I shrunk my goat pattern to 60% and made it up in black and gold quilting cottons left over from my summer bumblebee.
sitting
I'm playing with different ways to construct a seated animal toy. I tried a dog with attached limbs. He is made from wool felt.
snow day
We are home today while a steady, slow-falling snow coats the outdoors. I am trying to play around more with my camera. Today I figured out how to turn off the flash in the macro setting. I hate reading the manual, but I learn something each time I do. Here are some shots from around…
Happy New Year!
A few highlights from my studio this year. I have had a really interesting, exciting crafting year. I've sewn nearly every day and that has been a true joy. And I wrote a book this year (and I can't wait to see it come together and become available in 2010). I have so many ideas…
Trash Menagerie at the Peabody Essex
Fish by David Edgar on view now at The Peabody Essex, Salem, MA We visited one of our favorite museums today, the Peabody Essex in Salem, MA, where we saw an amazing exhibit entitled "Trash Menagerie." Over thirty sculptures of animals, each made entirely from recycled materials. I was so inspired. I have always loved…
Lion
I am trying to say to myself that no project is too difficult to tackle. Sometimes I will have an idea and will start to think, "Well, how could I make that." And as I think about it, and it starts to get complicated in my mind, I say forget it. There is a good…
it was lovely
We had a lovely Chanukkah. The kids can sing the blessings and the songs in Hebrew now and it is totally adorable. We had four menorahs lit each night and with Shabbat on the last night,too, we had 38 candles lit. So nice.
patchwork dog
I made a second cuddly puppy, this time with some treasured wool scraps. He is in my shop now.
cuddly puppy
I am interested in thinking about the pattern design elements that make a soft object a cuddly toy versus a more austere sculptural piece. Baby-like features are key, I think, to an appealing toy. Big eyes and a big round head like a toddler. I designed this cuddly dog as a way to experiment with…
the horse design process continues
Here I was Thursday evening holding the envelope that contains CDs of my manuscript, step-by-step photos of 19 projects and all of my hand-drawn patterns. All sealed up and ready to go. That was a big moment. And my editor tells me all of the packages have been received in Colorado. Very good news. And…
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