Monthly Archives: March 2012
Work in Progress: Starry Night
Today is the 159th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh’s birthday. Happy birthday Vincent! The words to Don McLean’s hit song Vincent has been swirling around in my head for several days now and, unlike other times when I’ve found it … Continue reading
Kumquat Marmalade
I’m back to cooking my way through Rachel Saunders’ Blue Chair Jam Cookbook. I’ve shared this process before here, and other things I’ve learned through her book here. It has been another windy, rainy day in the San Francisco Bay … Continue reading
Replenishing My Mojo
How are housework and garden work alike? They never end. And how are they different? The satisfaction derived from a clean house lasts only as long as it stays that way — say about as long as it takes to … Continue reading
Portraiture of the Boys
My friend Win Dell’Ario — award-winning interior designer in Half Moon Bay — recently thanked a client for their business by presenting them with painted portraits of their two dogs. The portraits completed the newly redone mud room with such … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
I was looking through my collection of fabric postcards the other day to create a slide show for the Postmark’d Art site when I came across this lovely postcard that Sherry Boram sent to me in 2006. Sherry is a … Continue reading
Broken Ginkgos II — Fini
It’s still raining and I finished the second Broken Ginkgos art quilt. I thought I had everything figured out ahead of time for this small quilt. I had planned to use the orange fabric — the ‘broken’ element in this … Continue reading
Works in Progress: More Broken Colors
I’m happy to be closing in on the finish of another broken colors quilt. I have been wanting to return to this method since completing my first piece which became a donation for the SAQA 2012 fund-raiser. I’m eager to … Continue reading
Support Your Local Titmouse
Last year a pair of Bewick’s Wrens found the nesting box and grew a family. This year a pair of Titmice found the box first. I spied them last week checking it out. Hmmm . . . Looks okay from … Continue reading
Furoshiki Fabric Wraps
The ancient art of fabric wrapping everyday items for utilitarian purposes or wrapping an item to be gifted has been fast forwarded by Deb Cashett and Kris Sazaki through the February 2012 publication of their book Furoshiki Fabric Wraps by … Continue reading
Lesson 6: Machine Made Objects
Last week was the sixth and final week of my on-line class with Jane LaFazio on Journal Style Sketching and Watercolor. We turned our attention to objects made by machine. The issue here is symmetry. Jane suggested choosing something that … Continue reading
