OK so now it's August!!

I am still struggling to get my creative act together, but a few pieces have been designed for a series I want to do. A small needle felted base has been made, ready for embellishing, and several pieces of fabric have been dyed with rust for a collage I plan to do on a canvas base for an Art Explorations Yahoo group challenge. A year ago I put together a small crazy patch quilt with some of my hand dyed fabric and I have finally started creating and attaching embroidered, beaded plus pre-made lace and ribbon motifs. It's gonna be a knock out!! However, it's also going to take a long time but it's supposed to be ready for a show in 2010, so I do have some time to play with it.
Hope your summer is creative and fun. Shirley

Now I've seen everything!!

My yard is full of cats and kittens that have been abandoned, dropped off, or just found that there is usually food here, etc. They are all strays that REALLY need a home....so if you need an affectionate kitty cat or kitten, just call me!! they are all different colours, shapes and sizes. We have one that we named Sicky, because she was the sickest, puniest cat/kitten when she was dropped off here, we were sure she wasn't going to make it, but she eventually turned into a beautiful affectionate cat. She's seems to be part Siamese, white with chocolate highlights and incredible blue eyes. Anyway, I heard water running in the bathroom, went to check on it, and there was Sicky with her bum over the toilet, peeing profusely!!! She must have watched us a lot when she was little....... Go figure, huh??

I finally have some kinda large pictures posted. #1 is a Christmas Tree done for a fundraiser donation. #2 is Druids Dreams with different types of trees and #3 which is I Hate Fall, done after a workshop with Judy Morningstar in which she asked us to write a story with our art. I truly don't like fall (fall phobia?) and this piece talks about all the reasons. Now I need to find out how to put this entry next to the pictures!!!

Here I am again... I think, fingers crossed, that my lengthy creative slump might be over. I did a bunch of stuff yesterday, challenges for Napanee Artisan's Guild. Today I'm planning to start on a month long challenge for Art Explorations, an online group I belong to. By golly, my brain is actually working again!!!
Challenges used to leave me totally brain dead, no ideas, no comprehension of the concept, nada zip. However, my buddy, Ingrid, got me working on simple stuff, and eggs me on when a new one turns up. I am now part of an international round robin, and signing up for challenges everywhere I go...... So my next personal challenge is to start on my new series of fiber/mixed media art pieces. Wish me luck.

Wow, what happened to this year?

It is now July 2nd, 2008. My fear that the blog would prevent me from working on my art was definitely misplaced. No entries, and almost no new pieces either. A total desert!!
However, the bathroom is finally being renovated, first time since the 70's I understand when the room was originally converted from a small bedroom. The house itself was built in 1845, so everything is somewhat lopsided and warped, but I love it.
I have some work in a gallery now, at Artemisia in Westport, Ontario, so I guess I am making some progress.
I will try and post some pictures of my work in the near future. Have a great summer. Shirley

Winter in Ontario

Winter here is long, cold and restrictive. However, this week I have sewn a lot, dealt with office and online stuff, and generally actually begun to catch up a bit with my back log of wanna do's. The crazy quilt is not any further forward because the guild meeting was canceled, due to yet more snow, so why rush to get it put together!! right??
However, a canvas work piece is plodding along nicely, I've done some research on different interesting techniques and I'm downloading all kinds of useful stuff as we speak. Sundays seems to be download day and as I'm stuck with dial up, this takes AGES!!! I've also got some Surface Design Group swaps made and ready to be mailed. and read a book and listened to several books on tape while I sew.
Not a bad week altogether.