KIln is Working

My sweet husband has wired my kiln for me. SO I have no more excuses when it comes to clay.

Bunnies

I am working on a batch of 15 bunnies for an upcoming craft show. The second batch will have a design change but I'm not sure yet what that will be. Maybe mommy bunnies and baby bunnies.

Other Stuff

I have finally finished a pillow case for Allie's extra bed. I added red lacey stuff to edge and the embroidery. I am also working on an apron. Here is a sneak peek ...

30 Day Challenge Officially Starts

My clay challenge has begun! Each day I will work for about 30 minutes on a quick clay 'sketch' ...some might be planned and some will be whatever happens.

The photo I have here is the beginning of a miniature version of a garden sculpture. This is the base with some inner supports to help hold the head. The sculpture is a stylized figure of a woman. Stay tuned to see how this progresses.

I'm sewing a shirt...

Yesterday I became obsessed with handmade funky clothes and decided that I could sew clothing. I hate shopping for clothes and we only have two stores in town. So I went to my local store, bought a simple pattern and some fabric. Whoa! Did I get myself into something crazy. First off, the sizes on patterns vs. ready-made are dramatically different. Based on 'Simplicity' size I am off the chart. I hadn't realized I was so fat. Second, I insisted I needed this really cool orangey-rust stripe KNIT. Okay, I knew the knit might be interesting to work with but ...geez...it is so hard. Anyway, here is the project, I hope to finish it tomorrow.

ATC's

These are some artist trading cards from several years ago that I never traded.

Robot Doll

This is my latest creation about 2 months too late for Christmas. The robot theme was stolen from my sister. Oops, my foot is in the picture and it is sideways. Sorry. I only have about 45 minutes of free time for stuff like this. If you are wondering about the clay sketch challenge...I really am going to start that soon. Hmmm.

30 Day Challenge

I am taking the 30 day challenge! My goal is make 30 clay sketches in 30 days. I love planning projects but right now too many ideas are stuck in 2-D format. Plus, my "style' is all over the place...I need to focus. My thought is that if I get the ideas into a 3-d format it might be easier for me to see a connection (theme, style, something..) Maybe at the end of 30 days I will have some great ideas to push forward. Plus, I will be in the habit of working daily in the studio.