So I’m still sick and I had some very dizzy exhausting moments on Saturday and Sunday, but some of that may have been exertion or food-related (have to remember to eat even when I’m sick), so there’s that. I was apparently functional enough to iron almost an entire quilt together, but not to remember to actually buy the pasta for dinner tonight. Even though I had a list for everything we needed for the week, it wasn’t written on there, because why? Because foggy sick brain, that’s why. Like don’t put me in charge of anything today…besides the 140 kids I’m normally in charge of, plus teaching another teacher’s class, because it’s April Fool’s Day, so I’m gonna teach history (but just for a period, it’s OK).
Seriously, though, I put in 8 hours and 40 minutes into the ironing and I’m almost done. I’ll be done tonight, assuming I don’t collapse from exhaustion after school.
Here’s both sides of the hair complete.
I thought I was totally off on placement, but somehow made it all fit right…
Once I got the neck in, it made more sense to do the torso next…
Although that’s minus a butterfly. And then I attached the dirt, just to make sure it worked.
This piece is about being connected to nature. So yeah, that’s a volcano there. Attached to her nipple. Like you do.
Then I started on the face. I did the butterfly in there somewhere too…it’s peeking out on the bottom left.
Her face is covered in stuff. Um. I just coughed up my lung. Bad plan. Can’t remember when I got up in the middle of the night and took medicine. Let’s assume it was at least 4-6 hours ago and take some more.
Always iron the eyes separately. That way they won’t be too kittywampus.
Although she’s got a droopy eyelid. So at midnight, this is all I had left to do…4 tiny bugs.
It was tempting to just do them, but I was tired and I knew I would still have to iron it to a background, so it’s OK to leave it until tonight.
Here she is so far…
Looking good! I love this. And getting her all ironed this weekend was a good thing. I was seriously worried about being able to finish, but now I think I’m fine. Maybe. This weekend might be an issue.
Her face minus 4 bugs…
Anyway. I’ve already started drawing the next one, but I won’t be able to show any of it. That ought to be interesting. I will need to draw and embroider more to entertain you maybe. Or sing songs. For the next two months. Except I keep coughing, so singing might be an issue. So iron down tonight and hopefully start stitch down. I think I can be pinbasted by Thursday? Hoping? Then quilted by the end of the weekend, then binding. Photographer next week. I should email him, because the deadline is tight.
But first, off to school to pretend to know about the Reformation. Or the Illumination. Or some Tion. (Notes to self that art history is really the ONLY history she’s had since high school.)
*Sublime, April 26, 1992 (Miami)
Kathy Nida 
That’s colourful art! 😀
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