10th Artful Challenge Day

Our last official meeting as a sewing class. Sad. I really like Sally & I'm glad I'll get to see her often in the studio. I want to continue my sewing endeavours & expand my wardrobe.
Tonight though, I used the rotary cutter & dissembled a few dozen conference tee shirts, to become patchwork scarves.
Talked lots & lots about a huge variety of artistic expressions just awaiting my attention.
Second mention of the Rodin in the Gorge. I must go!

9 Days of Artcomplishment

I turned on a James Patterson audiobook & painted for hours today. Hours! As in, I began & finished one book today.
We had tile class (Thursday Night Therapy), so I visited while painting s'more.
Then I turned my scraps into paper-thin wrapped vessels. Oh my.
Me & Faith-the-Singer have a date with Harry Potter tomorrow!

8 Days of Art

Today's porcelain class awakened my need for clay time!
I've two darted bowls & another Life is Good tile.
In serious need of a full day of underglaze painting.
Today someone said, "How nice, if you have the time." I realized I don't have the time to indulge my depression on the goddamned sofa & yet there I've been for too many Februaries past. This year, I'm making time to bring myself to a place where depression is less likely to sneak in & set up. A place of life and possibilities ...

Seventh Day of Art Challenge

An entire day at the Studio.
When not at the sewing machine, I was thinking about Being at the sewing machine!
First item on agenda: complete Polkadot Cherry Dress. Zipper installed sans zipper foot *proud mo*
Leave studio for dinner (art class in m'space!) only to find myself at Goodwill (in less expensive neighboring town) scouring fabrics & patterns. Scored Harry Potter fabric & cute sporty bottoms pattern for me <5$ :)
While considering design changes to skirt (non stretchy material = add zipper), I deconstructed Daisy Dress. Then reconstructed Daisy Dress. Few more fixes + zipper = wearable.
Harry Potter skirt is cut out & ready for assembly at 1pm Wednesday :)

Art Challenge, Day Six

Day off! Strange not to use the studio for an entire day.
I have one chicken tile sketch to show for myself. For future installation on the chicken coop

5th Day of Art Challenge

Polka-dot Cherry Dress Day!
I'm much more precise this time, knowing do-over time is long. The wonky strap spot can have a red band added easily ;)
There is inch-wide red trim, zig-zag topstitched, between cherry & dot panels on the skirt.
When I assemble the dress, there'll be a red band between skirt & bodice. Tomorrow. *squee*
Do I dare say it? Proud. So proud.

Art Challenge, day four

Studio has wonky weekend hours & I arrived too late for two disciplines. Tiles cried to me!
I've now finished the 4th tile in my Yellow Submarine series:

And my very first labyrinth

Good day!

Art Challenge, day III

Sewing class at the studio tonight.
Sally brought in her new patternbook: Shape Shape. How to sew to cutest layerable clothes.  Looked it up online, I found 8 Simple Projects (wrap shirt, dress, skirt). Basic skills ---> awesome clothes!
Now armed with the Joanne's coupon.... linen tablecloth into dress dreams for me tonight!

Edit: Cut all pieces for cherry dot Dress!

Art Challenge, day two

Another amazing day in the studio.  I was able to finish three of my Yellow Submarine tiles :) They'll be bisqued as soon as they're dry & I'm still planning a giant LOVE hand.

I had much slab awaiting me, perfectly cured for some carving...
Amy Steinberg's design for this years LiG tee shirts.

And lookee this guy!

Happy Mama Today!

February Art Challenge, day i

February is the perfect month to challenge myself with Art <3
I already feel the soulful benefits of regular creation experience, I'm now courageous enough to document my labors of love, loss, healing & learning for posterity.
Today I arrived at the studio and set up camp with Faith, my favorite Singer machine. I pinned my first dress pieces. While listening to The Help.
I broke from manic sewing to attend my Celebrating Surfaces class. Aunt Flo thwarted full creative flow, so I gathered ideas & let them swirl their way to a future fruition.
I promptly returned to Faith & my Daisy Dress, truly returning to the amazingness of my audiobook, to assemble much of the dress. 
As soon as I recognized I'd been pushing it, both listening & creating, I stopped. 7 hours was a great day of creativity!