This single strand necklace: Just became this multi-strand freeform necklace, with the addition of two more chains interwoven with the first. There might be some more orange beaded flowers, but it’s mostly finished. Maybe. This is what happens when I don’t get rid of art projects: they get rebooted. Happy Halloween!
Read More Orange Orchids (rebooted)On an amble through an Arizona art cooperative, I found an emerging artist’s gallery offering hand-embroidered clothing. ‘Cool!’ I thought, stepping close enough to see details. I am a sucker for embroidered clothes. ‘Awww, dammit,’ I thought next. The stitches were large and roughly spaced, an effect probably meant to be charming and rustic to…
Read More Economics and Hand-embroideryWhat a month it has been, my readers. First: the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the direction of the current Saudi crown prince. I’m no big fan of the Turkish government, and I know they have blood on their hands as well. But they are at least keeping the Saudi government reeling off-balance and…
Read More Free Press, Gaslighting, and FearThis falls under ‘book arts and text-based art’, so I’m including it here. It’s one of the loveliest and most wistful art pieces I’ve seen recently. It also launches me into an art rant, so be forewarned. Irish fabric artist and writer Heather Richardson memorializes Kathleen Hutchinson, the aunt she never met, who died as a…
Read More A Dress For Kathleen: a stitched memorialA new pretty done in record time (for me): just a little over a month from concept, research, design, and sewing. This, while dealing with a health issue in my family and a new job. Just put the last beads on the tassels and edges today! This book measures 5″x5″x2″, with eight double-sided fabric pages…
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