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Archive for the ‘studio’ Category

This and That and Stuff!

Tuesday, November 5th, 2013

Thought it was time to document the progress on the 3x3s. I hope to have the rows stitched together by the end of November. Then I have to connect the rows. I have an idea of how I will do that. Here are the remaining 3x3s.

I am starting to declutter and box up studio stuff for the move. I am starting with the dye/paint kitchen. I am going to completely empty it, box of stuff to go to the new studio, set aside stuff to donate to my guild’s silent auction and trash what is useless.

I have the cabinets empty.

I still have to do the undersink cabinet.

I have so much stuff that I want to hang on to because I am thinking of doing some classes in my new studio – small groups and one on one.

This is a tub of painting supplies, but not the brushes – just containers.

A tub of chemicals!!

A tub of dyes and disposable gloves. (if only I would remember to put them on)

Shibori poles.

Dye squirt bottles and containers.

The sorting table and my ubiquitous bottle of water.

I am feeling so much better this week. That virus I had knocked the stuffing out of me for a week. All of a sudden, on Monday, I was back to normal energy and happiness. It also helped that they finished the roof and chimney repair yesterday and packed up and left this morning. Nice to have peace and quiet again.

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On Again, Off Again

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

My website and blog have still been under a cyber attack. So, it comes and goes. These guys should get a life!! I have been working away, mostly, getting my studio looking good again. I had never hung any art after Mr C painted it last year. What a difference it makes to have some of my art hanging on the walls. Above is the little storage system I bought at Target where I store my hand dyes by color. I hung my then and now self portrait above it. The top has random sketch books and blank paper, I think.

This is my sewing area with some wire storage of quilt backing fabric, wool roving, commercial silk and organza fabric and pfd fabric. My Scorched Earth piece hangs on the left and a couple of small 12 X 12s on the right.

My ironing table is just to the left of the drying rack. The table has my collection of large and small irons. Fiesta, the orange 12 x 12, just came home from the SDA member’s show. The other cloth is a Japanese batik piece that I bought for a $1 at a garage sale. It has 3 pockets at the bottom. Not sure what its intended use was.

This is my main design and photography wall. After 7 years, the felt is showing its age so I think I will replace it. The table with white felt is my print table and the ironing table is next to it. On the wall is the latest Cruciform piece and a poster with my photo which was used in Susan Lenz’s Decision series.

The storage unit on the left is for my Japanese vintage textiles. I really don’t use them that much any more so am thinking of bagging them up and finding a new home for them. On the wall is a framed piece of my felted “Frippary” pieces and an old piece with fabric printed by me with some commercial fabric. I called it Pathways. I don’t think I ever entered it in a show. It was fun to find it and hang it in my studio.

I have lots more purging and organizing to do. I have really refined what I do in the studio and it is time to get rid of stuff I no longer use. (Someday!) For now, I am happy with how it looks.

I have to finish up here before the website goes down again. I am off to a STASH meeting with my Portland friends.

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The Long Week-end

Monday, July 8th, 2013

I have been missing from this place, but busy and having fun. I intended to post last night, but the server for this site was hacked and was down for a bit. So here is what I have been up to.

I went out to buy some muslin to dye for quilt backs and to make some travel bags for my quilts. I saw the cotton/linen fabrics above and decided to buy them to make a top that I had seen made up in a shop in downtown Portland. It is a Very Easy Vogue pattern. I am making the short sleeve version.

That was Wednesday.

On Thursday, I spent an hour or so working on some purging and reorganizing my studio. I have been inspired by Lynn Krawczyk – Fibra Artysta, who has worked with a professional organizer and in two days purged and reorganized. She is now sharing what she learned from this.

I have this print drying unit that had so much stuff on it, I could not use it for the intended purpose. It is now ready for use or better yet, to go to another home if we decide to downsize our living situation.

Then, it was off to the neighborhood 4th of July parade.

Even chickens got in on the event.

That evening, we were invited to enjoy the fireworks with friends in downtown Portland. His condo is next to the Portland Art Museum and has great views of the down town.

After enjoying fondue, we trekked down to the waterfront to the Hawthorne Bridge and waited for the fireworks. We did some sparkler play while we waited.

On Friday and Saturday, I continued working in my studio. I found things strewn here and there and tried to consolidate what I was keeping in containers. I have a big plastic box that has much of my printing tools.

Here are my electrical tools.

And my respirators and dust masks.

I have recycled lots of paper stuff and here are a couple of bags of trash – there will be more.

I really need to think twice before I save stuff for potential use.

So that was my time away from the blog. We also enjoyed a family barbecue with the Portland family on Saturday night.

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A Really Good Thing

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

My wet studio or actually, a little kitchenette, where I mix dyes and clean up printing and painting supplies, is now fairly neat and clean. This morning, you could not see the floor. The table was covered with stuff – some from Kerr Grabowski’s workshop from last June.

I did some purging and cleaning of this storage unit – a place I tend to pile stuff to deal with later.

My kitchen sink is white again! Bottles and containers are washed up. My brushes and other print/paint supplies are in containers on the counter.

There is nothing stopping me now – except getting the 3 x 3s put together. I will work on them tomorrow.

Thank you to Del and Linda for giving me some great drawing ideas. I will get back to that tomorrow. I was busy yesterday doing a marathon session of Constant Contact mailings for SDA reps. Jack and Mia and Miles came over for dinner last night. Stephanie was in Maine all week working with her 3191 partner, MAV. She flew home last night.

Tonight we went to the Symphony. It was a jam-packed fabulous and eclectic concert. The guest conductor is from Estonia and he has quite the amusing personality. So it has been a busy, but lovely two days. I am a happy camper.

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Winner # 2

Friday, February 8th, 2013

Congratulations, Nancy; who said:

Congratulations. I’ve been reading your blog for several years. I especially liked the 3 x 3′s. I enjoy reading about your quilts and other projects.

Betty selected the art quilt so I need to know your choice, Nancy – The Twelve by Twelve book or the dupioni silk fabric? Send me an e-mail with your choice and your snail mail.

Tomorrow, I will do the last random number selection.

Mr C continued work on the ceiling hole and in fact, it is all fixed. He did some touch up painting. He used some vile spray texturizer on the drywall. It made me sick so I did not spend much time in my studio today. I added a few more rows to the 3 x 3 installation.