back to square one
The pile of squares is always there. And I’m very grateful for that. I’ve been hemming squares and stitching them together lately. It is a good activity when something simple and grounding is needed....
Category: Making
Scrappy hearts
I think this is the first time I’ve tried to piece a shape together from small scraps. It wasn’t that hard although it involved a lot of pins. The backing is assembled too, from...
Some words
I’ve been working on my words for the Painted Speech class, in between plowing and shoveling! A nice contrast in activity. This is a prototype of the pages. I’m learning to be more delicate...
A weaving celebration
It’s my birthday! I’m 66 years old. Seems like a lot of years. I’m celebrating with weaving. This checkerboard piece got me weaving again last September after a break. I really wanted to try...
Inky
I’ve had a long relationship with ink. Maybe as long as thread. We were not allowed to use ballpoint pens in my Catholic grade school to learn penmanship. We had to use fountain pens...
Chicken feathers on a stick
I am playing with ink. Sumi and gouache mixture. Taking an online class with Suzanne Moore via BookPaperThread. It is refreshing to try different things than usual. Loosening up the deep freeze that the...
A little magic
Hospital waiting room nine-patch. Sam’s heart surgery is done as of about an hour ago. I had a perfect little bit of stitching magic to keep me company while waiting. I did okay, time...