I’m back from NIADA and Philadelphia; not that I saw any of Philadelphia. I almost never left the hotel! It was fantastic. I am tired after driving all day so I will post about what and who I saw during the next few days. Today I’ll start with my terrific roommate- Ruth Marks. Here is our room in the hotel-
and a better picture of her dolls-
He’s done… although looking at this picture maybe I should do something about his bad hair day. I’ve named him “East”. I will take more, and better pictures next week.
Tomorrow, early, I leave for Philadelphia and NIADA. I am nervous and excited. I will have the opportunity to have 2 of my dolls critiqued by NIADA artists and it has been a difficult decision to choose what to bring.
He’s done… although looking at this picture maybe I should do something about his bad hair day. I’ve named him “East”. I will take more, and better pictures next week.
Tomorrow, early, I leave for Philadelphia and NIADA. I am nervous and excited. I will have the opportunity to have 2 of my dolls critiqued by NIADA artists and it has been a difficult decision to choose what to bring.
I found a book of cross-stitch graphs when I was clearing out some of the books at my parents’ house. At least that’s what I think they are- the booklet is in French and looks old- like maybe ’30’s. I thought this bat design was very unusual and interesting. It could be used for knitting or anything with a grid design base. I put a few scan in a gallery.
More mail that I got as a result of my fabric packages-
an amazing envelope- I admired it for a while before I could bring myself to open it!
inside- a wonderful collage-
from Hanna at Il Bloggo. I am so tickled by this art about me!
I am making progress on this doll. I have decided that yes, it is a boy. I went to the library and got several books of Chinese folktales to see if I can find a name I like. I will have to work on the base and do a few more fiddly details before he is declared finished.
Here is the bag I made him-
I am also working on this doll’s clothes. It is really helpful to be able to go back and forth between projects.
I’ve gotten some very sweet thank-you’s from the packages of fabric I mailed out. This heart is from Emily at E.D.G.E. Gallery. So much fun getting surprises in the mail!
Some of my favorite garden things…
Poppies!
Allium-
And, my computer is back to work- hurray! After it was returned from Apple, it was so slow, I couldn’t upload anything… that meant no blogs, no ebay, no photos, I could hardly read my mail – ahhh! Now I have new, super, stronger, better, fatter memory and we’re back in business!