tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39005295506652422552024-03-05T02:46:29.778-08:00Creative TangentIt's hard to focus a creative mind...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-72804790090798283912013-04-14T14:48:00.001-07:002013-04-14T15:21:41.979-07:00A Few Bumps in the Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been away from blogging for quite a while. I could make excuses - several weeks of not feeling well, relocating my 95-year old mother down here closer to all her family, and redecorating/painting a couple of rooms - but the truth is I just didn't feel like blogging. Not good. And I feel guilty because I had promised myself that I'd maintain a frequent posting schedule. Oh well.....let's try this again. <br />
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During the past few months I haven't even spent much time in the studio and my attitude is really starting to show it. I need that creative fix or I seem to lose my sparkle. Become grouchy. Does this happen to any of you? But my workbench is really calling out to me so I've marked off bench time on my calendar for every day this coming week. Some hammering, some torching. I'm feeling excited to get back at it!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-60936383995008370632012-10-19T06:52:00.000-07:002012-10-19T06:52:54.824-07:00Posing for the CameraFinally, our weather has begun to cool off with temperatures in the 80's. What a nice change from our hot, humid summers. One of my favorite things to do when the days are like this is to take my camera out. You never know what you might find such as these Texas longhorns just hanging out and taking it easy.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-37431018363326193562012-10-18T06:00:00.000-07:002012-10-18T06:00:13.896-07:00Great NewsMy mixed media strapless bra, Punky Booster, has been accepted into <a href="http://www.18handsgallery.com/" target="_blank">18 Hands Gallery's</a> Interwoven IV: Accessorize. It is a juried exhibition that will run from November 3 through November 14, 2012.<br />
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18 Hands Gallery is located at 249 W. 19th Street, Houston, TX 77008. 713.869.3099Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-38950116372310423722012-10-17T09:57:00.000-07:002012-10-17T09:57:20.310-07:00Evening at the OperaWhat a great evening I had last night! Seeing my grandson on stage at the Wortham Theatre in Puccini's LaBoheme. <br />
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It was a rainy evening, NCIS and The Debate were on TV, dodged an extension ladder falling off a truck that could have come through our windshield, and the traffic was awful getting downtown. BUT I'm so glad I was able to go. Granted, it was not a leading role, or even a supporting role but he's not an opera singer - he's an actor. AND he's already started rehearsals for another play at Main Street Theatre. Following his dreams. I'm so proud of him! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-31499769697331484322012-10-16T08:25:00.000-07:002012-10-16T08:25:54.190-07:00Mismatched Earrings Swap Reveal<div class="yui_3_2_0_15_135004467833164" id="yiv312607574yui_3_2_0_20_134999677197742" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal;">
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It's been a long hot summer here in Texas so I've hibernated in my studio purging, destashing and rearranging - a total reorganization. My grandson has been a huge help in all of this moving the heavies, carrying out the throwaways to the garbage and loading my car with the donations. The studio is not quite finished but it's already so much better than it was. I'm a visual person so I like things where I can see them. The upside of this for me is twofold: immediate access and inspiration. BUT the downside can be visual overload beyond organized chaos. I'll share photos as it all comes together.</div>
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My tubes of seed beads and Delicas are sorted in acrylic frames by color and type, i.e. cubes, triangles, bugles, etc. This works out well for me as I can quickly see what I have available.<br />
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Then there's the fabric - and more fabric. I loved the filing idea from Karen at <a href="http://sewmanyways.blogspot.com/2012/08/organizing-fabricfiling-update.html" target="_blank">Sew Many Ways</a> blog so off to Walmart for hanging folders and bankers boxes. It's a bit time consuming because I had to put the boxes together wrong side out but it's so worth it. Here's the first of several filled boxes. Eventually, I'll organize the fabric by color, etc. Eventually.........Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-5766426753642111152012-09-12T07:00:00.000-07:002012-09-12T07:34:00.101-07:00As Good As It LooksThis delicious dessert was served at our monthly bead group. So pretty in the green depression glass. Must get the recipe.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-57307871628879489382012-09-11T16:31:00.000-07:002012-09-12T06:38:00.136-07:00Midnight Dancer<div class="MsoNormal">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-19125446166798753092012-09-11T15:48:00.001-07:002012-09-12T07:34:30.596-07:00Meet MaxLet me introduce Max, couch pug extraordinaire. He's 10 years old and
my constant shadow. He blogs occasionally at
