Love Magnet

Isn't this cute? I made about a dozen of these to sell at the Art & Antiques Studio & Gallery, just in time for Valentine's Day!

They're tiny art quilts (about 2" by 3") hand painted, hand lettered, and individually quilted, with a magnet sewn in. Come to the First Friday event on February 1st in the Eau Gallie Arts District and find me at the Gallery!

"Found Objects" Art Doll

Probably one of my creepier dolls, this one was made from “found objects” as per the quarterly challenge issued by our Space Coast Doll Artists club. 

Her body is a plastic cone from serger thread, wings made from an old butterfly barrette and plastic hooks from kitchen towels. Her feet are clips that held aluminum loaf pans together, which probably have more metal than the pans did. Her head is double poker chips with a headphone plug nose, which was clipped from the wires that make her hair (which I literally found, half-buried in a dirt a parking lot.) Her skirt is fashioned from feathers and a vintage 1980s earring, and her ta-tas are modestly covered with daisy appliqués. 

Just thought I'd share it with you!

Crazy Quilt Kimono

Well, it's not really a crazy quilt in the truest sense of the technique, but it was kind of crazy to make! I did finish it on time, but just got around to posting the pix. Here's the back, which is just like the front but with a center panel.

The front view (below) also shows the lining, which will definitely not win any awards or qualify me for a spot on Project Runway, but it NEEDED to be lined to hide all the seaming.

I might work on this kimono-style jacket some more, adding embellishments here and there. But for now, I'm back to prepping classes to teach and dabbling in fiber arts......