sundays

I have begun to think of Sundays as a blessing and a curse...Amen.....I have begun staying home all day instead of attending church...which I enjoy....but takes half of one of the two days I have to feed the creative part of my soul.. so I'll feed the part that enjoys the church going when the need arises.....I have no news on the job search...I have turned down 5 jobs so far...different reasons for them all that include unhappy wife ar front desk...new wife ( used to be the hygienist) at front desk....office so small there is no front desk...etc. .....I decided I have a new rule...(Sonji should like this) If the office is so small that the whole office smells if someone poops in the restroom...then it is too small for me...so I continue to temp...quite the adventure...we are staying with my sister during the week which seems to be working well for her ...she is burning the candle at more that 2 ends trying to keep the coffee house going...it is not bringing in as much revenue as she thought she would because the roaster is not able to be vented due to the city restrictions...the cost to hook this up is ow exceeding 40,000 $$$ and she is considering bringing it home to hook up in her garage and use the space in the shop for a wine bar.....I would like to develope an " art night" or "art bar" maybe on sunday afternoons ...provide accessible projects to lure folks in??? what do you guys think???

2 quilts done this weekend and a jacket!!!

This is done!!! I added the triangles at the last minute tonight and I think that has it!!! I have to put the sleeve on and have my Dad take some photographs...I'll have to take some pictures of the photo operation he has goin on...he is perfecting a photography set-up so that he can reproduce my Mother's art by printing onto canvas so they can provided prints at lower cost...he is so funny he loves this process of problem solving and learning new things...he is 70 as of the 6th of this month and never stops be enthused by the quest of "knowing"....he will have a wonderful way to digitally capture and reprint art so I will utilize this for sure!!! 

will the circle ???

I finished this quilt this weekend ..poor photo sorry... 

"My Art Travels with Me"

The jacket is done ...with a surface designed lining as well...I took the french coin and made it into a button for the closure...on a pin back so the jacket can be reversible..if one wants...this is my Mom ...the model...in her house...also her art studio...she will take the jacket to the art center for the auction on the 4th of March...good deed well done..... 

the back with her arms dowm...looks kind of issey miyaki-ish??? 

the back of the jacket...really it is a kind of shawl....maybe it should be called a shacket...??? 

creativity bag

Flattery

I recieved a phone call from the co-chair of the Salem Art Association last week. It seems they thought my art was worthy of a donation piece to help fund the arts education. I donated last year but had heard that they were limiting the donations to fewer artists this year and they were by invitation only. Since I hadn't recieved an invite i figured I wasn't one of the chosen this year. which was OK as I have enough really, just looking for a new job. Then I got this meesage saying "we are looking forward to recieving your art on the 22nd" which was the due date. I calle dback and said "what????" she said "so sorry must have been a mix-up we have you on our list" ...so I thought about it and looked for some inspiration in the form of a quote on the them ( which is "art on the go" and decided to contribute a wearable art jacket based on the art work and a quote from Mark Rothko. The quote is "Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explained by those willing to take risks." Appropriate???? So I took a piece of discharged blue denimy cotton and overdyed with purple and painted the whole thing with "road like" swooshes and then I am going to FME these "panels" of Rothko inspiration on the front and the back. Pretty happy with this so far so we will see how much it can raise for art education at the auction. My Mother's painting last year was the top sale to date and she has out-done herself with this years painting and it will be exciting to see if it goes for more. I also added a bit to the creativity bag seen below

Sanity

I have greatly reduced my time available to be creative and that has made me somewhat crazy ...I bought this craft bag for 2.99 the other day and some modge podge and started applying bits of magazines...been having a good time with this.... rather therapuetic ...I recommend it if you are feeling crazy too!!! It is not done yet I have some E6000 and goodies to apply next.....but back to work this week so you'll have to wait till next weekend when I am home again to see ... 

cleaning

while cleaning out a box of stuff I found the first "art quilt" I started this 9 years ago before I know the art quilt world existed ...it is inspired by the drive I used to have ( before I gave that up to spend more time in the big city with my husband ) there is a wonderful covered bridge that I drove through on the way south towards Corvallis...I got it out and I think I will work on it as a momento piece....I drove through that bridge 3-4 times per week for the last 10 years 

I am creating for real

this is the piece I am working on for a challenge on the QA list.....I keep "ruining" it but they end up being for the best as the piece evolves....it has a bit to go and I am now trying to decide if I should add the quote that inspired it or not...I already added it once but thought the words too "in focus" so I poured coffee on it...boy that took care of the words...they disappeared!!! but I liked the effect that the coffee had on the whole thing...so thereya go creativity at it's best.... 

picture hog..ok poodle

and finally here is Sara who hopped up on the window seat just as I shot the picture..she just can't be left out of anything!!! 

Tagged

Four Jobs You've Had:
My parents had a number of small businesses when I was growing up and we kids always had a role to play so…. I taught ballet, maintained indoor plants, plumbed, made sand painting, milked goats, installed gymnastic equipment, processed photographs, and many other things until I started having babies ( a little ahead of the official marriage ) and that was a good job for about 10 years then I went back to school in 1990 and became a dental hygienist, and this has done a good job of supporting the art side of me, I am looking for a new permanent position and let me tell you guys there are a lot of strange offices with strange dentists out there!!!

Four Movies You Could Watch Over and Over:
I am not a big movie watcher and could probably tell you the ones I would not want to watch easier but let’s see…..
The Princess Bride ( wonderful)


I can’t think of anything else…

Four Places You've Lived:

I was born in Eugene Oregon moved up the Willamette Valley when I was 10 to Salem Oregon, then we moved to Stayton Oregon when I was 14. I lived in Aloha Oregon after I was married for about 13 years and now we are back in Stayton. Where I hope I can live till I die. Actually during the week we are once again up in Aloha so we can be closer to our jobs but this house is where my heart is…
Four TV Shows you love to Watch:
my favorite show is Oregon Art Beat


and I enjoy Nova too….mostly I like books on tape and my new fav, xm public radio and classical music
Four Places You've Been on Vacation:
We don’t know how to do this…we went to Vancouver Island before Conrad was born so he is 19 years old now….. Four Websites You Visit Every Day:
I try to visit the artful quilters everyday but lately that has been hit and miss due to spending the week in a temporary residence and having a job in a different location everyday, I also check my bank cause that is how I keep (sort of ) track of our cash flow and I read emails and check on the yahoo groups to which I belong
Four Of Your Favorite Foods:
I like my coffee!!! And red meat!!! And butter!!! And Cheese!!! Hum better go on that diet…..notice how diet contains the word die…… Four Places You'd Rather Be:
I would love to visit the British Isles, and maybe see New Zealand, Hawaii and Spain…..but I have no great desire to be anywhere but here….
Four Albums You Can't Live Without
My current listening pleasure on CD

Pink Martini
Nickel Creek
Yo Yo Ma
Amelia




Tag complete…if you made it this far you know more about me that you wanted to……