Animal Sculpture in Progress: Grumpy Grandpa

Photo reference of backside

Front, back and side views of bisque rabbit

Beginning Quilt in Progress: Top is done!

My quilt top is done!  But the journey ain't over.  I'm devoting as much energy to planning a scrappy-pieced back, and think I would love horizontal stripes of the Amy Butler Midwest Modern I intended for the 6-inch border top that I mis-cut:(  But that saved me the headache of aligning the trees on the other orange fabric.  I would also like to place those stripes in a sea of tangerine for the back.  Then there's the quilting of the sandwich to consider.  Loops and squiggles or stippling on the polka dot fabric?  Circles on the plain yellow squares and lime green border to echo the polka dots?  Traditional cross hatching on the lotus print squares?  And I don't want the stitching to compete with the vibrant colors of the fabric--the tangerine hue is much brighter than what's depicted in this iPhone photo.  I'm already calling it "Happy" because this quilt evokes Pharrell Williams' song (yeah gotta sew a label too).  OH AND THE TASK OF QUILTING the sandwich.  Do I attempt this lap quilt on my own home sewing machine because I've already bought a walking foot and was planning to buy a hopping foot?  Or go ahead and take a long arm quilting class and learn how to use a Gammill?  Stay tuned!

Sewing: Beginning Quilt-in-Progress

I spent my Saturday afternoon piecing the top (homework)for my beginning quilt.  It looks a bit busy to me.

And so I'm considering a 2" border of this solid light olive fabric.

I was going to use this lime polka dot fabric, but I think I'll instead use it for the binding.  I'm actually more excited to deconstruct the front of the quilt to make a horizontal patch of all the fabrics used in quilt placed asymmetrically in a tangerine backing.

Ceramics: Mishima Vase

BEFORE:  Greenware with Leslie Ceramics underglaze (blue and blue green)

I made this vase a couple years ago....I didn't like that the B-mix clay fired to a cream color, but I did love the carving and filling in of the carved images with turquoise underglaze inspired by Diana Fayt.

Roast Pork and Marinated Greens with Caper Aioli and Pickled Onions Sandwich

Workshop Lunch:
Sandwich platter:
    Roast pork and marinated greens with caper aioli and pickled onions
    Baked ricotta with marinated greens, arugula, and caper aioli
A bowl of mixed pickles:  fennel and carrots
Quinoa salad with marinated artichokes, picholine olives, lemon zest, and parsley

Ceramics Works-n-Progress: Tiles

Materials:  Sculpture Mix, white and black underglazes, rubber stamps, Minnesota clay pad in black

Need to glaze and cone 6 fire these babies.

Ceramics Work-in-Progress: Pit Fired Heart

I know later I remember what clay this heart is sculpted from that a clay mate gave me.