Finally I have something to show you! The last month has been nuts but this week I have gotten some studio time and here she is- the first kitty. She is a bird watcher.
A green cashmere sweater to match her green eyes.
She has binoculars and a bag where she keeps her bird watching notes.
I had a wonderful time at the Gesneriad Convention! It was 5 full days of not thinking about anything but beautiful plants. I learned so much and met a ton of fellow enthusiasts.
I entered several pieces into the show- first time ever. Firstly- Miss Siningia, a lady pillow doll. Look, she won a blue ribbon!
Also, 3 plants; they won ribbons too! I was entering into the novice class which means I have never participated in a plant show before. I was the only entrant and I won this giant pink rosette- it all makes me silly happy :-)
Here is my blue ribbon plant-
I won’t overwhelm you with flower photos but these were some of my favs-
This is called Smithiantha ‘Ode to Peter Shalit’. It has beautiful leaves that are velvety plus such a gorgeous flower.
Below is a Streptocarpus ‘Dale’s Flock of Sparrows’.
There was a sales room with (probably) thousands of plants, and almost every talk I went to had giveaway plant material. I now have a bunch of new plants plus cuttings, leaves, and tubers to plant up and hopefully grow. It was such a treat to spend almost a week focusing on my other passion. I hope I can go next year!
I started working on the mermaids but nothing was working out so I put them aside for a while. I decided that I needed to work on something very different and so, as you can see in the photo, kitties! Also, some summer shirts for me.
I haven’t actually been getting a lot of studio time either. We’ve had guests, and then a family member in the hospital for tests. It’s really disrupted all my ability to focus on my work and that’s life. This coming up week I will be immersed in my plant hobby- completely nerding out with all the other gesneriad enthusiasts at the annual convention. That’s all to say that I won’t be finishing up any of these kitties until after July 6. See you then!
She has ribbon roses in her hair.
And an antique black (glass?) button on her belt.
She is made with some Chinoiserie toile.
Next up- mermaids.
I know it is the wrong season but here she is with her Christmas skeleton tattoos.
I love that little angel on her shoulder.
You can see the Nativity scene on her back.
And here she is with her friend-
Very colorful skeletons, bright red boots and bra top, and some awesome pants/leggings.
She has a jewel button on her belt.
As I said before, I am working through pattern pieces that I dyed several years ago and there are a lot of skeleton tattoos!
I really like how the fan design on the fabric works with this lady’s body.
A close-up of her antique shell button-
And here she is, hanging around with her friend :-)
I’ve had a tough week all around. A very dear friend has passed away and I am having a hard time wrapping my head around it. And, probably related, nothing is working for me in my studio. Sometimes things in the creative process glide along with no bumps. This last week was all bumps. I’m hoping that next week will go better.
She really looks circus to me- it is the striped leggings.
Brown hair with red highlights. And a bow!
And here are 3 together-
She is all soft colors. Her bodysuit is a soft red tone, her boots are grey, her tattoos are brown. I made her be toned down instead of popping.
Another lovely lady!
She has skeleton tattoos also, but these ones are Wild Western ones.
She has a silk ribbon at her waist with a bow in the back.
