Mendofleur

I am leaving shortly to drive to Santa Rosa about two hours away to catch a flight to LA. I am spending the weekend with my daughters in order to help with some wedding plans, primarily the wedding gown. I will be back on my blog on Monday. Before I added the first dot to [...]

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I usually begin with a photo, but in this particular instance, descriptions are necessary before photos. I am back in Mendocino again. By now, if you are following my life and its whereabouts, I am sure you have decided I am either a nomad or a little crazy. The first is a given, the second [...]

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I must admit I am having a hard time finding my focus and getting back on track. I wander around asking myself where I last left my creative plans. What corner? What town? What day? So today I started reading a distracting and disturbing book by Chris Hedges, Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy [...]

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I took this piece upstairs to photograph it, and my only girl kitty decided she would rather be photographed instead. I indulged her as I usually do, and she seemed happy with the photo shoot. She primps a great deal, but was apparently ready for the pose as I took it. She is a princess [...]

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I had three requirements for today, a daunting number since I landed back in bed last Tuesday night, three days ago. First, to get out of bed and into street clothes (I had to take my husband to the airport for a week-long business trip). Second, to actually drive my car by myself and run [...]

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I am still piecing the cottons and silks, but the velvets are done for at least one row and have been added to the bottom of the Phoenix piece. I do not want to show it until I finish adding the other elements. In search of another section to add, I was inspired by this [...]

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Today I made some sample cards of the sequence of colors I want to use for some of the borders in this project. I started with the cotton and then added the silks and last the velvets. I guess I need guides because I work intuitively and would never remember the format unless I put [...]

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I have always liked the symbolism of the Phoenix, the immortal bird, the one that gives birth to itself. It is the best known of all the mythological birds. It lives on dew and the smoke from rare incense. At the end of its life it builds a nest of fragrant herbs and spices and [...]

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I collect antique quilts. I am not obsessive about it, but when I find something unusual and the price is fair, I will purchase it. This crazy quilt is my latest find. My guess is that the silks are all from men’s ties. The embroidery is beautiful, very well done. For me it is a [...]

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