| October
2003
Monday,
October 27, 2003
Nesting Dolls
Inspired by the The
Wurst's To
Russian with Love show, I painted a set of nesting
dolls the lovely Jackie Lannin sent me last spring. Polar bear,
walrus and penguin. I know I'm breaking the North Pole and South
Pole Chilly Willy rules of a polar bear and a penguin being
in the same place. Rules by damned.
posted on 1:43 PM
Wednesday,
October 22, 2003
Apple
Pickin' and Donut Eatin' and Picture Takin'
Yesterday, Gwen, Dan and I headed out to Curtis
Orchard in Champaign. It was good ol' fashioned fun
and I took plenty of photos. Here's the gallery
of images for your perusal.
posted on 11:13 AM
Sunday,
October 05, 2003
Elephants Continued
Here's the beginning of the elephants mentioned below. Now onto
the backgrounds and the costumes.
posted on 9:58 PM
Crabby but Productive.
I've been crabby all day. After some flip-flopping, I finally
planted by butt down on the futon and worked on these lumbang
seed necklaces. I bought the beads recently, super excited
about my idea of how to string them. I strung them on silk
cord.
I hated it.
I tried again.
I dug it.
There was very little difference between the first and second
attempt. In the first design, there was about 1/2" of silk
cord empty between the bead groupings. I put it on and the
necklace just didn't have any oomph. It floated there - and
not in a good floaty way.
Frustrated, I left it alone. The beads sat sorted in my 12-muffin
tin (an indispensable beading tool).
Today, I picked up the tin again. I redid my first necklace
reducing the space from 1/2" to 1/4". Ta da! Now the beads
had an oomph, while still having the rhythm of the big seed
beads and the skinny silk cord.
So, I made 8 total, keeping one for myself. They'll go in
the store soon, but if you're eager to own your own - they
are all around 17" long, but hanging more like a 16" choker,
with the diameter of the seeds. They're on silk cord with
a silver lobster claw clasp and are $29 each. The colors are
simple (black and silver) but the effect is dramatic. The
seeds smell nice - granted you have to sniff them, I can't
smell them while wearing the necklace. The seeds are hollow
and really light.
Feeling slightly less crabby now.
posted on 9:36 PM
Saturday,
October 04, 2003
Elephants
I don't have any pics yet, but I'm working on a set of 5 elephant
collages/drawings. Started them last night. The perfect work
to do while I listen/watch DVD commentaries. Unlike this
one, they're a combination of red/pink/orange/black/gray/white.
I'm thinking of making them a set of greeting cards. A good
profit margin, but a chunk of $$ to get them produced. I'll
post pics as I finish them.
posted on 1:00 PM
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