I finished the pages of a Star Book that I started as a sample piece in the class I taught in April. I had done the base pages and basic cover, but not completed the inside pages, so I used some appropriately mushy sentiments/snippets from our wedding program…
Read MoreForest Green & Rust is the color combination for the June ATCs I made for Colour Groupies…
Read MoreJust this week I received my copy of Sew Somerset Summer 2009 ~ the art of creative sewing with mixed media . . . with my article on Journal Quilts published inside!
Read MoreFor the "Paris" Bookmarks Art Swap at ARTchix Studio.com
Read MoreThese ATCs began as one piece that I fused together with timtex interfacing in the middle and cut apart into 4 ATCs.
Read MoreWhat is needed for this contest is an ATC-sized, 2.5" x 3.5" piece….
Read MoreI have enjoyed the challenge, found it gets me out in my studio more, and I love Helga's prompts. If you did not know, Helga & her husband James own ARTchix Studio…
Read MoreThese are Twinchies... very small collages sized only 2"x 2". I had forgotten just how small they were until I went to go make them for a collaborative swap sponsored by ARTchix Studio!
Read MoreJust this past week, we sold our sailboat Nimda. She was named after a computer virus by Steven in 2002 . . . just imagine what he was dealing with at work at the time . . .
Read MoreOn February 5th, I had an email with the subject: Selected for Sew Somerset! They selected 5 of my Journal quilts to publish for a technique-based article.
Read MoreOn February 7th, I enjoyed teaching a ‘fabric accordion’ book class in my own studio in Avon, CT. Above is a close-up scan of the front cover of the book only; there are 4 double-sided accordion pages in total.
Read MoreChloe is a fine example to share with you what the days in CT have been like lately.
Read MoreDecember 2008 ATCs for the Colour Groupies: Blue & Gold theme
Read MoreThis is my husband Steven's favorite ATC, of all the new Alice ATCs I made recently for a swap I am hosting…
Read MoreFor the holidays, I created a 2009 calendar for my mom, using some fun pictures. . . here are a few!
Read MoreThis collage done on a canvas panel. I started working on the background of this piece for a demo during one of my collage classes held earlier this fall.
Read MoreI am also making a few little gifts. Wine charms are easy to make and so much fun.
Read MoreIn the photo above are 4 lovely little handmade wooden spoons my dad made for me recently.
Read MoreI created the ATCs shown here for one of my own art swaps! All 4 ATCs shown here started out as plain 2.5" x 3.5" watercolor cards because I wanted something nice & sturdy to paint on a little. I combined Alpha Stamp card stock images with rubber stamps and watercolor crayons (wet) on all of them.
Read MoreHere is a simple rubber stamped card I made last week for our 'across the street' neighbor.
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