The Garden 2011

Signs I made so I can remember.

Cucumbers and their new trellis.

Blackberry bushes in back, strawberry bush and squash in the front.

The garden has been planted for a while now and I have just seen the first signs of fruit. I built this raised bed last year over spring break. This year I planted fewer plants because things got a little crowded. I also made fancy signs and a trellis for the cucumbers to grow their green canopy. I planted several varieties of tomato to see what grows best. Serano peppers, bell peppers, squash, cucumbers, bannana peppers, jalopeno peppers. I know I must be forgetting something. Oh, Strawberries. Maybe things will do well. We shall see.

New Pots in etsy shop.

They have been there for a little while. I really enjoyed getting back into the ceramic studio. After being knee deep in fabric work it is nice to escape for a moment and let my brain focus energy on something else for a while. After a few weeks away from one medium I can return to the other refreshed and ready to take on new challenges.

New Branch for Birdies.

I was accepted into a show with a recycled theme again. This time at Picture This Gallery in Hilton Head South Carolina. www.picturethishiltonhead.com.
The show is titled A.R.T. Art recycled from trash.
The show runs May 15th to June 30th.

I decided it was time to make a new limb, the previous one is pretty beat up from its excursion to Baltimore and back. I modified it a little and I am sure the flying machines will find this new home just as lovely as the last.

The new. The old.

Dock Walk

My dear friend Rubi included my balloon vases in her artical on Custom Creations in the May 2010 issue of Dock Walk Magazine. I am so excited to see one a vase in print. I am just as excited about the little bird vases. A big thanks to Rubi!

1000 Artisan Textiles

A book I contributed to 1000 Artisan Textiles is released today!!!

I haven't got my copy yet so I don't know exactly what of my work they chose to include but I did notice I have a little space on the back cover.

In the middle below there is a piece of "The Duplex".

"The Search Party": A Video Collaboration

Here is a video by Laura Eagin that was inspired by my work. We met, came up with a story, I made backgrounds and textures, the rest is history. I love how it turned out. She is truly amazing at rendering.

The Search Party from Laura Eagin on Vimeo.

A film noir starring predatory birds - they're cute but they're out to beak you!



Inspired by and in collaboration with fibers artist Kristie Carlisle Duncan of http://thefamilychicken.blogspot.com

American Craft Council - Baltimore Show

This is a long overdue update on how the show went in Baltimore. Savannah College of Aret and Design and RISD were the two schools participating in the School to Market Program created by the ACC to allow students experienc in all aspects of exhibiting at the show. I along with 11 other students who were selected to be apart of this show worked hard to develop a body of work to present in our SCAD booth. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet and pick the brains of so many established artist in the field selling their work. Here are some pictures I wanted to share.

This is John, our wonderful professor of furnature design, after a long drive trying to figure out what we are going to do with all these pieces of booth.

I spared all the pictures of the set up and got right to our well organized, decorated space.

This is my friend Katie Glusica's weavings. The lighting was perfect and they never looked better.

This is our booth in relationship to RISD's

This is Jamie Galloway's work in organic cotton.

This is a view of my work.

A close up of the small shadow boxes.

A closer look at the flying machines.

The set up crew.

from rt to left: Katie, Me, John, Jamie, Johanna, Nicole

WEBSITE

Hey Everybody!!! I am pleased to announce that the website is back up and running. Lots of pictures of everything I have been making lately. Stop by and take a look. Don't forget to sign my guestbook.

http://thefamilychicken.com/

Screen printing Packaging (round one)

I am still getting things ready for Baltimore. I made some boxes for for the flying machines and found some bags for the small stuff. I really am liking the way things turned out. Only the bags gave me a bit of trouble. The handles keept getting in the way.

Hand cut boxes from chipboard.

The first color of my two color print.

Printed boxes.

Printed bags. I thought I might have to change out the ribbon handles but now I think they look fine with the color I mixed.

I will post pictures of the second color (gold) after they are finished. Also can't wait to show off boxes after they have been cut some more and put together in all their cagelike glory. I think I am spending as much time on the boxes as I did the work. Not really though. Once I got the template worked out it didn't take too long.

Open Studio

My Desk

Flying Machine Installation

We had open studio at Pepe (the fibers building) last Friday night. It was a fun time to show of work to anyone who came through for a visit. There was fantastic work all over the building. Here is a picture of my studio.

A Little Light

I am only a few days away from heading to the American Craft Council (www.craftcouncil.org)trade show in Baltimore. These are some little pieces that I am taking with me. They are wood frame boxed I made with hand cut paper frames on front. The inside is a wonderland of paper, fabric, ink, stiches and LIGHT!. The birds are at it again trapping all creatures that they can trick into believing in the beak.

Watercolor Cages

Sometime this fall I made these papercut watercolors for a repeat pattern.

I just ordered a book called Slashed all about contemporary artist and designers using papercuts. Inspiring. Can't wait until it arrives at my front door.

Buswater 2009

Catching up.

I have been busy with this or that and I will not try and make excuses here but I do want to catch anyone up on the goings on and makings that have happened in the past six months. It will be a gradual process so sit tight.

Here is a picture to prove i have been doing something.

Ok you got me. This proves nothing. Except... Kitties love to pack.

More to come.