Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
meme resistance
I've been tagged with a meme.
You know, the one where you are supposed to reveal seven little known things about yourself.
These memes have always made me uncomfortable for a variety of reasons. Who cares and if they do, why? These questions niggle. Who wants read that I was a dancing duck in a third grade ballet? Who cares that I pick up hitchhiking turtles if the traffic will permit.
And then, there is the writer in me squealing to rise to the writer's challenge which is (in my opinion) the challenge to lie compellingly, provocatively, and spectacularly.
Hard to resist that challenge especially when the thing many people already know about me is that I am easily amused. I have told myself jokes in my sleep and woken up laughing, tears streaming from the corners of my sleepy eyes. My Goodman will attest to this.
That's three things already and two too many.
leaving well enough alone
Monday, November 24, 2008
in the morning, it's all potential
Saturday, November 22, 2008
brewing
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gonzo Glass
Monday, November 17, 2008
more creature gestures
As you can see by the overlay of my trusty 12x12 studio assistant, I came pretty close to staying "in bounds" so there will be a little design dribbling off the sides of the canvas once this one gets stretched.
Charming, ain't he? He looks like my brother-in-law the Hunyak.
new presentations
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Computerized Embroidery
Now that I have the process down and know what the machines require of me (change the thread color and push the start button) I plan on investigating the limits of the software package that comes free with this model.
The software is supposed to be able import almost any digital image and convert it to a design that the machine can then stitch out...now, that intrigues me as much as duplicating the pre-set designs leaves me yawning.
Of course I tinkered with the color scheme offered with this hummingbird and you have the ability to mirror or flip the image but that's it.
When I go back to work on Tuesday I plan on seeing what the Topaz30 will make of my "Waltzing Asses"
Saturday, November 15, 2008
a note about the Bookstore
Never mind the Great Pumpkin...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Still here, still stitching
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Clearing the Decks
Saturday, November 08, 2008
I missed opening night!
Friday, November 07, 2008
Shiny things and Sunny Days
Thursday, November 06, 2008
day-late doodle
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
running wild
Oh Yes We Did!
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
It's Done
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween 1976
Thursday, October 30, 2008
new creatures
Humbug Halloween
Sunday, October 26, 2008
wonders and delights
Back on the wall for now.
You just get your nose down too close to the technique at hand and the big picture gets away from you every time. Something drastic has to happen here and, for the moment, it's escaping me.