Are you in the Chicago area? This weekend is a busy one including Open House Chicago, an architectural tour. The building I live in is part of the tour and we have put together an art show with 12 artists in the building.
I am excited to be showing my work in person again! Here is some more info about the event-
I would love to meet you if you can come by!
Perfect for the Autumn weather we’ve been having!
He is made of some classic toile for his tattoos. His chest is mostly trees which I thought was appropriate. He has high boots with (decorative) laces.
Here he is, hanging out with Jasper.
And in the garden-
This is the last one for now.
She has tiny jewel buttons in her hair.
And another one at her belly.
I had this lady all ready to post last night but then I saw that there was a black thread across her tail- which was invisible to me until I was looking at the photos! It is not the first time that has happened. Anyway, I’m onto Lumberjacks now.
Little Baby asleep in the garden.
Work continues slowly around here. I have had family visiting which was a nice distraction. Also, my birthday! The real reason for the slowdown though, is that I had a bad fall 2 1/2 weeks ago and recovering has really slowed me down. I cut my head, broke a tooth, broke my glasses, other scrapes- all of which has meant appointments and time away from what I’d like to be doing. Also, recovering turns out to be very tiring so I’ve been resting a lot. Slowly I am feeling more like myself. Onward!
I like the hat but his hair is pretty good too :-)
Stormy blue eyes. Another antique button.
I know I’m going very slowly with these fish but there is a lot of stuff going on that is a big distraction. Then I forget to post. Maybe someday we will get the art up on the walls in our new home!
2 Orange fish come next.
Now I need to go put another coat of paint on a project in my studio :-)
These Chicago fish are moving very slowly 😆
The photos make the white look a little shimmery but it is just very white wool.
I’m starting 2024 making with 2 fish. There will be more then 2, but for today :-)
It will take me a while to figure out the photography in my new place. I’m trying lots of places!
It’s been a while! We got to Chicago on April 3 with the kitties. We spent 2 months in Airbnbs- one month each so it wasn’t too terrible but really, it was enough. So, we have found an apartment and we will stay here until we find our next home. We moved in on June 1 and all our stuff arrived on June 7. We have spent the time since, setting up, sorting boxes, and all the rest of what you do after a move. I am working on getting my studio set up again. Also, acquiring all the necessities for shipping since I left that all behind. Baby steps to getting back to work. Once I have my new shipping label printer figured out, I will be able to re-open my etsy shop. I do know where the post office is so that’s a step in the right direction!
While I was in studio limbo, I had a few projects to work on. I worked on some summer clothes and some quilts. I had 2 quilt tops done but not backed or quilted. Here is the big quilt, laid out on the floor of an airbnb, getting basted together.
The apartment for the first week-
And then our stuff arrived- and that is just the beginning of the moving-in day.
This is going to be my workspace- I just have to figure out how to make the space useable-
It is all coming along. I have to get back into practice doing my blog and all the rest. We are settling in, even the kitties. They have their condo even if we don’t have ours yet 😸
Good-bye little flower. Just a few more weeks until the move. The 25% off sale is still going on for all the dolls- code MOVING25. My Etsy Shop.
