I know, I know, I need another thing to do like I need a hole in my head! Angie Allen is starting up this totally awesome meetup, the details are here, but basically, she’s working through the exercises in the book “Drawing Lab for Mixed Media Artists” by Carla Sonheim. I am not trained as an… Continue Reading
It should not be a surprise, but as my business grows, my storage shrinks! I’ve done a series of de-cluttering and clearing out of unneeded supplies, and through the years I’ve narrowed in on how I like to work in my studio, storing items and supplies most often needed in the easy to reach places,… Continue Reading
I got a request for a black – grey- lavender scarf last Friday. I surprised myself at how much I love this pallette. I name my color palettes so that when I go to mix the same colors again I can refer to something memorable. What stated as a practicality when I first started dyeing… Continue Reading
Good friends of ours had a baby just under a week ago and named her Teagan! Teagan has a big sister named Maren who LOVES pink and (her Mom) green. (look, here she is with a cute little pink print I won and gave to her). So I had to make some big sis, little… Continue Reading
I’ve been learning the value of patience these past couple of weeks. Combining the huge number scarves I need to dye with coolish weather, I’ve not been able to dye and finish scarves as quickly as usual. Turns out that’s a good thing…when I let the scarves soak in a bucket of water for days,… Continue Reading
I’ve got some exciting news about the classes that I’ll be teaching at the Create Mixed Media Retreat in Costa Mesa, in Southern California, this coming May! Both my classes will have 18 Bernina sewing machines available to use during the entire class! Even if the class makes it’s upper limit of 25, that’s still enough sewing… Continue Reading
I spent Saturday in the backyard, dyeing another 67 scarves: Once I get these washed and ironed, I’ll have finished that big order of 96 scarves, and I’m stocked up for Spring Shows. Where are the ironing fairies when I need them? Continue Reading
And so, another week is over. We’ve been crazy busy, the world news is even more depressing than normal, spring shows, final exams, May Term, teaching at the Create Retreat, all loom ahead of me. I’m exhausted. But the Jasmine has been blooming, and I’ve got a first draft of a new silk color palette… Continue Reading