Frustrated...

...everything I touch in the studio today is turning to garbage. Better quit for now.

The good news is that a trip to Barnes and Noble ended with this

And I did teach a lady to knit today. That was good. And my daughter taught herself how to mix brown. She's coated several pieces of paper with brown paint....fun.

So maybe there's more good than not. Now I'm off to bed with my new book. Tomorrow is a new day.

Today's Output

...a little abstract:



Pulling the fabrics together only took minutes. Making the clay emblem was a different story. I have the perfect button for this piece, but it's a Rama raku button and I didn't want to use it on this simple exercise. Enter the clay and paint boxes, the toaster oven, and the E-6000.

I think this piece is okay....it's nice but not earth shattering. I like the tree element mixed with abstract componants....maybe worth further exploration. Somehow, I'd like to get more portraiture in these little works. Not sure how that's going to happen.

Here's my daughter's output for the day:


She, too, loves the clay box:

New Stuff

So, here's a piece that got rejected recently:

"Fertile" approximately 25"x30"

I was kind of bummed about it, but then a wise soul told me that artists usually have enough rejection letters to wall paper a bathroom. Point taken.

Detail:


There's a fair bit of applique and embroidery, but also textile paints. I'm noting here publicly that the paints did not play well with free motion embroidery. They shredded all but the slickest threads. I like the effect, though and will probably add paint to future projects.

Here's a couple of quick stretches:

'Valentine' 7"x5.5"

I did this yesterday....20 minutes of design time and 30 minutes to finish. That leaves me a few moments in the hour to scan and blog.

Here's today's:

'Cropped Plant' 5"x4.5"
Cropped images have an appeal that I love. They're so immediate. This little composition was not so great. Some healthy cropping made it better.

A Family Movie

Note to Self......

DO NOT run Floriani Stitch N Wash Fusible Water Soluble Tearaway through laser printer EVER AGAIN. Kick self over and over for trying it THREE TIMES before giving up. That's right. Three times. I'm pure genius in motion. Clearly I have a dizzying intellect.

The inkjet printer worked quite well. Pics soon.

Here are the links mentioned/shown in this video:

Laura Cater-Woods:
www.cater-woods.com

Elinor Peace Bailey:
www.epbdolls.net

Emily Parson
www.whatsthatgonnabe.blogspot.com


Sophie's Toes sock yarn (by Emily Parson)

Hold, Please.

Hi, ya'll.

I'm slowly wending my way home from this year's final trip. I got stuck in Chicago for and extra night due to the ice storm from H-E-double toothpicks.

Rest assured that upon returning home (morgen, mit meinen Kindern), I will trip up the steps, rush right to my beloved iMac, turn on the camera and make a movie just for you. The dog can lick my face later.

xo
Funky C

Make It Stop!

!Achtung! JulCool!

Hey, Julie...my email is cathy@funkyc.net

Look in last post's comments for 'how I did that'.

It's snowing and I'm freezing. More coffee!

A New Thang