Textile Design

I dont know if I have mentioned before that we are Home Schoolers.
If our schooling tastes were to be *labeled* we would most likely be called Relaxed Eclectic.

Welllll.... the older two girls (15 and 12 years old) and I are starting another rabbit trail....I love rabbit trails. You never know where they will lead.
After getting to know Anna Maria a bit lately it made me think of the possibilities for my very creative daughters future. So we have a huge treasure trove of books coming from the library on Textile Design.
We are soooo excited.
As they come I will post titles and a tid bit about them if anyone comments they are interested. :o)

Week in Art--Day 3

This is a self portrait of Hannah and me with her. Can ya tell we both are redheads? I'm the one with the curly hair. Hannah is the one with the little button nose....wait a second, we both have little button noses. :o)


I have no idea for the reasoning of this artwork done by Sophie....isnt that the truth with most art anyway? :o)
Oh, I was just set straight.....this artwork is a magazine.
See the letters (articles) and then the pictures?
Well, who would have known?
Oh, and I guess the yellow haired one is Sophie, the light-blue haired one is Hannah and the dark blue haired one is one of their older sisters Aliss.
Did you notice the grand crown Aliss is sporting?

Week in Art--Day 2

Squaresville man....Squaresville

CIRCLE SQUARES-Sophie age 4 yrs


I asked my 15 year old daughter if she had some fantastic artsy name for this and she said.....yeah, pink squares. Soooooo....
PINK SQUARES-Tessa age 15 yrs

Week in Art--Day 1

I thought it would be fun to share some computer art my daughters have done or are doing while I wait to get a new digital camera.






Hannah's words ( 7 years old):
MIDNIGHT HOUSE TENT
this is a house tent at night. It was made millions and millions of years ago....not for real.
Thats all I can think of.






Sophie's words (4 years old)--
SNOW FLOWER
It's snowing and a flower popped out from the sunshine.
The sunshine means its time to wake up.

Welcome Spring!

It has been an EXTREMELY LONG winter. I feel like I stepped out of one of the Little House on the Prairie books.
Driving through town today I noticed little bits of green tulip or daffodil stems poking out of the ground....birds were singing and the cold just isnt as cold.

I am working on getting a nice digital camera because my daughters met with the ground very unexpectantly one day recently.

Sooooo...hopefully soon there will be lots of pictures of fun things we have been making in our home studio.

P.S. the wheelbarrow garden is from last summer but we couldnt resist a little color right now.
Lori

I love this pillow but hate the picture of it! LOL!
The gold accent fabric is really small checks of two tone gold fabric.
The tassles are so much fun in that golden green color and white.

I stuffed it with the fiber fill that is prespun little balls so it fluffs back up....feels so yummy!

This was one of the very first bags I made! This bag lives at a DaySpa waiting for just the right gal to come along and snap it up for her very own. LOL!

The blue in this is a greyish blue and the brown leather reminds me of a saddle the way it feels all warm and broken in to the touch.

I just started using magnetic snaps when I made this bag...they work so nice and look more finished.

This is a custom design briefcase (portable office) that I made for a woman who works at a Day Spa.
It has the greatest taupe fabric for the background with paisley designs on it.
The color combo she picked was so much fun with deep purple, brick red and black.
This style of bag has two magnetic snaps and two outer leather pockets.
Some people have said it would be great for a laptop and the outside can be for paper, pens and cell phone.
Great idea!!

I made this also in gold and black for the owner of the dayspa that this one was custom ordered from.
Both are soooooo cute and very unique.