Second quilt and Marvin
The Mushroom Quilt is almost done, thanks to a Saturday night sewing party at my house! Actually, it was just me, Marvin, some Feist and some Matthew Good. Chris went out for the evening, so I stayed up and worked on the embroidery and quilting. Around 11 I decided to make apple crisp, and by the time it was done I was ready to take a break and watch one of my geeky ghost shows. I'll have some photos of the finished piece by the end of the week I hope.
I really don't have any other news, so I thought I'd tell a little bit about Marvin (also answers to Shmarvin, Blarvin and Parblin), who you may have noticed helping me out in the studio. He likes to help out. Especially when it involves laying on things, to make sure they're suitably comfortable you know. We adopted Marvin about five years ago, and he has become a well-loved friend. We both hope he's one of those cats who live to be twenty.
The above is a weaving I made in my second year of art school. I thought I would really enjoy weaving since I like to knit and sew (and my grandmother was a weaver), and so I took an introductory class. I hated it! I really disliked the entire process. Luckily I had a great instructor who was very patient with me and eager to make the course as enjoyable for me as possible; when I told her I was having difficulty focusing, and not feeling inspired, she gave me a tapestry loom and told me to "paint" a picture with yarn. This was the perfect solution for me since I have a strong connection with painting and drawing. At the time, Marvin was sick, and so he was on my mind. I decided to use linen. It obviously isn't perfect, but it reminds me of Marvin, and of a good teacher.
I really don't have any other news, so I thought I'd tell a little bit about Marvin (also answers to Shmarvin, Blarvin and Parblin), who you may have noticed helping me out in the studio. He likes to help out. Especially when it involves laying on things, to make sure they're suitably comfortable you know. We adopted Marvin about five years ago, and he has become a well-loved friend. We both hope he's one of those cats who live to be twenty.
The above is a weaving I made in my second year of art school. I thought I would really enjoy weaving since I like to knit and sew (and my grandmother was a weaver), and so I took an introductory class. I hated it! I really disliked the entire process. Luckily I had a great instructor who was very patient with me and eager to make the course as enjoyable for me as possible; when I told her I was having difficulty focusing, and not feeling inspired, she gave me a tapestry loom and told me to "paint" a picture with yarn. This was the perfect solution for me since I have a strong connection with painting and drawing. At the time, Marvin was sick, and so he was on my mind. I decided to use linen. It obviously isn't perfect, but it reminds me of Marvin, and of a good teacher.
posted by Tere | 8:16 PM
1 Comments:
Marvin looks definitely like a cat that may live to the age of 20, if you ask me. In fact, he looks rather impressive. Like the quilt, too. Wish you a very pretty autumn over there in the north.
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