waiting for the muse: crossover opaque pharmaceutic

"Everything is taken from one's life. You can call them emotions or thoughts.

These are all names for experiences." Isaac Bashevis Singer

Today I got a whole lot accomplished in the studio, always good news when I don't just spend the time chasing spiders. I took the black quilt back but didn't get it layered because I found a fabric I think I like better for the backing.

this one?

or this one?

sneak peek

I'll wait to do that until I'm sure. I got some more fat quilting done on the Golden Apple twins but finally drove the wrong end of the needle into my thumb trying to work it through all the layers. Even after I started using my 'quilting pliers' it hurt too much to continue. So I worked some more on my remote control box and got the rest of the pieces cut and two layers covered with gorgeous marbled papers. I also spent a way too long time working out the feet and handles using different combinations of old buttons and beads. I'll take pictures tomorrow if I remember- mostly I get going on stuff and forget the time completely. It's going to be pretty (famous last words!)

So, by the time I left and stopped at the store I had a couple of needy dogs to entertain. They hate being left for so long.

Do not allow the dogs to eat at the table

no matter how good his manners are.

Here I am being 'punished'- note the black blob in lower left? That's Pepper who hides under the bed- I have no idea how he squeezes in there since it's only about 8" high. Molly always picks the space right over his hiding place so even if his ass isn't sticking out I know where he slid in, not to mention he is a mouth breather so I can hear him two rooms away.
Next picture takes us to my courtyard this morning where a little lizard found a tiny spot of sun. He sat there until the spot moved, then he got up and moved with it. Little did he know that it would get to 90 today and he would be looking for shade pretty soon!

And here is an ART LIZARD! (nice segue, eh?)

Japanese artist Natsumi Tomita utilises scraps of materials collected from the streets to create extremely imaginative animal sculptures that share an uncanny resemblance with their real-life counterparts. Speaking about her work she says, "Each of these things, which we usually use everyday, once had a story, until they were thrown away. There are bicycles that were once ridden, broken dustpans, signboards from loan sharks, lost umbrellas. Every object had purpose and meaning before they were tossed away. Taking these things that I collect, I connect them and create new life from them."

Most times, it just gets down to common sense.

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Covey's 1990's seven habits of highly effective and successful artists are:

5. Choosing professionalism in all dealings

A successful artist is a professional in all of their dealings with the public, gallery owners, art reps and suppliers. It is as simple as that. If an artist is not professional, then no matter their talent, they won’t be successful for very long.

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Next, in our survey of my old and floppy quilts, we are going on a space hunt