I just realized the other night while entering some shows with upcoming deadlines that none of the quilts I made in 2020 have been in a show. I’ve entered them in plenty, and one of them sold, so there’s no complaint there…I think it’s because there have just been fewer shows to enter, so then they might just age out and never be shown. Some have been entered in (and rejected by) multiple shows. Interesting. It’s OK…I’m entering them in more right now, just to get their fiber asses out there and in the world.
Have to get MY fiber ass out into the world too. I’ll be at this opening tomorrow night…at some point.
The pictures of the space are looking good. That’s my piece in the middle (above) and left side (below).
The exhibit is at The Studio Door in Hillcrest.
And a few of my larger pieces are also in the show.
It’s nice to see work out and about.
The ceramic piece is NOT mine, but it is fascinating. I think it’s work by Julia C. R. Gray. Looking forward to seeing it up close.
I’m ironing about an hour a night…it’s slow as shit.
Those deer took about an hour to iron together and get placed in the landscape. They’re only about 4 1/2 inches wide.
I almost finished the 300s last night. Hopefully I’ll get the 400s laid out and ironed tonight…they might be easier? There’s a path in there, but some fussy tiny pieces. Last night, I thought I was done and then realized there were fingernails in the dirt. OK then. But there is progress.
I’m also still working on this…finally found a marking pencil I could use on white fabric (I probably have 5 of them…just didn’t know where they were).
So I marked the stethoscope and started stitching it. I need to finish the stethoscope and add more embellishment to the letters, and then it will be done…hopefully by the end of this long weekend coming up. I love long weekends.
Hopefully there’ll be some of this…the boychild and I dragged the little dog out on a 3-mile hike on Monday after school.
The light was cool…although in this photo, it looks like a nuclear bomb is going off over downtown. Interesting.
The man spent a couple nights hiking up in the Lagunas…he had some pretty good views…
Jealous? I was.
That stitching I was doing? It was with Nova on my lap…
Or perched on my side lap…she needed the loves.
Kitten perched on the other couch.
Looking goofy.
OK, I have a ton of work to do. My prep yesterday got eaten up by installing a large digital clock so kids don’t have to open their computers to check the time, many discussions of stamina in school (they don’t got it), and lots of dealing with kids who are out due to possible COVID exposures or symptoms or who the fuck knows what. Today I need to grade stuff. Then exercise after school (oh yes), plus ironing tonight. That’s the goal anyway. It’s a pretty good one.
Kathy Nida 