grey owl 1-
and grey owl 2-
Tomorrow night is the opening at Gallery Hanahou for the Luv-able + Hug-able show. I wish I could be there but a trip to NYC the day before setting up my booth at the South End Holiday Market isn’t really feasible. If you are interested in checking out the show and maybe even buying something, they are having a sneaky pre-sale for YOU! All the info is here.
This has been in the back of my mind for a while now-
and, *ahem*, this guy is #100 in my flickr set for 2010!
I pulled out the box where I’d put all the owl pattern pieces and experiments when I decided to set the pattern work aside. This was a finished one, made in upholstery fabrics.
There were also several owls “in-progress” and I am finishing them up. Um, and then I cut out a few more because I had an idea that needed exploring. Ah well, whatever doesn’t get finished by Friday will get done eventually.
This was the dining room table this morning-
Labeling and shipping work.
And the sofa-
Yep, a bunch more fish. I will photograph and post them soon.
A gray owl made from the softest cashmere sweater ever. This owl will be going to NYC for the Luv-able & Hug-able show in December.
I was going to work on a pattern for the owl this week, but my scanner broke and I realized that I was being haunted by the deadline for this show. Better to get the pieces done. And, I took notes as I made this one.
I am doing a Tiny World class on Saturday, October 30 at my house. I had 2 people drop out today. Is anyone interested in joining us? Info here.
these are for a special show. I have 2 more in the pipeline. When I get them done and post them, I’ll explain. A little mystery is always fun!
The first (of many, I hope) meet-up was this morning. It was fantastic!
There were 6 of us. Liz, Louise, Betsy, Kerry, Crystal, and me. It was exactly what I’d hoped for- we yakked away about google stats, changes at Etsy, shows in the area, blogging and Twittering… the kind of talk that has a very limited audience in my life. And after 1 1/2 hours of talking, we all trooped down to the Goodwill and did some thrift store shopping. It was so much fun! Next meet-up, Feb. 10. Everyone is welcome. If you feel funny about coming into a group of people who know each other, email me and we can have a pre-meet-up meet-up or just get acquainted by email.
And, the first doll of 2010. How apt is it that it is a baby? This little one was all ready to be appliqued- all the pieces cut out and pinned on, but I never got to it before Christmas.
owl baby 1-
it is a 2 owl baby.
Owl baby 2-
and baby 3- no owls this time.
These babies are #71, 72, and 73 of the year and so now I have surpassed last years’ total of 72 dolls- wow and Hurray!
here is the doll from last week that I am finally getting around to posting-
another baby and owl- this time a sleepy baby on a blue background.
a little bit of scale-
and some sun-
On the topic of creative slump- I have cycles I go through… one of the very positive things about having a blog is that I have a record of it. I can remember how things were going, even if I didn’t write it down at the time. The blog is a concrete reminder that I get past the slow times and get energized again. Right now I am distracted by many things- the studio project, the class I’m starting today, other stuff in my life that doesn’t make it into the blog- that boring and difficult real life stuff. There is some kind of brain exhaustion happening too- I need the break. It all adds up to no new dolls. I focused on the studio project over the weekend and got lots done. I feel like I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. When it is all done, I am going to have a party and you are all invited!
the hat is suppose to be moon-ish.
Several people mentioned that my hand gave them an indication of the size. I forget that there are new people here who haven’t seen scale photos like this one. These swaddled babies are a little bit smaller then life-size- mostly about 12 inches long.
When I change direction and am trying to get in the groove- from girl dolls which are about the clothes, to baby dolls which are about applique and surface decoration- I find it useful to step back and start with a design I have explored before. That gets me thinking and going in the new direction but hopefully not getting overwhelmed or lost.
I love the night babies so I start there. Here are some earlier ones–
This doll was amazingly hard to photograph. If I wanted to show the details on the body, the face got washed out. Face right? Body ended up too dark. So I mixed them up to give a good idea.
