sock monkeys looking for irritable

what is going on? meanie and bad buddy and art girl can't find their seven deadly sins cousin, irritable! where did she go? they looked all over the house.







































then they looked in the woods. meanie and bad buddy and art girl are scared. where could irritable be? the seven deadly sins family will be lost without her!





























if you have seen irritable please let us know:(

circles collage

circles is the theme of my final project for the visual studies module at opus. i read an article by keri smith in the recent issue of somerset studios. this inspired me to play with circles on paper. these "sketches" are about the size of a playing card. not sure what i will do with them, but i bet if my tutor has his way, it will involve some representational stitching. we'll see...

crocheted purse

since i packed away my wool sweaters yesterday, it thought i might be time to pack away my winter purse, too. i made this purse last year and i love it. i especially love the vintage fabric lining and the special beaded zipper pull. i saw a similar purse in an advertisement for patons yarn, but could never find the pattern, so i made it up. it's basically granny squares. happy day!

embroidered shirt

yesterday i put away my wool sweaters and got out my spring wardrobe. this is one of my favorite pieces: a thrift store shirt come alive with embroidery

button paintings

paintings of buttons. for the visual studies part of the opus BA, we have to take a photo of a group of things in analogous colors on an analogous background and then paint it. i am a real beginner at painting, but had a great time doing this. i also love the look and feel of the pallette after i am finished mixing colors.