Crape Myrtle

Crape Myrtle trees are blooming in San Diego right now. I love them and am fascinated with all the colors they come in. I took these photos on my neighborhood walk.





The red is my favorite. 
Below is one right in our backyard, that I see everyday from my kitchen window.

Prayer Flag 16: For Somalia

Many many people are starving in Somalia. I made this flag for them and I made a donation to UNICEF here.

Flag # 16: For the people of Somalia, Africa.
The symbol stands for nurturing and mercy and is an Andrinka Symbol.

Rusted fabric and organza.

16 Flags. You can see the rest up-close here, and learn more about the project.

monoprint mania

Cleverly titled "Bird, House, Bush."
 
My recent monoprints done with the fabulous Gelli Arts Gel printing plate! And speaking of which, the winner from Wednesday's giveaway is number 27, chosen by the random number generator is VANILLA! from Brazil! Email me and I'll send you a 6x6" gel printing plate.

Thanks Judy in the Dyes for buying my latest monoprints!
  
I'll be teaching and selling at Art & Soul in Portland, Oregon later this month, and I'd better get busy making more stuff for their big artists faire on Saturday, October 1 at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport.

Quilting Arts TV Series 800

Pokey Bolton and Me

Quilting Arts TV Series 800 is out! I always buy the set of DVDs and watch them again and again while I'm working in my studio. I made 3 appearances in this series. That's Pokey Bolton and I on the set, when I filmed in Cleveland in February of this year.

My art is on the cover! left side, middle left is a bit of my Nostalgia Series.

Episode 809 I showed how I do my machine needle felting and you can download the article I wrote for Quilting Arts magazine here.

Episode 802, I show how I do transferring sketches onto vintage linens.

Episode 803, I demo-ed some techniques used in my Nostalgia quilt series.  

Memories of the Silk Road

Memories of the Silk Road, made by yours truly in 2005. measures 18.5x15" is it's currently in my JaneVille Etsy shop. This is one of the first quilts I made and still one of my faves. It's made from old prayer flags (the Tibetan kind) and bits of silk and all hand stitched. I don't think I owned a sewing machine at the time.

Monoprint: Green button bloom (and a giveaway!)

"Green Button Bloom" in my JaneVille Etsy shop.




All you need is a gelli plate, some paints (I use BioColor) and fabric (I use 200 ct white muslin), some embroidery thread (from Laura) and a stash of gorgeous buttons. Oh, and a little time.

Wanna WIN a 6x6" Gel Printing plate from Gelli Arts? Leave a comment between now and Saturday September 10. I'll select a winner on Sunday. Be sure and check back here to see if you've won.  

Geranium Monoprints

Monoprints on cloth. I made these before I knew about Gelli Plates. And, they are now part of Pokey Bolton's art collection. :-)

the new cat bed...update

Oh, oh, now Buddy wants to be in the new cat bed too! All 15lbs of him.

BeBop's got a new bed

BeBop has taken this gorgeous kitty bed as his own. It is the most wonderful gift from one of my online students that I met in person for the first time last week. THANK YOU dear Knitanista!!!

Mixed Media Journal ~ Jewelry

While in Chicago recently, I drew the jewelry I had with me on a stenciled background. (In my Mixed Media Journal.)

Prayer Flags: 14 and 15

Prayer Flag Project and a flickr group.

Prayer flag 14: for LOVE. The love of my husband, his for me and mine for him. The love I have in my heart for so many others, and they for me. The spirit of love. The first approach made with love. A heart full of love. 



Prayer flag #15: Say Yes
Say yes to helping, to opportunities, to love, to participating, to others...


Fifteen pray flags hang in my backyard today.