A new bird. Her wings are made from tiny hands. The painting in the background is by Brigid McCabe. And a little owl from my sketchbook. I like his face.
owl 2 and an award
My little sister, Rachel, was visiting us from D.C. these past few days and it was so great to see her. We immediately started thinking up projects for her new gocco and drooling over the big package of Sizzix paddle punches that just arrived. My sister and I used to craft together all the time…
some soft toys for a change!
I made these five elephants for a new children’s store called Pajama Squid that will be opening in my home state of Maryland in March 2008. I got some good news a few months ago from Penguin Putnam Australia, the publisher of the book Softies that came out this past fall. Apparently the book has…
small bird in mustard yellow
A new small bird, in mustard yellow. The flock of small birds. I just scored a whole set of new paddle punches on eBay that I’m pretty excited about. My poor leaf-shaped Sizzix is all dented now. The head kept flying off the hammer you’re supposed to use and nearly knocked me in the face…
pyrrhuloxia
I started working on a red bird when Charlie pointed out that it had begun to look like a pyrrhuloxia, a cardinal-type bird he remembers seeing when we went birding in Tuscon four years ago. I like having a husband who is a birder and who has a photographic memory. Here is my pyrrhuloxia and…
Nest of Thread (deux)
The first Nest of Thread is at Pocket Utopia for the Etsy show, but I will always have a special feeling toward that piece because in a sense it was the beginning for me. When I made it I had been making birds for a few months already and then the idea for this design…
birds of a feather
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…
lark bunting and snow storms
As you may know, here in Boston we have been deluged with snow in the past few days. Thursday brought a snowstorm with the worst possible timing – right in the middle of the day. Everyone in the city left work at the same moment and the entire metro area was in gridlock for many…
wading bird in white
Roxanne and I have been talking recently about making art that is monochromatic. She likes that word. I told her I was working on a bird that is all white. She made a picture all in orange. Nice when we get excited about the same idea. I’m pleased with the layers on the wings on…
the last few handmade gifts
A few days ago the most lovely piece of fabric arrived in the mail. I have been coveting Lara Cameron’s fabric for so long now and finally managed to get to her Etsy shop in time to buy some. And it is indeed fabulous. I know fabric is really special when it never makes it…
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