Impervious a Marshmallow

It has been brought to my attention (ahem) that I am leading a lazy and useless life because I am not posting to the blog frequently enough for Some People, you know who you are. OK, so I am a bit preoccupied these days trying to get some actual work done instead of just blogging about needing to do work. But, because of the recent accusations, I am gonna show what I am working on:


This is a collage I finished yesterday of a local dumpster at a building site. I went back the other day to get more photographs of it but they changed dumpsters on me so I guess it will be a series of whatever dumpsters show up until the house is completed. UNfortunately, because of my poor craftsmanship, nasty work habits, and, OK, haste to finish, it has developed a case of collage-herpes and has huge blisters all over the front surface because I had a brain-fart in the middle of the night that my iron would perhaps flatten out a few tiny lumps. Well, it didn't. What it DID do was separate the top surface of the photopaper from the next layer. Now, since this is after all a DUMPSTER, and has it's own peeling and bubbly paint surface, I am not too distressed. But frankly, I need to redo the whole friggin thing starting with printing a batch of new images. Oy.


This one isn't attached yet, just laid out how I want to work on it today. I am calling this one Palm Voyure (spell-check, where ARE you?) since there is evidence of the process, unintentionally included. I do love the various textures of this particular palm.



This isn't black and white, it is actually very subtle colors of very dark green against a pale gray-blue sky. These Australian pines were pretty much stripped bare from the hurricanes last year, but this year they are back and fluffier than ever. I have sort of reengineered the photos, now I must find the perfect backing.

Yup, I am still working on the Buck quilt- so far I have finished his antlers and down his neck and am working my way across his body, The back will be darker browns, the belly lighter browbs and tans. Frankly I have hit the wall on this one, the embroidery process is so damn boring that even CSI can't get me through more than short sittings working on it. But I have a deadline now for a show so it simply has to be finished ny the 17th. And I sure have a way to go.

Helllllpppp Meeeeeee! The ever darlin' Molly feels abandoned when I pick up the mail from the box without taking her with me. When I return from my 8-step journey she greets me like I have been to Europe on the grand tour. It's wonderful being loved...