As promised, here is a little preview of what's been goin' on round here. The sewing machine was purring this week as I began a new batch of iPod cases. I love hand work in the winter. While I used my trusty Janome to do the heavy lifting in the beginning, now all these will … Continue Reading
The wonderful (and I really mean it) Juliana Coles sent me this link the other day and asked me to pass it on. I think I'm still riding the wave of "yes we can". That combined with my natural wintery inclination to hibernate, put on my jammies the second it gets dark (about 5:15 p.m.) and … Continue Reading
Today is Veteren's Day. And for our Canadian neighbors to the north it's called Remembrance Day. Memorial Day is thought to be the day that we honor and remember those fallen in war and Veteren's Day is the day we honor those that have come home. Any day is a good to remember those lost … Continue Reading
This beautiful man graces the main street through my little town of Niwot on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. Niwot was platted in 1875 (17 years after gold miners arrived in this area), as the Colorado Central Railroad extended it's tracks northeast of Boulder. Long before it was platted and laid out in … Continue Reading
Whew! I've gotten upacked, taken a deep breath, enjoyed the fall shadows and now I'd like to offer some of my Studio Tour goodies for sale right here. I have a few Travel Journal Kits left, if you are interested. They would make a fantastic gift for anyone (including a self-gift – the best kind) … Continue Reading
A great time was had by all at this weekend's studio tour…. …here at Casa Rodrigivitz. Stephanie has a wonderful home that graciously accepted scores of people who popped in for a look at our art. Lisa's charming and witty hanging pieces greeted everyone as they walked in…. …this is one of my favorites… …while Stephanie's … Continue Reading
Well, the gel medium's been flying around the studio this week and the work table's been in high gear. The Studio Tour starts tomorrow and I've run out of time. I finally reached a point yesterday where I simply could not design one more thing, choose one more collage piece or make one more french knot. … Continue Reading
I spent yesterday afternoon in the garage working on "merch" bags for the Studio Tour this coming weekend. I know everyone is way ahead of me on this stencil thing, but I finally circled around to it. Last year at the PLAY journaling retreat, Tracy had brought his Copic marker set up for us to play … Continue Reading
I'm getting ready for the Longmont Studio Tour, which will be the 3rd week of September. Stephanie (she's got the coolest blog banner going) has kindly offered to host myself and Lisa at her very cool studio/home in Longmont. As a fundraiser for the Longmont Arts Council the participating Studio Tour artists make "mini-masterpieces" – … Continue Reading
Here I am working on a little book from one of my paper paintings. Marcy is in the background working diligently on something as well. Our studio was full and this year we shared tables, which I found to be challenging. I LOVE my own space and I had to be very tidy and … Continue Reading