Mixed Media Mania!

Linda and I want to thank our January crew for making the effort to join us last week!

I believe a good time was had by all!

We had 7 lovely creatives here for a weekend making cloth and mixed media figures,

sharing stories, eating good snacks, making new friends.

Ready to Rock!

I loved watching everyone jump out of their comfort zones and fly into new territory!

Angela studying the materials!

Angela, Linda and Kecia moving things along!

 Kecia on # 3 or #4...

  Kim patiently stitching the cape for the young babe below!

Kim's Mixed Piece!

 Kim and Heather

Heather and her beautiful Stitching!

 Linda and Maddie....

 Maddie working on her Arms...

 Nancy and her Egg Crate girl!

Nancy working on a fab Button Hairdo!

Steph working on her First Piece...

Moving along with confidence and grace!!

Thanks for all of your good work and willingness to try new things!!!

Next event is March 22...Patchy Fabric...

a One Day Event 

While you are there Check out the June Weekend...

Yea! I Want to Go!!!!

Who needs pants????

A couple of images to tickle your fancy for our upcoming

Jan '14 Workshop "Go Figure"!

Two projects...

Cloth

Mixed 

Lots of Fun

Good Food

Playing with Lots of Materials

Good Friends

Relaxation

Inspiration

Sharing

Learning

and 

More!!!

Check out the Workshop Tab for Details!!

xxx

"Did you figure out the menu yet?"

2013 Print Workshop!

The poppies were perfect for the Solstice Print Workshop!!!

 Eileen, Betti and Kecia...

And the workshop went very well! The weather was beautiful. June's temperatures are much kinder than those of July! The attendees were very well behaved as usual and did beautiful work! We painted, and printed, stitched, shared food, went shopping, watched the baby chicks, sat by the pond and chatted.

 Linda and Elizabeth Duke taking a break by the pond.

 Elizabeth a bit later with stencils...

Kecia in Action

Linda -Art in Action

  Eileen's Fab Skirt developing!

 Kathi's Pocket Moving along! With goodies from Nancy Rafi! Thanks For the visit Nancy!!

 

Bigger View!

 

Betti's Apron In Progress!

Betti and the Mistress of Threads!

Who's Painty hands are we seeing?

  

Sunday found us all roaming the Charlestown Flea Market that is conveniently located right down the street. I think everyone found some treasure or another. I know that there were many baby dolls that found new homes that morning. The two below were lucky enough to find there way to my couch! 

 It was back to work after the trip to the Flea to finish up projects!

It is always gratifying to see women learning new skills, conquering fears, trying new things and finding the joy in crossing into new creative territories! This weekend brought about a number of those moments!

 

 Many thanks to the June '13 crew!

It was a very productive and relaxing weekend, with everyone doing great work!

Thanks to all of you!

Looking forward to the next round in January 2014.

Speaking of 2014, miracle of miracles, Linda Willis and I were so organized that we planned out workshops for next year and had postcards made!

The information for next years series is in the Workshop Tab of this lovely site.

Busy Spring!

Much has happened since my last post! As usual! The spring was beautiful around the farm!

The daffies were beautiful, followed by perky purple allium, baby chicks do their chicken thing,

and the bees whirling around the posies!

While Spring was doing her thing,

the State of Rhode Island finally legalized gay marriage...well it will be on August 1st.

So Sue and I decided after

much discussion and

21 years of hanging around together

 that we would get married.

So we are planning a very casual bash for Sept 7th!

Then off to New Hampshire for another Squam Art Retreat! I was tired when I got there and it was just nonstop chatting, laughing, learning, eating, making things, walking thru the woods, and meeting new folks. Donna and Marti, buddies from last year knitting and sharing pics.

 

 I tried my best manipulating in an attempt to score this amazing woven heart to no avail.

It was created by the beautiful and talented Harriet Goodall and her work is amazing.  

I played with paints, inks and papers with Alena Hennessy. Loved the inks on wood!
And made the famous Squam Smock with Cal Patch. I was part of the Squam Fair this year and was thrilled to be selling to my people!! Thanks all of you! And to Donna and Marti for being supreme helpers, much gratitude!! Fun was had by all!

Lots of plans to make for the upcoming Wedding! Unbelievable surprise and thanks to the Supreme Court for making it's decision to get the Feds on board...finally.

Info For next years fab weekends coming any day now!

Pot Holders!

Okay, in the spirit of trying to come up with products that folks want to buy, I whipped up some potholders this week and last week. Those of you that make things and try to price them out know the insanity of trying to figure out pricing that serves you as a worker in the world as we know it! Will be taking them over to the South County Artisans Market at The Amazing Umbrella Factory.

 
Trying to figure out the best way to finish off the edges...timely and lovely...




 Don't you just want to start cooking?