This doll is an alien creature. Her name is Acrea Ax’shal. She is made of jewelry wire, batik quilting fabric, fibers, buttons, ribbon and beads. She is stuffed with fiber fill.
Three Little Birds January 16, 2010
\”Three Little Birds\” by Bob Marley
Three Little Birds
The number three used to be significant to me. It represented the love of my little family – my husband, my daughter and myself. It no longer holds that significance. But these little birds and the Bob Marley song came to me while I was talking to my friend of 23 years on the phone.
\”Put Your Records On\” by Corinne Bailey Rae
This song is one I put on when I feel really great, I turn up the volume and dance and sing out loud. It always has felt like a follow up to the Bob Marley song…like what happens when you practice the Three Little Birds song in your heart, that you feel complete and whole and your worries are small compared to your joys.
They are made of copper wire, beads, cotton cloth and polyfil.
Beautiful Mosaic by Debbe Webster January 12, 2010
A coworker stopped me in the hall today and told me she had something to show me. She told me that she had a Tiffany lamp that had been broken and was no longer fixable. So rather than throw away the glass she offered it to the social worker at my school who is a mosaic artist. I just had to take a picture of the mosaic!
Mosaic made from broken Tiffany lamp
Stuffed Crow and Stuffed Armadillo December 13, 2009
I spent the weekend sewing stuffed animals, finishing up two, and starting two and finishing one of these. One I have to wait to show until after Christmas because it is for my Mom.
One is the crow I started about six months ago…his name is Alistair Crowley and he has a fondness for Carrion Truffles. Yummy!
Alistair Crowley hamming it up
Alastair Crowley
The second animal is an armadillo and it is funny I had this idea that his head had to come out from under his shell but after fussing with it for MONTHS I saw a wooden armadillo at the school library and realized it really truly did not have to, so this weekend I just sewed it on straight. The other thing that happened is that the cat go ahold of his tail before I had sewn it on and the cat thought it was quite a fun toy. I found it while doing some more thorough vacuuming ie moving the furniture about, then I stuck it in my sweatshirt pocket and had to hunt for it again. Finally, I had the tail ready to go this weekend. So here is Arnie Dillo. His stage name of course, his real name is Dez Serratt.
Texture December 7, 2009
Roof and Snow
I was rushing around this morning trying to get things together to take to the plowshares crafts fair when I saw this amazing texture out the back window. I sm thinking about playing with it in Photoshop to see what I can do with it to make a new work of computer generated art. Here is one I did recently:
Crows and Sycamore, altered image collage
The Everson Museum Turner to Cezanne Show October 13, 2009
The Innocents and the Card Sharpers
Although I liked this show I did not LOVE it. It had some paintings in it that were familiar, some by Cezanne which made me quite happy and a couple other decent paintings. This tiny painting by Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier, impressed me tremendously and if you go to see just this it will be worth it. It is small, maybe 8.5 x 11 inches. I stood and looked at it, stepped in closer, and then again closer. It has a meticulous attention to detail, and I especially loved the details on the clothing, the lace was absolutely intricately done. The wrinkles in the boots fascinating, the texture of the clothing just gorgeous.
a blank slate September 12, 2009
crow
Today I am born again….today i am a blank slate. I wait here in this room for inspiration to come to me. a black on black palette waiting to be filled.
This is of course a very naked Alistair Crowley.
What hast thou wrought? September 1, 2009
A new doll, that has been in the making for a while, at least I drew it a few months ago. I have finished it this week.
detail
Pool of Tears or What hast thou wrought?
A new stuffed animal August 23, 2009
This giraffe seems to be a big hit with elementary age kids. Both my friend’s neice and my neice have expressed interest in taking Gilbert (pronounced Zheel Behr) home. He is made of cotton fabric, metallic thread and buttons, is stuffed with polyfil and has aluminum armature wire inside his legs. I am still working on an armadillo and a wonderful new doll whose name has not been whispered in my ear yet. While I was working on this new doll today, Gilbert was standing on my sewing table looking out the window into the back yard. He really enjoyed watching the squirrels chasing each other around the maple tree. He also reminded me to fill the bird feeders and that the lawn needs mowing.
Stuffed Giraffe
Gilbert Giraffe detail
During the week I was at a workshop and while there came up with an idea for a series of dolls which will also become a painting. I am going to begin working on it before I have to get back to teaching. Look for them to appear on here in the near future.
Fiber – Painting Combos August 5, 2009
Phoenix and Tree
Four Birds
Painting from a dream I had about my coworker Louise
