Mar 03 2008
Inspired by Susan. When I look at them, sometimes I see my mother. At other times, I see my father. I’ve not always liked them, finding fault in the size of my fingers, the shape of my nails, or the often calloused, rough-hewn texture of them. These are the hands of a survivor, a warrior […]
Jan 24 2008
While I have a few minutes to spare as my latest batch of beads cures in the oven, I’m posting pictures of some first-time projects. First, there is Hope, an Altoid tin doll: She’s the product of an A-HAA workshop Melissa lead us through last April or May. I think it was for our May […]
Jan 21 2008
Meet Coral: This last workshop with A-HAA was tough (i.e. a challenge) for those not really inclined to learn how to sew. Thankfully, our shop leader this month, Melissa, did much of the sewing for us. I’d swear my own sewing machine (Jon’s, actually) has fangs and growls at me. It’s a polar bear in […]
Jan 20 2008
So I need to do a bit of catching up. Consistency isn’t my strongest suit, though I’ve learned that my time is limited either to doing art or talking about it. I rather like the doing. Of course, I could spend 1 of my 3 hours of TV time doing something more productive, but by […]
Feb 08 2006
Bah! I broke the pony. *sigh* So, I redid the epoxy putty today and now I need to resand it.