Yes, I know...

I am bad.
It's not that I don't want to post - I forget to post. Things get crazy. My family just celebrated CHRISTMAS (yes, in August) because it was the only time we could get together this year. Then my daughter had to return to college. THAT is an ordeal.
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Long Time, No Post!

Yes, I know.
Life has a way of interfering with your FUN!
I've joined a group on the internet that has SO much energy and SO much creativity that they are inspiring me to not only spend some creative time each and every day, but also to step outside my comfort zone.
Anyway, I made a fabric postcard! I wanted it to represent the world around me - which is woods. We have a pond rimmed with stones that is a work in progress (actually, my hubby's therapy). This a picture from last summer - the water isn't always that murky but hubby had just cleaned the pond filter:



SO - this wonderful view (and you don't see the half of it) is my solace and inspiration. With that being said, here is my postcard:



Not too bad for a first timer, eh?
The group is called Fiber Art Traders and they can be found on Yahoo! groups. Come join in the fun!

Finally!

I got my camera cord replaced, and have finally finished a doll I had been working on for awhile. I need to get into the habit of posting regularly now that I have the technical details worked out.
I took an online class at DollStreet about a year ago. This is "Abundance" by Angela Jarecki. I had a TERRIBLE time with her face - I ended up enlarging the pattern 110%, and I still think it's too narrow. No matter how I stuffed it, I just couldn't get it to work right. This was the best of the 3 I made.
Anyway, I'm getting better at dolls. I LOVE THIS ART FORM! It's like giving birth all over again - but to the ideas in your head.
I hope you enjoy looking at her as much as I enjoyed making her.

Virgin Post

I thought that in addition to chronicling my adventures with wool, I would post about my adventures with fabric.
Way back in another lifetime, I was a Textiles, Clothing and Design major. When my institution decided to cancel the program in my junior year, I quit college for many years. When my (then) employer told me I needed a degree to progress (and that they would pay for it), I went back to school and earned my Bachelor's in Marketing (closest business subject to anything even remotely creative). That was in 1999.
Fast forward to 2006. I graduated in March with my MBA.
Why am I telling you this?
I work in a fast-paced, driven field (healthcare). Being the totally right-brained critter that I am, by the end of the day - I'm drained both physically and mentally.
It's the art that keeps me sane.
For now, I'll leave you with a photo of a doll I made at a workshop given by the Goddess of Beaderly Delights herself, Annie Hesse. Doesn't she look fantastic against my "Belgium Chocolate" dining room wall?