Tagged

I've been tagged, and, just as at summer camp years ago, I'm not *quite* sure what I'm supposed to do next. Something about a list? About me? Here goes:

1. I'm not a "dog person," but I have learned that a dog is the most reliable and happiest exercise program you can get for your money.

2. I have never met a carbohydrate I didn't like.

3. When I was growing up, I wanted to illustrate children's books, but was told not to think of that: "The children's book market is dying out."

4. I am one of the oldest members of the Etsy team Boston Handmade. Thank you.

5. I didn't have the nerve to apply to art school until I was 32.

6. I hate to cook. But I like baking bread. See #2.

7. When I am printing, I feel like I'm having so much fun I'll be arrested.

Is that enough?Am I supposed to tag someone else now?

New Work

This new line makes me so happy:I have been printing my new bird screens on already-printed fabric. The results blow me away. This fabric came from a friend years ago. He found it in his mother's house. It looked so ugly I actually used it line quilts. Yikes. Now it's cooler than cool, and I just have a few scraps left. Here it is, made into a cozy clutch.

Other images are going into collages to hang on the wall. Remnants get incorporated into my key bags. Look for new clutches and key bags each day at my Etsy store. Fuller Craft Museum has asked to showmy bags at their holiday sale. The key bags will also be on sale at the Loading Dock Gallery during December. But you can pick out your favorites at Etsy right now.

Looking for studio space?

Are you busting out of your home studio? (You know you are.) Do you love everything textiles: printing, sewing, collage and quilting?

In January Lowell Fiber Studio will have room for two new members. We are a group of eight. We share an 860 sq ft space at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell, Massachusetts: a vibrant rehabbed mill building with over 160 artists and still growing.

Rent is shared and affordable. Parking is ample and free. Regular get-togethers. Monthly sales opportunities. Print table, sewing machines, dyes, sinks. Great people. Great space. All for less than $100 a month. Pass it on.

For information, please email us at info@lowellfiberstudio.org