Knitwits

Knitwits. That's what I call my kids. Both enjoy knitting and crochet. They make clothes for all the stuffed animals in the house, because it is important to not have naked animals hanging about, right?

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I am recycling some scraps of fabric and yarn. For purchase on etsy; just click the pictures.

Fiber Arts

I needed a little diversion from my usual artwork, so I decided to do some sewing and knitting.

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I admit it. I'm a fabric junkie.

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Most people who sew tend to accumulate a few scraps and things. Not me. 35 years of sewing, not to mention that costume design degree, left me a backlog of fabric of near epic proportions. I decided to loose a few pounds, and support the local quilting ministry in the process. So I went through my considerable stash, unloading over 100 pounds of superfluous fabric, leaving me with a mere 200 extra pounds hanging about the house. Time to recycle. Al Gore would be so proud.

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I did some sewing and knitting for Christmas. You can find things like this slightly irreverent combination of vintage Japanese silk and camouflage material in my etsy store. Please pop by and take a look.

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=30971

Illustration Friday: Horizon

This week's Illustration Friday word is Horizon. I had a lot of work to choose from, but I ended up using this. It's a digitally altered picture printed on some heavily textured paper and collaged onto the cover of a discarded book. It says... I wish I could get out of this dead end job.

My husband and I went out on a date the other night for my birthday. Without kids. That wouldn't seem too significant except for the fact that we had not been out together without the kids since we moved to Arizona. That would be September of 2006, if memory serves.

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That sounds pathetic, I know.

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I used to wish I could see over the horizon, but recently I have decided that today's troubles are indeed enough for today.

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