First things first. Happy Mothers Day!
A friend from my doll club gave me a small plastic bag filled with metal clothing hardware. I brought it home and spread it out-
close-ups: paper clip, hook. eye, clips, stocking and sock holders.
Lindsay-
I don’t know what lots of this stuff is for. So curious. I am feeling inspired to think about robots again… maybe over the summer.
Summer lady 2
Here are some sketches and some faces that I’m working on.
And, I decided that Loobylu’s Friday Archive was a great way to add to my category of “my art history”. So you know I used to work in clay. I made a lot of single decorated tiles. They were meant to be hung up on the wall individually. I always thought of them as art for the kitchen or bathroom- places you might have a problem hanging paper art. And, you could put these pieces through the dishwasher if they got dirty! I have the ones that were defective- you can see that this one has a big firing crack in it. It is dated 1980. It hangs in my studio now.
The first of the ladies is finished. This batch will be the Ladies of Summer, so all pastel and flowery.
I didn’t win a Softie Award, but you can see the winners here. I was thrilled to be a finalist and proud of myself for entering at all. It is not really in my nature to participate in competitions- I think I have an inborn aversion. Congratulations to the winners and all of us!
Today (5/7) is the last day to vote on the Softies Awards… although if you haven’t already, by the time you read this it will probably be too late.
I am back at work-
a group (choir? gaggle? giggle? luncheon?) of big ladies in pastels.
I have been reflecting on how the internet and blogging community has become such a good part of my life. In one week I met Ariana of Staindrop (Sunday) who gave me a fantastic walking tour of Portland. Then Sister Diane of Craftypod (Monday) for talk, coffee and recommendations for great places to visit in Portland. Tuesday was spent visiting those places.
On Friday, back home, I spent the morning with Abby of While She Naps. We discussed all the favorite topics- kids, marketing on line, our blogs, other favorite blogs, the state of Art and art and the world. Wonderful! But not only that- we went out for a walk and stopped in a fantastic coffee/tea shop- Look at this!
We split one of these-
Thanks Abby!
Sunday was a party to celebrate a little more then one year since Boston Handmade began. It is my Etsy marketing and friends group.
Wow! What a week! And so many people look at me like I am some kind of nut when I say I blog, sell online, post on Flickr… they just don’t know what they’re missing.
Remember this fellow?
He is tickled pink (groan) to be a finalist in the 2nd Annual Softie Awards in the category of Pink or Plaid. I hope you will take a minute and go vote for your favorites!
Here is my original post with lots more photos. Thanks for your support!