Nostalgic December

I have been agonizing over what theme to do for the December yarns! Part of me wants to just ignore the December holidays all together. But the kid in me really does love all the colors and memories that surface at this time of year. The husband and I have been working at establishing our own traditions for some time now and I still don't feel like we've got it just right yet! And now that we live so far away from our family and H is 4 and fully aware of what Christmas is about, it's really necessary for us to make our own version of Christmas.

Nostalgia is a series of colorways that represents the colors I remember from my childhood Decembers - lots of deep, rich color punctuated by the drab, grey skies of New England. References to candy and twinkly lights will show up too of course!

IF - Flying

Learn to Fly, 6"x6.25", Mixed Media on paper

I'm doing my first Random Act of Kindness for one of my online groups. This will be going out to a fellow member in the next few days. I had a great time making it and I hope she likes it!

Happy Socktober!!!

Things are going well at KG Krafts! I dropped these off today :

Good News and a preview!

Play at life fiber arts yarns are now available at KG Crafts! Located at 260 New Boston Rd
Fall River, MA Phone (508) 676-3336, KG Crafts is a great little yarn store with a nice selection, a great owner, and many other craft supplies. They also have classes for everything from sock knitting to basket weaving and making holiday centerpieces. The store is in a great area, right across the street from a little bakery and a few doors down from Ugly American Burger where you can get fabulous burgers, zucchini and sweet potato fries and grilled asparagus!

These beauties will be trickling into the online shop starting today. October brings the Socktober series of colorways. Here's a sneak preview :

Color by COLOURlovers

Color by COLOURlovers

WMOA Sneak Peek

The show is up at the Warwick Museum of Art!

All pieces were done for my art motivation group, now called Art Right Now. We meet twice a month to view and chat about pieces of art we make based on the same theme. Each meeting a new theme is chosen for the next meeting and we do a creativity exercise. We are lucky to have had members affiliated with the Warwick Museum of Art and have been able to have an annual exhibit to showcase our work. The group has helped me to stay motivated and keep up with my illustration. I've been able to experiment and gain confidence with new mediums and the camaraderie and support is amazing. If you are in RI or SE Mass. come check out the show!

New - Jest and BlitheFuL Sock yarns!!!

Here's a little preview of the new yarn bases and colorways that will be trickling into the shop in the next week. Jest Sock is a 2 ply SW Merino with a tight twist; it's super soft and positively sproingy! BlitheFuL Sock is a 4 ply SW BFL that is soooo soft but somehow sturdy at the same time. This month's Series is based on text message acronyms, LOL Speak and other interweb lingo.

Asp Urchin in BlitheFuL Sockie Maki and Jest Sock

Variations on Teal Deer in Jest Sockie Maki, Jest Sock and BlitheFuL Sock

Edumacation in Jest Sock, Merry Lace Maki and Lace and Worsted Reclaimed Maki

Caution/Fruit

Caution! Apple Booty Crossing, Acrylic and Collage, 6.25"x7.25"

My task was to somehow combine my Art Group theme of Fruit with the IF prompt of Caution. My first thought was of course Eve and an apple. Then I thought of children standing on pumpkins to get to something they shouldn't. The husband suggested banana peels and then I thought of prickly pears...then this title popped in my head. So I did an image search for pedestrian crossing signs and came up with this idea. I almost did it in illustrator, but it's not really my style.