Optimistic

Feeling really positive and excited about my ceramics lately. My husband has been keeping us diligently creative even when I get home from my plants day job. Like last night he had the little drawstring bags I got the other day all laid out with the tide dye and rubber bands ready to go. We got them all tied up and dyed up. I'll be using them as part of my packaging moving forward for my necklaces. I need to find or make some larger bags for multi bead necklaces. I love how much my husband has really taken to fabric dying. 

I got some paracord to start using and some to tie dye. I need to get some more colors and play around with macrame knotting with my beads. 

I'm In love with dan deacons song "when I was done dying". It's made me think of lyrics and stories and the nobrow art books. 

It's weird wet north west weather in east Texas this spring, Making work kind of slow. the weather can get to me at times but my garden is for the most part loving the weather which I'm happy for. 

I'd really love to work with some other artist. Like both create something based on the same idea or theme and exchange some stuff. Interested email me eveneve@rocketmail.com 

work space

my work space looks like we've lived here for years not weeks. I'd forgotten how many pieces of inspiration I have, drawings, prints, postcards, polaroids, photographs, trinkets, vintage bits of paper, rocks, words of encouragement, posters, baskets, knitting, sewing... lots of stuff. I'm kind of a clutter nester when it comes to surrounding myself with stuff I like. It is a weird blend of organization, vintage, nature & handmade objects & bits of paper. 

alterations

today I took a muumuu and a 3/4 length t-shirt I both got from goodwill outlet yesterday and altered them so that they are now wearable. I made the shirt into a tank and the muumuu into a skirt. I'm not sure about the elastic waist band I think I might change it to have a fixed waist band with button & zipper side seam closure. It feels at times that I can be a time waister at the studio but I think that is just because the time seems to pass quickly when I'm here. So today I wrote down a timeline of my day so that I could reflect on it and what it produced. How pink I am was unintentional.

1:15 dropped off DVDs at the library
1:45 arrive at studio
2:00 made green tea
2:15 turned on spotify
2:23 cut off sleeves of shirt
2:55 finished stitching shirt
3:00 cut dress into skirt
4:14 finished sewing bias tape
4:55 finished with sewing waist and stringing elastic throughout, fixed pocket
5:00 finished other pocket
5:12 hem done with matching thread
5:30 finished taking pictures of finished outfit
5:53 finish choosing pictures for blog
6:00 checked facebook
6:15 blogged

day at the studio & vintage find

Worked this morning and then came by the studio to "work" until it's time to go to a dinner hangout this evening. I baked my own variation of the Smitten Kitchen Strawberry Summer cake last night. I added more butter, a whole stick instead of the called for 6tbs a suggestion by my friend who turned me onto the recipe. It was my second time to make it and this time I added blueberries. The juices from the combination of strawberries and blueberries made the cooking time run about 40min longer, but it ended up totally delectable. I'll be bringing it to the dinner tonight, to share the goodness of baked goods with fruit, my favorite. 

While driving home yesterday I was tempted to take a detour by the goodwill outlet center and sift through the blue tables piled with clothing. I found a turquoise 80's jumper, a sweater made in finland, 3 skirts, a shirt for Jamin, a silk shirt for me, a 90's vest, and this 80's top I got for the seashell buttons that decorated it all for a little over $5. After I had finished sifting through the outlet area I stepped over to the boutique side (normal goodwill) and was giddy excited to find this 50's baby pink cardigan with what I learned to be the Portland Country Club logo, found out with a little I-phone google action. The fact that it says portland makes it extra special to me because I have a slight obsession, longing to live in Oregon. I fell in love with it when I went to summer camp there when I was 13. It was a very memorable experience. Growing up in Texas left me with little to no experience with tall trees which I love and greenery and cool weather. So it holds a special place in my heart. I also really like the 50's native american summer camp emblem.  

The flowers can be seen from my studio window and just a few steps across the parking lot to photograph. 

studio & watermelon necklace

So here are my first attempts at using the digital camera my studio mate lent me. Some pictures of my space and some things I've made recently. The watermelon necklace I finished this afternoon. The idea for it came to me in a light bulb moment, inspiration from God. I love it, it's so cute. I'm going to make knitting patterns for other fruit as well. I bought some yellow and brown yarn today for just that. I added a little stuffing so that it keeps it's shape and I think adds to it's cuteness.