August 29, 2010 in craft, dream catchers, fashion, feathers, leather, necklace
this one’s made with leather, feathers, and cut clear plastic bottles.
dream catcher necklace with leather & feathers
and here’s just another weird necklace i made with tassels, random beading, and other jewelry parts that needed a good home:
raj necklace
August 2, 2010 in craft, dream catchers, feathers, leather
I made these tiny ones for my car and as a necklace.
another version
car dream catcher
dream catcher necklace
me in the necklace
leather feather necklace
August 2, 2010 in art, buddhism, craft, doilies, feathers
i’ve been kind of obsessed with doilies. i recently was gifted a ginormous bag of them from the antique store in montpelier:
doily haul
i’ve also been a long-time buddha altar collage maker. i’m finding creative ways to use the doilies too…here’s one I made this week:
to help dial down my adrenaline fatigue
June 15, 2010 in craft, sculpture
made these out of bike gears, wire and clock arms. they each took about 10 hours to make. they are about 6″ by 18″ long.
sold at Salaam Boutique in downtown Montpelier for $125 each.
dream catcher detail
dream catcher
black dream catcher
black dream catcher
black dream catcher
April 18, 2010 in craft, reuse, school, sculpture, trash
i recently finished an artist-in-residence at the Danville School in Danville, Vermont for their three-day arts festival. the theme was “ReUse” so we made some sculpture out of bottle caps and other items that most people would throw away…
the complete set of photos is on my Flickr page.
cap detail with brushes
bottle cap mural
recycled magazine folding origami book
bottle cap sculpture
trash sculpture detail
February 8, 2010 in craft, creative spaces, interior design
i got really inspired by craft magazine’s “make space for crafting” series…so behold my home studio! this is where the action happens…in my own little world at least. soon the drum kit will be gone and i will take over zee livink room! here’s the flickr set of all the photos.
home studio
shelf detail
shelf detail
crafting trays
works in progress
w.i.p. detail
make space for crafting!
January 10, 2010 in craft
my friend Suki taught me how to needle felt the other day. it’s crazy! random pieces of fluffy wool, dish soap, and hot water — then you STAB-STAB-STAB the little piece of fluff until all its fibers intertwine.
so i tried out my new skillz making a bird nest pincushion and some lil acorns (special props to Kate Sprout for the photo-blemish-reduction help):
felted nest pincushion & acorns
felted nest detail
felted acorn detail
January 3, 2010 in craft, fashion
during my trip to portland, oregon i bought some fantastic feather earrings by marion max at an amazing vintage store rocknrose:
iphone pic of me wearing earrings by marion max
i was really inspired by them and thought i’d take a crack at making some feather earrings myself. mine are made from recycled leather, random beads, a broken necklace chain, and various craft feathers. ok i admit i plucked a few from the feather duster.
leather & feather earrings by me
here's me wearing them. babushka!
January 1, 2010 in craft, holiday
this stuff blows me away. i got it last year at ReSTORE in burlington, and i use a little every year, and finally i scanned some images so i’ll feel more free to use the rest…
holiday paper with trees
holiday paper #2
holiday paper #3
December 20, 2009 in craft, holiday, nature
another in a long series of deer-obsession pieces…a project for a snowy afternoon in Vermont: holiday nature ornaments. these look pretty nice even though they’re plastic and not glass. I used some scrap sheepskin but cotton batting would work too. Craft foliage and random little animals are so cute — if I had more globes I would put in some acorns and whatnot.
deer & butterfly ornament
deer ornament
butterfly ornament
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