custom order

I received a request for a shirt based on the Kelly green shirt. I work by instinct and not by measuring or keeping track of anything really. So the outcome of the final product does not resemble the original shirt. I actually like the new shirt more than the bright green shirt but was distraught over trying to get very close to copying it. I dont have the patience for measuring and detailed notes so when I finish with a shirt I'm not likely to duplicate it again unless by dumb luck. So there's the dye powder to measure, the soda ash and salt. they all affect the end results. The first shirt I did yellow then fuschia and turquois blue last. On the second shirt fushia then green. I also have a plan B shirt that I continued to work on and have finished today but will need to wash and photograph it when I have some daylight. I'll add it later for comparison. I have broken down and am taking notes so I can master the colors.

I forgot to come back and update this post. the very top photo is my plan B shirt. Once I saw how different my first shirt was I started a second with of course a completely different look than the first two. However, I like the coloring on this one too. I like to call it camo as it reminds me of camoflage.

My furry friends

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Check out my flickr account. Meet my four legged friends.
This picture is Katie who is Pookie. Unfortunitely she passed on 1/3/08 at the age of 15. She was adopted as a tiny kitten from the SPCA. She was talking the loudest in the depressing room of wall to wall cages. I never tired of her talking to us and encouraged her to talk back all the time. She was to be the companion of Spencer. They were about the same age. Spencer was a survivor. He was the only surviving kitten of a litter and was nursed to good health without his mother until he was old enough to adopt. On of the managers at work was asking everyone if they were interested in adopting a kitten that his daughter was taking care of. And I took him home. Cat number 3 is Baby. She is about 11 years now and quite large. My guess right now is about 16 lbs if not a little more. She loves lots of one on one, face to face attention. I had to have her because she look so much like Pookie. A friend from work had kittens that needed homes. Once I went to her house and saw her, I had to have her. Teddy is the newest member from July 2006. He is almost 2 years old now. He is a very easy dog to live with considering all the types and temperments available. We havent done any obedience classes which I would still love to do except for the expense of it. I would also love to do the agility training etc. but I cant imaging the tons of cash that would cost to do that on an on going basis.

old art for motivation

I thought I would add some old art for my own motivation. I took the photograph in a bar and worked from the photograph to paint this.

Quilt

This quilt was created from children's art work. I chose the art work, created a layout and sized the images to fit the grid layout. All of the small pieces are hand sewn and outlined with embroidery.

My cats

These three paintings in oil are of cats from the same litter. I had these cats years ago so the paintings are not new. The white cat is Chloe who looked like a siamese with blue eyes. The dark tabby is Winnie and the orange and white tabby is Tater. I kept these cats as long as I could before I had to move and could not keep four cats. I kept their mother "Ralph" as she was partly wild and would be difficult to re-home.

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Centerville Pumpkin Festival

On October 20, 2007 I participated in my first art fair at the Centerville Pumpkin Festival. It was a very windy but sunny day. I was not prepared for the wind as my shirts wanted to blow away. That was one of many things I learned about outdoor shows. I only sold 5 shirts but the crowd was tough. Not only small but maybe not the most handmade shopping type of people. I really went for the experience and because I had not done this before. The bottom photo is looking out from my sparce simple tent. See the huge crowd. Mmmmm. The photo above that is of some alpacas. Are'nt they cute. See two photos of the pumpkin batik shirts for sale. The purple shirt at the top is one that I sold. I really love how that turned out. I love the colors.