this was a birthday gift for my art girlfriend kathy. she lives on vashon island, so it seemed appropriate. the shell is a raku bead from RAMA. i also used a RAMA face bead in the fringe, along with copper charms. it is beaded on ultrasueude with seed beads and fresh water pearls.
my little friend ingrid turns one tomorrow. i made her these little bibs using a pattern i found in a japanese craft book. it was fun and easy! the fabric came out of my rather extensive collection. they close with snaps, but you could use velcro also.
the violin, it is done! now --at least soon-- on to the next one. well, once i determine if it is worth saving..
this is a 3/4 sized violin, painted with acrylics and ink. click for more photos on flickr.
in honor of my sister, who is an island girl, like me, and currently on an island sojourn.
last night i worked on the violin and another canvas, and prepped 2 more. it was good. listened to harry potter audio books while working, though i had to stop earlier than i wanted to because my back hurt. working on the floor may not be ideal, but it's what i have room for!
Island Girl is a beaded doll I created a number of years ago, in honor of my Island home -- Vashon Island in Puget Sound, where I grew up. I am actually planning to spend next weekend out there and am excited about it!
i am excited because i bought my tickets today to go to San Francisco with my friend janusz. we are going to be there 2 nights. we are going to do to the Chihuly exhibit at the de Young and the Frida exhibit at SFMOMA. and whatever else comes up! this is a painting i did of frida a few years ago. i think it was 8x8" or 10x10" or so. i am not entirely sure.
i was sickly all last week, so did not get much art, or much of anything done, other than a little knitting. i am still working on the back of the dress, louisa harding's marie. and i am also working on a pencil skirt pattern from handmaiden yarns using fleece artist hand dyed ottawa. the dress, being lace, is my project for when i can concentrate, and the skirt if my project for when i need to be doing something else at the same time.
i did do some art this weekend, that i can't show you.. yet. and this.. dreaming is 4x4" and is available in my etsy shop.
my mad scientist friend also dabbles with photography, and here is a photo he took of me wearing the painter's vest i knitted using a jane thornley pattern. www.janethornley.com.
it was really fun to combine colors and textures. i want to do more of this kind of thing. i did when i first started knitting but then i got distracted by other people's patterns. not that they are not cool.. and true this is technically a pattern, but it's pretty much a free for all, too. that's a lot more relaxing than, say, lace knitting.
