Greenman #2 took a field trip!

Posted on February 3, 2022 by mimik

Yesterday I went to one of my favorite places to get a quick tropical vacation- Logee’s. Since I needed to photograph my greenman, I decided to bring him to the greenest place I know of in February.

This is #2, the newer one-

And here are the rest of his photos-

This is what followed us home from Logee’s :-) I am setting up an IKEA cabinet greenhouse (check them out! https://www.instagram.com/ikeagreenhousecabinet) and hoping to be able to keep these begonias alive. The plants and the cabinet have been a huge distraction- I am obsessed! I will post photos when it is all set up.

Greenman for January

Posted on January 31, 2022 by mimik

I am noticing that the days are getting longer. Spring will come eventually!

I had to try one of the merman beards on him.

And another special button.

Man with Hunting Tattoos

Posted on January 26, 2022 by mimik

There is a lot of action in this toile!

There is a big stag, hounds, and hunters.

On the back, there is a boar.

I embroidered his belt with variegated ferns and he has a vintage hunting button.

First Fellow of 2022- Farmer

Posted on January 25, 2022 by mimik

This farmer has a vintage corn button on his belt, and barbed wire printed pants. Sometimes I find just the perfect supplies!

All the vegetables! And his boots with their decorative laces.

These are the Last 2 Owls for now

Posted on January 18, 2022 by mimik

The gray one was the very last. That gray owl was inspired by my neighbor at the Paradise City Art Festivals I did last fall: Joe Oliverio is a bird photographer and I especially loved his owl photos. I bought some cards from him and they’ve been inspiring me.

And here are all 12 owls, waiting to get their tags and get listed into my etsy shop. That will be tomorrow’s job.

Could these Owls be Twins?

Posted on January 16, 2022 by mimik

Not quite, but pretty close. And just a few more owls to go.

Brown and more brown, lots of delicious patterns and textures.

How about some Brown Owls

Posted on January 14, 2022 by mimik

Dark brown owls-

The left owl is made from vintage cashmere- I know this because the fabric came from a poncho that my Mother made me in the late 1960’s. I think when I was around 12 years old? It also had horse buttons: I loved it so much!

And the next owl-

2 Snowy Owls

Posted on January 11, 2022 by mimik

These snowy owls are really hard to photograph- the camera picks up a lot more contrast than there actually is, giving the white and cream some tones that I don’t see on the pieces.

The owl on the left is very white. The wings are very slightly cream. The owl on the right is more of a cream color. All the parts are shades of creamy white.

These outdoor nature shots give a better idea of the colors.

2 Dark Owls

Posted on January 10, 2022 by mimik

I love playing with these black textured woolens. The body has that diamond pattern that seems to be embossed into it? The ears are a black wool corduroy- how amazing it that!

The wings are cut from a very dark gray ribbed wool sweater.

Please excuse that hair on the wing- I never see something like that until it is too late (dark) to fix it!

This owl has all the dark sweater bits.

Getting started in 2022

Posted on January 8, 2022 by mimik

Winter has finally arrived with snow and cold temps. I’m back in my studio and trying to get my focus back. Sometimes it’s a challenge. There are days I just want to fuss over my houseplants, read my ebooks, or play games on my phone… or all of the above. But, I am working on owls and I’ve finished up a few.