In my defense, I am working on a few things. Here are two pieces on my design wall at my IAC studio. I have been rusting fabric as well, so hopefully I’ll find the photos of that. I’m sure I took these pictures, just not sure where they are.
I have just been to Maggie Hunt’s blog, scquiltadditct, and I am amazed at the outpouring of work that she has done!!! Lots of quick quilts for Katrina victims, wonderful crazy quilt amulet bags-wow! I am inspired. My response to the whole issue has been to go to bed. Don’t know if I’m down in the dumps, or if this is just the usual rythmn of my work. I was going great guns, getting shows up and new work done and now BANG I’m stalled. Seems no matter what I try to do, I can’t get started. Guess I need the nike ‘just do it’ mentality.
I also like Maggie’s quality control team-I have one of those, but they have to be banned from the sewing studio because the new cat, Jeffrey, likes to chew on wires. To date he has murdered the cable connection, two irons and two printer cables. He started nibbling on my sewing machine wires-out he goes. So that means the whole crew has to stay out.At least that means that I don’t have to race Penney(the cat) for my chair when I’m sewing.
So now, hopefully, I can use this great inspiration to get a move on. Thanks Maggie!
Like so many others, I have been watching the TV news in horror and sadness. I cannot even comprehend what these folks must be experiencing. Some seem able to get to the studio and work, but I feel completely stalled out and unable to really care about creative issues. I spent some time cleaning up and organizing, hopefully that will open the door to more creative endeavors.
Meanwhile, I am the featured artist this month at the cooperative gallery in Muncie, IN called Art Works. The work that I finished for the Waldron show in Bloomington went up to Muncie, so I still haven’t really had time to photograph the new work, or even live with it.
Labor Day weekend was a fun time, with my oldest daughter here visiting. She is our newest doctor in the house, so we are very proud of her. Hopefully the zoo of people and animals didn’t scare away her friend John who came to meet us all.
Some folks have been asking questions about rusting, so I plan to post some photos and instructions tomorrow for my way of doing it. I also have the start of a new print edition for my exchange with the Baren Forum. I’ll be doing a reduction woodcut, so I’ll be posting pictures of the stages of that print, and my registration setup.
That’s if I can get myself moving and away from the news!