I am kind obsessed with Fair Isle. I was coveting a cute scarf from Boden, and then it sold out, so I decided to poke around Etsy to see if I could find something. I found MooCow Hand Knits http://www.etsy.com/shop/moocowhandknits. She is from Liverpool, England, and her work is functional and so cute. She is making this custom grey and hot pink (love this combo) cowl and fingerless glove set for me, and just sent me this pic today. LOVE.
Sidewalk chalk with Gavin...it's crayola 3D. Much richer colors than the regular stuff, but still wears down really quickly...Better enjoy it now; Sandy is coming to wash it away!
As an Elementary Art Teacher teaching at a VERY Halloween-friendly school,
I feel compelled to come up with a creative costume every year. I have two other art teacher colleaugues, and we usually come up with a group idea. Lynn had this great idea to use paper bags to make feathered vests and then add a beak, but our school parade snuck up on us, and it was too complicated. This morning the "speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil" monkeys popped into my head for some reason, so I googled "paper bag monkey". Paper Source (an awesome paper/art supplies store, if you haven't heard of it) did these sock monkeys (top pic). So, I copied their idea, but added the arms. We are going to wear them on our heads, and cut holes so we can see. We'll see how it works....
Having fun playing with color and experimenting with different block designs. I am going to make reversible belts, but now I wish I could sew all these strips together....hmm...For now, the orange/muslin will be paired with the orange/purple flower, and the yellow/brown will be paired with the yellow/muslin that I posted last weekend. I also have a grey/blue combo and a red/black combo. Silk screen tees and pillows to follow....
Love grey and coral together. Just got fabrics from Birch Fabrics, an organic line. Really cute prints. I'm still to working on my own prints, but for these wedding pillows it's nice to have some fresh, simple fabrics to work with.
These are the first of my block prints. I enjoyed creating the silkscreen designs this summer, so I'm adding block printing into the mix. I'm using these strips for reversible belts. I have 3 combinations so far. Also will be silk screening soon...
