This is the next piece I have done for Jude’s class, “Cloth to Cloth”. I have been trying to post my work here, so if anyone in the class would like to get a closer look they can do so. This whole process is addictive. I have more ideas in my head than I will [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Circles and Shades
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Fabric, Interior Design on May 26, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Blossoming
Posted in Inspiration, Memories, Nature, Places, Ruminating, Seasons, Slow Living on May 22, 2010 | 13 Comments »
Yesterday before lunch I saw that the sun was shining (briefly is the key), and decided to go cut some of my roses. The wind, rain, and hail have really been whipping them around just as they were all starting to blossom. I had to save a few and bring them inside. In this bouquet [...]
Anchoring the day
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Interior Design, Quilts, Ruminating, Slow Living on May 20, 2010 | 18 Comments »
After my absence, I am feeling as if I am restoring some energy finally. Jude is really inspiring me with her ideas and teaching with the “Cloth to Cloth” workshop. Today I tried to do one of her techniques called “anchored weaving.” I started with a solid piece of fabric, in this case a printed [...]
Playing with Weaving
Posted in Decorative, Fabric, Inspiration, Quilts, Ruminating, Slow Living on May 18, 2010 | 20 Comments »
I signed up for Jude’s class titled “Cloth to Cloth” and am having the best time! It is just what I needed to get me going again. Sunday I decided to dedicate my afternoon to creating something so I would be able to learn this technique. I washed all the fabrics, cut them into strips, [...]
Slow Living
Posted in Slow Living on May 9, 2010 | 9 Comments »
When my husband and I were in Mendocino for the month, we had clear objectives: paint the garage, tend to the garden with new gravel and mulch, weed and trim the beds, as well as feed the roses. One evening I said, “Let’s spend one day doing something completely indulgent. We can fix a picnic [...]
A Contemplative Life
Posted in Ruminating on May 7, 2010 | 11 Comments »
I just returned to Portland last night. I was awakened early this morning at 5:15 to the stream of light coming through the bedroom window. Then I remembered how much further north Portland is than Mendocino, and it gets lighter here so much earlier. Willie, my youngest kitty, decided it was time to get up [...]
Antiques by the Bay
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Decorative, Fabric, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Places, Seasons on May 3, 2010 | 12 Comments »
When my husband and I moved up to Portland from Mendocino almost five years ago, I had to leave behind one of my favorite pastimes, an outdoor antique and collectible market the first Sunday of every month. It is held in Alameda at the old naval air stations right across the bay from San Francisco [...]
Alameda Antiques Show
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Inspiration, Places, Uncategorized, Vintage Clothing on May 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Mendocino as seen from a distance…. In less than an hour I will be driving to San Francisco in order to get up early for the outdoor market in Alameda tomorrow. I will be home late afternoon the same day. I have read your comments on my last post, and I have to say they [...]
Embracing Femininity Part I
Posted in Art, Clothing, Indomitable Women, Inspiration, Memories, Places, Ruminating, Seasons, Uncategorized on May 1, 2010 | 22 Comments »
As I get older I become more set in my ways. Some are tolerable, as viewed by others, something I often find amusing. However, parts of me, huge parts are more personal. I view these as having been with me for a lifetime. In other words they seem so entrenched in my being it would [...]