Red and White Garment

 Just finished the latest garment to be shown at The C Gallery in Los Alamos, CA!  The first one sold and it making its debut appearance in New York this weekend.  This one is made from rayon so the drape is wonderful.  Nice large pocket too!  Hopefully it will sell too!

Swim Suit Forms

 Ever noticed the plastic swim suit holders at Costco? Not only have I noticed them but I have collected several of them. I took two of them and reverse collaged on them - putting the paper on the back of the form so that it shows through to the front. You have to think in reverse when you do this which apparently is quite easy for me! I used words from magazine pages first and then loads of transparent tissue paper layer upon layer so that you get a field of depth to it. All is adhered with Mod Podge. Since I am going to hang these outside and they weigh next to nothing I hung fishing weights on the bottom but first of course I had to paint and decorate the fishing weights. They measure about 14"x24". Next time you are in Costco and see these forms think of what you could do with one! 

Green & Gold Journal

 A 5x8 Journal I just finished for a birthday gift to someone who is very special to me.  Sketch paper inside, the front and back are canvas board covered with various papers.  It is bound with painted watercolor paper and the signatures are hand stitched in with waxed linen thread and glass beads.  It has a magnetic closure with a polymere clay face on the top.

light bulb mobile

 Do you recognize those shapes?  yes, they are light bulbs.  they have been decoupaged with tissue paper which has been stamped on.  After adhering the tissue paper onto the light bulbs with Mod Podge I used fluid acrylic paint to give them color.  Then the tops of them were drilled so I could place hoops into the hole.  Fishing swivels were then clipped to the hoops and fishing line attached.  Fibers were blued around the top of the bulbs. The fishing line was sewn into the fiber wrapped bamboo and fiber added to the ends and made as a hanger.  They make a nice sound when they run into each other.  And I have found that they are very sturdy because I have dropped them a couple of times and no breakage!

Hand woven altar scarf

Just took this off the loom.  It is a hand woven altar scarf for someone who is very dear to me.  The fibers were custom spun by Char Masi.  Her fibers can be found at https://www.facebook.com/Charmedfibers.  I cannot stop touching this, it is so soft with little lumps and bumps in it.  It measures 10x18 without counting the fringe.