Almost Spring!

Well, it's almost spring in Maryland anyway. Not that we might not get more winter before the month is out...it often happens here....but we had a 70 degree day yesterday and it's in the upper 60s today, so I'm savoring it while it lasts!
I am SO remiss in not posting this photo earlier. I posted it to my group lists, but neglected to "blog it", so I'm doing a "mea culpa" now and showing you the wonderful ATDs that I got from dear Jacque in Iowa. She does the most unique ATDs ever, and I keep mine hanging on my computer desk to enjoy everyday. I got the demure lady in green several months ago from Jacque, and she sent me the handsome brave for a swap we made on our sculpting group. Aren't they a darling couple??? Thank you Jacque, they make me smile every morning!
p.s. I'm sorry the photo isn't so great, I took it on such a dreary day I couldn't seem to get a good one.

New Header!

Header/Banner, whatever they're called, don't you love my new one???? Made by my dear friend, Linda Fleming http://customblogheadersandbanners.blogspot.com/ it's so beautiful it may just motivate me to post to this blog more often! I fell in love with the header Linda uses on her site and asked her to make me a similar one....I'm soooo happy with it!
I'm still knitting. Having arthritis in my lower back from too many years throwing pots on the wheel, I can't sit very long at a time at my studio work table doing the other art work I love. But knitting I can do in my easy chair and I can still feel creative in the process! I'm working on a sleeveless cardigan (vest?) right now and I''m very pleased with the way it's looking. I'll post a photo when I get a little further along with that.
Meantime, I'm taking Jean Bernard's Dress Form class....but am having to wait for supplies to be delivered so I can begin. We have no really good craft shops in this area, but I have to journey across the Bay Bridge next week, so I'll pop in to Michael's while I'm over there. Living in a semi-rural area is relaxing and comforting in retirement, but I do miss the shopping I used to enjoy!
Thank Peace........

She's back!

The Muse, that is. At least she has made a brief appearance and I hope she'll stick around for awhile this time!
I signed on for a swap with my sculpting group to make a card for spring. We were to include at least one sculpted element along with three other media in the construction. I used paper, clay, fabric(canvas, actually) and micro-beads. The beads don't show up much in the photo unfortunately. Now I'm not much of a card maker, but I gave it my best shot. I won't show the inside so Jacque will have at least that much surprise when she receives it! I got carried away with the inside and it got pretty busy I'm afraid, but I know she'll forgive me! LOL!

January duties

Since I've been in a creative SLUMP since Christmas, or to be more honest, since Thanksgiving if not sooner I decided to take drastic measures. So-o-o I've started cleaning....not just rearranging, but CLEANING, my studio, including that horror pit, the closet!! I took one large trash bag of junk out yesterday, and have another one almost full now, and that's just the tip of the iceberg! I still have three grossly overloaded shelves to do....and that's only one side of this double closet!
This is mostly dollmaking "stuff", and I'm not making dolls much these days so I need to sell or give away much of this material as soon as I decide on the best way to do that. There are also other materials, including a large plastic bin full of weaving yarn from those days when I had visions of becoming a master (ha!) weaver, wire and other materials from all those crafting projects I've toyed with. Not to mention all the books I've collected through the years......sigh.......
This is all due to Roy's new vow to throw out something from his equally overstuffed office everyday since the holidays. Made me feel so guilty I had to start doing the same...and I got carried away, I think!
More on this later on.