Book to read and a DVD to watch

Life: Chuck Close by Christopher French 2010 A not so still life; the Ginny Ruffner story DVD (www.ginnyruffnerthemovie.com ) Both artists are amazing.

Perle melting beads

I have been working with Perle Melting beads. I tried both and melting and gluing the beads. Here are the results:

How to display small works?

One of the problems with textiles is how to display them. I’ve been making these small embroidered work on vintage doilies, but didn’t like how they looked just mounted on the wall. So I’ve decided to frame them in shadow box frames. The finished piece is 12” x 12”...

IMG_0388We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.
~ Carlos Castaneda

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