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Last week I saw a lot of color where color shouldn't be. When I walked up to see what it was, I was hit with a really noticeable fragance and spots of color all entwined in the shrubbery. I had no idea what the plant could be and how it got there. So I grabbed my camera and took several pictures of it to show to my Master Gardener friend. As soon as she saw the blooms, she knew right away -- a Rangoon Creeper. Aha! I had bought a Rangoon Creeper three years ago and set it out so it would climb all over the covered deck. The following winter was really tough with several severe freezes and the vine died (OR so I thought). The mystery is: Where has it been and what has it been doing since it froze three winters ago. It has relocated about 40 feet from where it originally started out to not a very good place for vines. In other words - nothing to climb on properly. Now what do I do with it? Wonder if I can move it after it finishes blooming?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-30166874026684280522012-05-28T12:34:00.000-07:002012-05-28T12:34:42.389-07:00See! I do have a heart!!!A couple of weeks ago my doctor thought it would be a good idea if I had a stress test -- a nuclear stress test! Radioactive chemicals injected into my body!!! And he threw in an order for an echocardiogram for good measure. <br />
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It was no big deal. I took a book. Spent a lot of time just waiting. Everything went smoothly and the results were good. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-66400472984879025812012-05-14T19:37:00.000-07:002012-05-14T19:37:21.084-07:00Meet Finalist, Punky BoosterIn the March/April 2012 issue of <a href="http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/" target="_blank">Cloth Paper Scissors</a>, <a href="http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/members/Barbara-Delaney/default.aspx" target="_blank">Barbara Delaney</a> started a new challenge for a breast cancer awareness article this Fall. Artists were challenged to design "Supportive Art" in mixed media. The only requirement was that it had to be able to fit in a 8"x10"x6" box when shipped. <br />
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This sounds like lots of fun! <br />
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Several ideas immediately came to mind. There were definitely some construction issues challenging my ideas. BUT, I had lots of fun watching how my mixed media supportive art evolved. With each found object, embellishment, and trinket added, this bra grew past a training bra to a fully developed E cup. (That's E for egg poaching cups!) And so the Punky Booster Strapless Bra was created.<br />
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I had a dazzling vintage glitzy necklace that was my aunt's. She was an incredibly strong woman who survived two radical mastectomies. How appropriate that a piece of her jewelry provides support for Punky Booster. I added beads, recycled jewelry pieces, lace, ribbon, and found objects that represented time, love, giggles to the recycled leather-covered egg poaching cups. <br />
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I got my entry finished and photographed and submitted by the April 30th deadline. Now I just had to sit and patiently wait for the finalists to be announced May 14.<br />
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Well, today's the day....and...the <a href="http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blogs/barb/archive/2012/05/14/announcing-the-cloth-paper-scissors-quot-supportive-art-quot-finalists.aspx" target="_blank">finalists were announced</a>. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm one of the twenty finalists!!!</b></span><br />
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I am so excited!! I've seen some incredible bras that have been posted. <a href="http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/media/g/support/slideshow.aspx" target="_blank">Click here to see.</a><br />
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Now, I have to get Punky Booster ready for a road trip to Massachusetts. Next step...Hollywood!!<br />
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<b>Good luck, Punky!!!!</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3900529550665242255.post-33540245333755779472012-03-27T14:33:00.001-07:002012-03-27T14:46:56.905-07:00Quan Am Festival<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I stopped by the local Vietnamese Buddhist Center this afternoon where preparations were being made for their 12th annual Quan Am Festival March 30 - April 1. <br />
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<a href="http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/stories/338674-events-vietnam-buddhist-center-planning-festival" target="_blank">http://www.ultimatefortbend.com/stories/338674-events-vietnam-buddhist-center-planning-festival</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the large flowers. The red tree is actually artifical - the red blooms are little lights.</td></tr>
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</h2>OK, here I come, kicking and screaming, into the world of blogging with lots of questions. Will I have anything interesting to say? Will anybody read it? Will anybody care? I enjoy reading other blogs and follow quite a few on a regular basis. So the bar is set rather high. Can I rise to it?<br />
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