crackledlime1 | by Purple Cactus Studios
Today’s eye candy is Purple Cactus Studios. They are mainly muralists but their Flickr stream features jewelry that’s sort of like psychedelic tie-dye in polymer clay. Such rich and delicious …
Blue Bottle Window | by Darla Lynn
Time for some eye candy. Darla Lynn has posted this wonderful glass panel on her Flickr stream. It’s made from bottle bottoms and misc other glass. Of course it’s my …
Time management while working from home
It’s Monday morning and nearly noon and I don’t have anything done yet. In fact, I haven’t even had a chance to compile my to-do list. Where does the time …
Polymer plein air | Polymer Clay Daily
Two interesting things here. First is this plein air style painting done in polymer clay. Imagine painting with paste and your fingers. Second thing is the concept of the Virtual …
There is beauty all around us
Last month my husband and I braved the great midwestern heat wave and drought of 2012 to go camping. We had the entire campground to ourselves. As it turned out, …
Morning Sun on Glass
I must be a special kind of hopeless procrastinator. Because during my last year of graduate school, when I was supposed to be writing my thesis on “Bacteria from the …
Holo Effect Pendants
I’ve been busy today working on a new technique. These holographic effect pendants are made from polymer clay and each one is a little bit different. I never know how …
Blue Bottle Tree
Years ago, when I was a little girl, my grandmother had a cobalt blue vase that held magic. I would lie on the floor with the vase over my face, …
A metalwork artist indeed
A few days ago I talked about my father’s discovery of his artistic and creative talents. Here is a gallery of some of his recent metalwork sculptures. As you can …
Studio. Craft room. Sewing room. Den?
I keep referring to my new work room as my studio. Gary objects to that. He says it sounds pretentious. Like I’m pretending to be this great artiste or something. …
I do love the sun on my face
I never tire of the light streaming through cobalt glass. So many things are changing now. My children are growing up. Today was the first morning without my son in …
Moved out…..
I told him to move everything out. I told him where to put a “goodwill” pile. A “recycling” pile. I gave him bins to store the things he wanted to …
Interview with Diane Ericson on Creativity
Here’s Communing with Fabric’s interview with well known art-to-wear designer Diane Ericson. Earlier this week was an interview with Marcy Tilton. Both designers responded to a set of questions about …
Just something that happens…
My dad, Jim Davis, is an artist. He is only just now coming to realize this, at age 71. He has spent his life working with his hands, creating what …
Our Own Space
My daughter made this birdhouse with her grandfather. The first year it housed a family of sparrows. The next year its purpose changed as a family of squirrels used it …
Interview with Marcy Tilton on the subject of creativity
From one of my favorite sewing blogs, Communing with Fabric. Interview with Marcy Tilton on the subject of creativity.
Seeing Sunsets
Last week we walked out of Wal-Mart just as the sun was setting into a most extraordinary sunset. A brilliant orange streak reached across three-quarters of the sky and the …
The Sparkle Zone
I’ve known for many years that I need regular time in the sunshine to keep my mood level. Obviously a sufferer of SAD, I desperately need and crave sunshine in …
You were born to do this
I took my daughter to get her driver’s license yesterday. It was a process dominated by waiting parents and their nervously eager teenagers. Most parents, like me, were hanging back …
The Blue Bottle Tree
In mere weeks my oldest child leaves home. For many years I have both dreamed about and feared this time. I’m not so much eager for him to go, but …