Hey, I’m on time! This one is a fun one. I have been wanting to do a pegasus and a unicorn, but I wasn’t sure how I wanted them to look. After many sketches I came up with a “cute” look. I think they are pretty fun.
Once again, Click on the image below to see the full size pattern.
I seem to have monsters on the brain. Here is a new print for my Etsy store. It’s called Gornack Feel Pretty Today. You judge for yourself.
Yes, I love genealogy. I am also a history buff and spend a great deal of time studing early american history. Through genealogy I find how my ancestors fit into the American story. I have also found some interesting comparisons. My husbands stock is more puritan, where as mine is of the German and Irish backwoods people. For fun here is a comparison of my husband’s ancesteral home and mine. Enjoy.
My Husband’s ancesteral home in Grafton, Vermont. Several generations where born in this house.
This is the cabin of my GGG Aunt Martha Jane Huskey Ogle, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Her brother Peter moved to Gatlinburg with her and he is my GGG grandfather.
I have two new prints for my Etsy store. The theme is girls and their monsters. Each print is made of archival ink and paper, like all my prints. The paper size is 8.5″ x 11″. I am trying something new. I will sell each print for $20.00 a piece, but you can purchase the pair for $30.00.
You can purchase them at: www.badbird.etsy.com
While I was away in Texas I spent every evening working on the White Deer Quilt. Basically I had all the appliqued shapes stitched to the background material and had put together the front piece, batting and back piece. I know some of you would like to know the methods I used in putting the 3 layers of a quilt together, but I am hoping to do a full tutorial, on a much easier quilt, later.
Just in case you are wondering, I don’t use a frame or hoop to quilt. I have everything well based together so the layers stay in place.
The finished size is 32″ x 48″. This size is arbitrary. Just for fun you should compare the original drawing (click on the tutorial category) with the finished piece.
Click on the image below and get a little peek at the new quilt I just started!
I am so excited! Someone has done a wonderful job with stitching up one of my free embroidery patterns!
She sent me this image through Craftsters and gave me permission to show it here on my blog. Her spy name is Sewsew-a-Gogo, but with months of research, that took about 5 minutes, I believe her real name is Amber Brown. She used the gnome pattern and made it into a door knob sign. Please take some time to bask in it’s glory.
Please, click on the image for a better view.
Here it is at last! The February pattern, Love Bear.
Click on the image to see the full size Love Bear.
In New Mexico and Texas lives an animal known as a Javelina, or Collard Peccary. These animals thrive in the desert. These tough animals can eat prickly pear cactus, spines and all. Also, they are not pigs. I know this because I thought they where some type of wild pig, but was told that even though they look like pigs, sound like pigs, have feet like pigs, and if eaten, taste like a pig, still, they are not pigs. They may be more closely related to a bear or possibly a racoon. So, me and my husband started calling them pig-lizards. Those of you who have seen the movie Galaxy Quest will know what a pig-lizard is.
click on these images for a larger view.
Both of these images are limited edition prints.
The town of Marfa, where my art is on display at Galleri Urbane, is a small West Texas town. Every time I visit Marfa I see changes. At one time Marfa was the home to ranchers and long time Hispanic families. Since the arrival of Donald Judd, minimalistic sculpture artist, and his purchase of many of the old military buildings, this town has undergone change. Mr. Judd has passed away but he lives on through the Chinati Foundation. If you visit Marfa not only will you see the old large former military buildings, but many of the buildings on the main street bare the lettering of Judd.
The arrival of new residents brings more change. In addition to the cowboys, ranchers, and ranch hands, Marfa is attracting a new population of creators and art lovers. At my art opening I met writers, artists, film makers, gallery owners and art connoisseurs. With this migration of creators to this small town comes a new sensibility, a new way of seeing West Texas. Instead of looking to this expansive and remote land to scratch out a living, now what is required of this landscape is inspiration. Big land and big sky gives you time to think. There is clarity here. No distractions. I know for me, returning home to Southern California is a shock and jolt. There are too many people, buildings, cars and the grocery store is too far away for me to walk to.
Here are a few photographs to illustrate old and new Marfa, Texas.
After a week I have returned from my trip to Texas. I had a show at Galleri Urbane located in the West Texas town of Marfa (See previous post for more info on Marfa). I have many things to write about including more about Marfa, Big Bend National Park, Big Bend National Preserve, Silver City (NM), Fort Davis, javalina, deer, drug smuggling, Shafter (Texas), but since I just arrived home I will start off with a little bit about my show.
It was great to see my pieces all up at once. At my house there isn’t enough room to put them all up. I liked the way the colors played off of each other. Ree Willaford, the gallery owner, was able to sell 4 of the pieces before the show even opened, meaning that once again the Zuill (this is my last name) family will eat. Hurray!!!!
The opening went great. There were tons of people. Also, two very nice families loaned us their vacation homes for our stay which really helped us out.
I would also like to thank my friend Cecilia for letting us stay at her home in Silver City, New Mexico. I will talk about her more in a later blog.
