This house is the reason we went through six months of heck, high water, and living with my parents. All the ugliness and difficulty of fighting to buy this place (a foreclosure) is behind us now. We closed in April, and have been living here for just over a month. Stay tuned for some before and afters of our projects.
Footage from the first Twist in 2008. This year’s show will be even more fun and amazing!
Twist 2.0 from Digit all HD on Vimeo.
Twist Fair
Here’s a peek at a piece that will be exhibited at Worcester Art Museum during Art All-State 09 in May.
Made with felted wool, the individual forms initially reminded me of barnacles, but now look more like moss. I’d like to eventually make enough for a large wall installation.
The reason for so few (read: zero) posts these days is that my husband and I have been in a long (about 2 month) process of trying to close on our first house. In the meantime, our apartment has been rented so we had to pack up our home and studios to take temporary residence with my parents. Now my brother has been in town for Christmas so we are getting to enjoying an extended togethery time like we haven’t had since we were small. These shots are from around my parents house during last week snow storm.
I Heart New York – Cork and Map Necklace! I made a couple of cork and map necklaces for myself over a year ago and now they’ve made their way into my shop. Its a fun piece to make and wear and doesn’t feel cold on my neck in the winter like my metal and stone necklaces do. Check out this one here available in my Etsy shop!
Oh bother, I can’t find the before photo. I know I took it. This is the thrift store office chair Bob uses in the studio. You’ll have to imaging the before: horrible, shredding brick red polyester upholstery fabric and not very nice brown metal. Now take a look at the after…
If you had seen the before, I think you would be at least a little dazzled, at least we’re very happy with the result. From removing the old fabric and deteriorating foam, to printing the canvas with a screen that kept leaking, to stapling the fabric to a wood-like material that did not want to be stapled to, this was definitely a team effort. Bob persevered when I nearly gave up.
Soon you’ll see this print appear on the fantastic new products I’ll be posting in my new shop.
Like I said, Scan of the Day will likely not be a daily post, but here is the latest installment:
Can you guess what it is? If it’s really late at night and your eyes are getting tired, the tags below will give you a clue.
I love how these turned out. I paired the Mosaic plant in bright, warm weather colors on Vineyard Green with my beloved yellow vintage printed tablecloth cotton. Yes, an actual vintage tablecloth; wonderfully soft but still durable since it comes from a time when more things were made well. Modern, handmade, and determined to save your table from icy-drink puddles. Hurry over to my shop to check them out before they’re gone!
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Our final day we picniced and walked along the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve
We hiked a few of the shorter trails and even saw a rattlesnake that was too quick for my camera. For city folk like us, seeing a rattle snake in the wild is a big deal.
California poppies. I’ve since planted some seeds to have a colorful memory of our trip at home.
And what better way to end a week in California, than with some fish tacos they were on my San Diego to-do list so asked around and found out that Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill had the best in San Diego. I ‘ve never had them at a non-chain restaurant, so I have little to compare them too, but these were absolutely amazing! When you’re in San Diego you must eat some.
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Wondering why the “Saint” is now often dropped from the name of today’s holiday, I searched the net to learn more about St. Valentine’s day. Though no source could pinpoint a single origin of the holiday, I did learn that there were 3 christian martyrs by the name of Valentine. Isn’t it interesting that Cupid, the Roman god of erotic love, is the symbol for a holiday named after Christian martyrs?
I made this banner to remind me why I know I am loved eternally:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” That’s from the Bible’s book of John, 3rd chapter, 16th verse.
If you’re not familiar with the Bible, there is another book in it called 1 John that is based on a letter the apostle John wrote. Take a look at the 3rd chapter and 16th verse of this book:
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” Yesterday I realized the that the 3rd chapter, 16th verse of each book has the same amazing point!
Lastly, I want to share a favorite verse that was included in my wedding ceremony:
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. (1John 4:10)
If you want to read more about God’s love for us, click here.
