new work

Ive got a bunch of photos so be ready. I’ll start with some dailys:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The book is almost full! I have really enjoyed this project and I plan to make another one very soon.

 

 

Tea bag collage.

Tea stained organza spine.

 

For this one I screen printed my neck x-ray (can you see my scull and jaw bone from the side angle at the top, and shoulder at the bottom?), then embroidered on top of it. I am just learning to embroider and am still getting used to it. Im definitely enjoying it tho.

The very beginning of another embroidered screen print.

Screen printed x-rays. Im thinking about making a new daily that includes the screen printed x-rays and embroidery. Some could be quick and some more involved. What do you think? I’d love some feedback!

And since this is such a long photo post I thought I’d add one more and give you a little sneak peak into my studio.

I have posted a lot of images of my work from this quarter, but I feel like I dont really have any “finished” pieces. Of course, this happens and I had several breakthroughs this quarter, so I feel it was a success. I would love to know what you think and get some feedback on my work. What are your initial reactions? Are you seeing any connections? Your opinions are very important to me! Speak up!

 

 

im still here…

just catching up on some rest after the end of the quarter. I feel like I really need to catch my breath. I had a great quarter and made some huge steps toward my thesis work.

 

 

 

I will be back soon to post lots of pics!

in the news

Yesterday I met Chris in the park for a picnic lunch and we were approached by two reporters. They were doing a story about how to keep your pets cool in the summer.

This was the photo that appeared this morning in the Savannah Morning News.

I am busy working on things for finals but I’ll be back soon to share photos!

new dailys

I dont have time for a long post today so I thought I’d update you on my daily practice collages. I started this book on 6 Aug. I hope everyone is having a great day!

 

 

 

 

 

studies

 

I have been saving every tea bag I use this summer so that I can possibly use them in the fall in a quilt. When I looked at the bags last week I discovered some of them had gotten moldy. It was almost heartbreaking to think that I would have to throw them away, so I boiled them all again in hopes it would take care of the problem. I laid out all the bags on a piece of watercolor paper to dry. Their impressions are much fainter than the first round but they look beautiful. I love the shadows of the tea bags.

 

 

The daily teas werent working very well under the rock so I started playing with them. I plan on finishing it this weekend (hopefully) so I’ll show pics soon.

 

 

 

My daily practice has changed a few times this quarter so this is the new book to hold the dailys. I am sticking with the same 5×7 format, but I am allowing myself to use whatever materials I have, not just scraps, so I can paint and draw as well. I really like how the book came out. I have short pages to attach the dailys to.

More pics on my Flickr page.

(Im having some trouble with the editor, for some reason it does not want to left align, but I (Chris actually) downloaded a Flickr uploader so I can upload in batches from iPhoto!! Can you feel the excitement?! Wow. And it was like right in front of my face, but downloading programs makes me nervous so its nice to get a second opinion from the expert.)

hostel part two

 

Archway to the Dragons Lair.

 

 

They feed the egg shells to the chickens.

 

 

One of the chickens that woke us up in the morning.

 

 

Making S’mores.

 

 

 

Sorry it has taken me so long to finish this post but almost as soon as I got back I had to get to work. Finals are in two weeks and this weekend it was nice to get recharged for the work I have to do.

So, the Hostel in the Forest is an amazing place. They grow their own food, have free roaming chickens, and sleep in the trees. Chris and I had a great tree house called the Dragons Lair. It was off on its own and was screened all the way around. The lake was so refreshing and they built a floating dock with a net in the middle so you can relax in the water. The staff there cooked a delicious organic, vegetarian, gluten free dinner! And we roasted marshmallows for s’mores. Instead of graham crackers I used gluten free gingersnaps and it was awesome.

One of my favorite things about the hostel was the chickens. Early in the morning, they came to our tree house to dig around, for worms I guess, and they were clucking and calling to each other. It was a great way to wake up. They just roamed wherever they wanted then at night they went to their coop. Ive never seen so many different kinds of chickens. Some of them were spotted, some were fluffy and furry and some looked like they had crazy wigs on.

I was also able to spend some time outside of the glass house and just look at the pond and write. I definitely needed some time for reflection. I have more pics on my flickr page if you want to check it out. I will be back soon to post pics of some work in progress. I hope everyone is doing well!

 

 

 

 

hostel photoset one

The Dragons Lair

Chicken

The lake is crystal clear. You’d think you were in the Bahamas.

More chickens

Me and Chris

Just a little preview of the weekend…. more to come.

 

ps. I desperately need some photo uploading advice. Ive been trying to use Flickr but I can only upload one photo at a time. I have used the uploader in WordPress also, but then I have to resize the photo, which is annoying. Is there a better way?