Donkey Show Preview

So I finally came up with a plan for my upcoming show at Donkey Coffee. The theme is "Jardin Fantastique" and will comprise of art made about the denizens of my garden. These two are still in process, though "Koi to the World" does have a title, little honeybee does not (I like to call her Queen Bee).



Honeybee, stash fabrics, approximately 18" x 18". Sequins in the wings and iridescent fabric for the crown. Silk flower and button complete her look.

And Koi to the World, more stash fabrics. Holographic quilting threads for the water and around the body of my little fish. This piece is approximately 18" x 22". I also used holographic sequins for some of the scales and added a few shisha mirrors for pizazz.

Detail of the scales and fins with machine drawing. Both are made on a patchwork base, the main image is reverse applique my way (involves the use of Pellon and making a big drawing).


Just two of the fantasmagoric pieces that will be hanging at Donkey Coffee May 26-July 1 2007. Y'all come on down! (or up, or over....)

Inspiring People Around the Globe

Marty likes to check my stats daily, I usually don't pay much attention (too much stress) but today he found this site, in which a group in France who made dolls inspired by my article in Quilting Arts posted the results of the challenge. I think they did a great job, don't you?

Quilt Sunday

Cleaning the house for company, everyone has to go back to the studio:

And today's work in the studio. Two months til I hang the Donkey show and then I also have a group show at the Athens Public Library with my local art group so new things need to be completed:
Detail of single sun and various greens pieced together.


So far today I managed to get the green upper-ground pieced and applied to the sun quilt base. It measures approximately 40" H by 45" wide at the moment. I am thinking reverse applique flowers to fill the ground. Lots of oldies but goodies, including several greens in the Lunn Fabrics Pointillist Palette.

It's a very warm sunny day out, what am I doing in here?

Journal Page Fun

I got to go to Donkey and spend an hour realigning with an iced latte, slice of gingerbread cake (so good, wonder who made it? ;) and my paper and pencils.

Colored pencil on Fabriano paper, Souffle pen outlines and details.

Closeup of gator.
Close up of flower.

And from a few weeks ago, a study for red shoes. Scrapbook paper cutout shoe, magazine images of shoes and flowers, base of Golden Paints Pyrrole Red and highlighted with Souffle pens and oil pastels.

Etsy Update

I just put a bunch of animals and the turtle handbag up at my Etsy shop. Thanks for looking!

My Hometown

Athens is a small town, as small towns go, but it is also a college small town, which means not only that when the students leave on break, half the area population goes with them, but that we do have the occasional funk, such as the alley that this restaurant is down:

Decorated with belly dancing women and painted patterns, even on the air conditioners.

And isn't the entry just too cool for words?
There are a few more details at my flickr, but this gives you the gist of it. More later.

Fiona, Freddy, and Olivia

In between cleaning and organizing the studio (a major week long undertaking so far), I managed to finish a few things that had already been in process. Fiona and Freddy had bodies, eyes and mouths, they only needed fins and a tail to feel complete. They are made of the usual mix of commercial print and commercial hand dyed cottons, Freddy's head is made of silk dupioni. Their features are crocheted, and their fins and tail are made of stretchy swimsuit material.

Fiona, looking happy to be here.

Freddy, swimming with purpose.

And Olivia got her wings and beak yesterday. The wings are appliqued and quilted before being attached to her body. The beak is felt that I sewed with a fancy stitch on my sewing machine (double thickness of felt) and then blanket stitched.

All three will be on my Etsy shop later this week, along with some butterflies (they still need legs).