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Working Left Handed

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

This photo shows the ingredients for my next Twelve X Twelve quilt, a color palette based on the Kilauea Volcano. I have my right arm in a sling most of the time to prevent further injury to my shoulder. I am finding it rather challenging to get things done. I drew my design on freezer paper and marked it up and cut it apart. I started cutting the different elements which will be fused and need an under-lap. I forgot to add the under-lap on pieces 3 and 4 so I quit and left it looking like this. I was too tired.

This is the Trinity Art’s display case where we promote upcoming or ongoing shows. Since I am the featured artist in our exhibit and sale next month, I had to come up with something. I created a mini-gallery of some of my small scrap, inspiration pieces.

I love how this worked out. I need to make some more of these little treasures!! I also hung my last Twelve X Twelve quilt on a little quilt block stand that I bought at a quilt show many years ago.

So, it was not a totally wasted day, but I am tired so Mr C is taking me out to dinner. The caveat is that I have to select the place.

Here is the silly dog of the house, posing for the new camera.

Hope you are having a great week-end.

A Fresh Start

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

I have to clean my studio and put things away before I can start a new project. I finally finished it this afternoon and started work on a 36 X 48 piece for an invitational show. I pulled some fabrics to audition, but am not sure anything is speaking to me. I may have to mix up some dyes and alginate and do some dye painting tomorrow.

Scooter was hanging out in the studio with me today. I grabbed my paint rag t-shirt and put it on him. He nicely sat and posed for me. He is such a doofus.

In May, I will be the featured artist at the Artist’s Among Us Fine Art Show and Sale at Trinity Cathedral. I received two versions of the postcard. Guess which one I chose.

Art Every Day 22

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

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What a surprise it was to have blue skies and sunshine for much of today, here in Portland, Orygun. I love going down to the Rhodie Garden at sunset on a day like this. I can look out over the reservoir to the west hills and see the last bit of sunshine illuminating the sky. All photos in this post were taken with my iPhone.

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And, look, can you see the moon. We don’t often get to see the moon this time of year, so it has to be savored.

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This morning, I got to see our latest art show at the Cathedral. In December, we have a show to benefit an organization, sometimes it is crafts from a third world country. This year it is work by homeless children who are mentored through a program called p:ear.  I was blown away by the work and much of the it is credited to anonymous. I used my iPhone to take some photos, but the gallery lighting really causes a glare.

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I wanted to buy the piece on the right, but it had a red dot by the time I got to it.

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In addition to selling the art, we are collecting art supplies for the program.

It was a jam packed day. This afternoon, we took M & M to see puppet portrayal of Rumpelstiltskin. The script was written by a fellow art’s commission friend, Sharon, about 15 years ago, for the puppet theater. We all enjoyed it very much. She had enough bawdy dialogue, to make Mr C and I laugh out loud.

In the lobby of the theater is this huge and strange chair with a sign that says, sit on me. So M & M did.

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So, my art for today was taking photos and going to the theater. Works for me!!