd work on something that didn't need to be stuffed. I'm nearly done now with birds for the show, although I would like to make more crows…
Recipe: Steak Tips
The last in the series of three owls for my March show is completed. And I bought plane tickets yesterday! And reserved a hotel room – for one! I am officially going to Atlanta to install this show at Young Blood. I will fly down on Thursday night, March 5, set it all up Friday,…
three roosters
Today I finished the third and last rooster for my March show. Here they are all together. That's 12 birds done and at least 4 to go. The whole crew together is starting to look very matching, rather like a cohesive set of something. Because I chose all of the fabrics for the whole show…
challah
It is a new year. To welcome in the year, I thought I'd share a recipe for challah. I am thinking, perhaps of sharing recipes and food pictures here throughout the year. I would like to write on my blog more often, but it takes nearly a week to complete each soft sculpture and the…
red owl and the holidays
I finished the red owl. One more owl to make in this series. The first set of eyes I made for this guy were rejected because the background was too white making him look like he'd spent too much time in a tanning bed with goggles on. Much better now. We had a lovely Hanukkah. …
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