Beyond the art projects.

Finally a post that's not about my artwork! I cleaned out my studio last weekend and after I turn in my keys tomorrow I will say a final goodbye to the art building. It's been great art building, but I think we're going in different directions. It's not you, it's me.

So what am I doing now? Well, when I'm not working at the library I'm.... well, doing nothing. This week I've been house/dog sitting for Robin and the pups and I have been mostly chillin' all day. I may be a cat person, but who can resist this cute little face?

Also, on the 30th of the month I will be leaving Greenville for good. I'm going back home to Lewisville for a while to help mom prepare for the yard sale and to reassess what the heck I'm doing with my life. Most likely I'm be moving to Charlotte to live with my brother and hopefully finding a job down there. Wish me luck!

Almost Done With Project One.

According to my independent study proposal, I should start working on my third project this week. As it turns out, I am just now finishing up my first piece. To be fair, the first project is the most time intensive so it's not surprising that it took longer than my projected week and half.

Today cut the pieces to the proper size and finished the edges with layers of zig-zag stitching. A simple finish that turned out as well as expected. Before the stitching I noticed that the stacked panels made a nice gradient. Ignore my amateur photo skills with the obvious finger in the corner. Here's the ancient Greek and Telegraph panels, two of the most successful pieces:

After sewing today I'm pretty positive that my sewing machine pulls to the left. Is it something I'm doing or something wrong with my machine? Perhaps my feed dogs are messed up? It's not bad enough to warrant a trip to a repair shop, but it is troubling.

Tomorrow I'll start on Project Two! This one involves collecting photos of hands and handwritten quotes. Luckily, there's a party tomorrow where I'm going to bring camera and paper so I can get it done!

A Beautiful Sight

This is where I have spent most of my time for the past 2 years:

After this weaving is done, I have to leave the loom room forever. Unless my professor will let me sneak in and do a few more this summer. I have to start saving up for a loom of my own. As Richard said, "once you've known weaving, you can never not weave." So true. Even if I go into a field totally unrelated to art, I have to keep weaving. I love it.

I know that weaving looks weird right now, but wait until I weave the weft in. Pre-woven painted warps aren't my speciality, but I wanted to try it one more time. Also, you'll notice that I used orange! A first! I promised my professor that I would use bright colors just once before I graduated.