this is a side project I’ve been working on-
It is a banner for shows. To avoid the embarassment of realizing, halfway through the day, that I haven’t got my name anywhere in my show booth… yes, it has happened. Several times.
detail-
This is a carry-around project, a watch a dvd project, a project to do when other projects aren’t going right. I actually have a doll finished. I will probably post her tomorrow. I am still thinking about whether she is done.
A treasure from my studio.
I don’t know what’s up with me these days. Well, actually I do, but…Â hmph, anyway. What a summer. I have been having a hard time staying on task and finishing things. I’ve got a bunch of stuff started and several (many) dolls that are in the I’m-really-not-sure-where-this-is-going pile. I decide to do some studio shuffling with the idea of organizing or cleaning but mostly it is making things messier and makes me feel even more unsettled. So, in todays shuffling, I came across this photo. I found a large box of photos in a trash pile once. I found homes for most of them, but kept a few special ones including this one. I always wonder why someone scratched out the belt?
Another girl, another cashmere dress. I have been thinking about a little girl doll with these buns for 1 1/2 years. Finally she got to the front of the line.
I used the cuff of the cashmere sweater as the bodice.
The buns are made of felt beads.
And, since I know everyone wants to see- under the dress-
Cashmere dress with cashmere and angora roses. Misty and very soft. So soft black cashmere hair.
with flowering vines-
The color here is not quite right- the red is a dark red, the purple is a tweedy heather. But then, the brown is perfect!
the back-
5 babies-
Thanks to everyone who joined in on my Happy Birthday giveaway- you all made my birthday, and the week leading up to it, so full of fun for me!
I wrote down all the entries in the order they came in -68 in all. A random number generator chose #60 and that was KnitSonya! Hurray!
And for my birthday- I took myself on a thrift store and antique mall shopping expedition. I found these-
And I know just what I’m going to do with them.
okay, I went back and fixed the tails of the luna moth on the first baby–
Here is the fix I did-
Now the tails are thinner and hopefully more graceful. The new official baby picture-
And this one because I like it-
And now for some garden photos. The sunflowers are starting to open. The bees love them!
And this was what I was hoping for when I planted the tomatoes, 2 months ago-so exciting!
Everything I am working on needs blue lately. I did a morning of dyeing when the weather was truely miserable, one day last week.
My birthday is coming up at the end of the week- Saturday. So…. I had so much fun last year, I decided to do another birthday giveaway. Just leave me a Happy Birthday on any of the posts between now and Saturday and you are entered. I am not going to make it hard for anybody.
I made this needlebook for the prize-
Actually, I turned a piece of applique that I’d already done into a needlebook. I might find some other prizes before Saturday. If I do, I’ll post them.
Another bit of business- I am looking for an intern if there is anybody in the Boston area who might be interested. I have contacted MassArt, but figured I mention it here too. Email me if you are interested- mimik(at)pobox(dot)com.
Another baby with Luna Moth.
2 luna moths. Yesterday morning I posted the other baby. Later in the day I was finishing up the second doll. I wanted to take another look at the photo of the moth that I’d linked to. It is funny how a few hours and photos (instead of what is right in front of my face) can help me to see better. On second look, I wasn’t happy with the way the moth looked. I went back to the studio, picked out the stitching around the moth “tails” and redid it. I am going to do something similar for the first baby too.
When I post photos to my blog and flickr, I am declaring the piece finished. It feels very odd to go back and rework something. Too funny.
Anyway. Here are 2 sweet babies-
I spend a lot of time setting up photos and taking tons, most of which get deleted or are clogging up my iphoto. Here is a reality shot of the dolls around the house- sitting next to me as I type on my laptop.
