Whew, I'm tired of being on the computer, and I still have broken links and directory reorganizing to do. But it's up! Give it a look and let me know what you think. :)


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Here it is! Be sure to click through -- this year's card has TWO parts. :D


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[x-posted from art blog]

This is the only drawing from last night that anyone needs to care about:


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Remember that post I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how I was having an off-week, but realized that off-weeks generally precede really fruitful periods? Well, I called it -- I am feeling really, really great! I had thought that I might be all exhausted and apathetic after the FabMo exhibit, but it's the opposite that has proven true! Seeing ( Read more... )

As most of you know by now, I have been hunkered down for the past couple of weeks preparing full-steam for the First Annual FabMo Art Exhibit this Saturday. FabMo has been around for about a decade and is the work of one couple from Palo Alto, who collect samples of designer fabrics, wallpapers, and trims from local firms and shops. Every month ( Read more... )

I have been having an off-week. I feel kind of yucky and dismal, which I'm sure is at least partly a consequence of the gloomy, windy, overcast weather. (Fall has really fallen this year -- it got cold seemingly overnight!) I feel like I've done bad work all week, and wasted a lot of time in unproductive activity. I just feel generally cruddy and ( Read more... )

I have finally finished the braided rug that I've been working on for so long. You can see it's not very big -- just big enough for a small bathroom mat, or for a big kitty like Tisha to have a nap on. :) (Yeah right! I'm not letting this get covered in cat fur, after I've worked so hard on it...)


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I keep meaning to post a photo of this:

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Yesterday morning I dreamed about making a braided rag rug. This is a process Laura Ingalls Wilder described in one of her books, and in my dream I remembered this and figured out how it must work. I think it's very cool because I've been hand sewing this week, and I also spent some time on Friday braiding garlic tops, so my mind put the two ( Read more... )