Blue Moons

As in once in a blue moon unfortunately. Blue Moons is one of the projects that has kept me very busy in the last few weeks. Lot's of happenings. I've had my purses accepted to the Kismet Gallery which I am so excited about. My purses are the fun part of my work so it's great to have another outlet. I'm working on making more fun things for the Katbird Shop and I have a craft show at the Albany Shaker Museum next weekend. So I've been working very hard(which in reality is hardly working) and my mood has improved 10 fold. I have plenty of new pictures to share besides blue moon so keep an eye out. Other news, school is over. Summer is here. My 21st wedding anniversary was last week and my inlaws may be coming up for the fireworks on Thursday so fun or not my lovely work will have to wait at least one day while I attempt to make my home look clean enough for the inlaws.

I know I usually have lame excuses for why I'm not blogging but I guess this time you can see it's not for naught.

Now about Blue Moons, I am so loving this piece. It's on a wall in my living room. It started out as just one moon and then became improvisational. I was so excited with it. then I found the perfect cardboard for backing and the perfect frame and everything fit and it was just a wonderful, wonderful piece to make and a pleasure to finish. Made it, framed it and hung it up in 3 days. Love when my work goes so easily.

I hope your life is blissfully happy. Much hugs and kisses if you need them. Keep stitchin and after my craft show next week maybe the whirlwind will calm down. Happy trails.

Wow so many moments

have passed. I may have mentioned earlier that I think I am going through the big M. The only positive thing I have to talk about at the moment is my work. I've been busy embroidering and have my one and only craft show coming up in a couple of weeks. Other then that I'm kind of at a crossroad. You name a symptom of the big M and I've got it. I'm tired, cranky(think PMS all the time), forgetful, and contemplative. If I don't write it down or drop everything to do it, it just doesn't get done(as you can probably tell by my infrequent blog posts lately). I'm still looking for outlets to sell my work and thankful for the Katbird Shop, the gallery never called so I guess my work wasn't what they were looking for. I'll keep looking for opportunities and leave it up to the universe as worrying about it is making me even more scattered and menopausal.

OK more kvetching. I have been sewing machine less for a few days. I finally decided to sew some of my things together and the needle broke and took my lovely sewing machine with it. I have two others but couldn't find the bobbin holder so they were useless too. I finally found my bobbin holder and will probably bring my lovely sewing machine to be fixed. I've been working on a bunch of framed pieces which are machine less and have finished the purse for my lovely neighbor's lovely sister. After she receives her purse I'll share the pictures because until it belongs to her the work belongs to me.

Still haven't been inspired to frame a few more pieces(was hoping the gallery would inspire me) but am going to start framing them tomorrow and putting them on my own walls. At the moment I think I have to own them myself anyway. They remind me that no matter how topsy turvy my life is at the moment at least I can find my center and my peace somewhere.

Blessings to all my friends who have been so kind to leave messages on my rather infrequent posts. It is really hard to put my thoughts together in a cogent understandable way lately. I wish my mom or my grandmom were here to give me advice on this turning point in my life but am oh so thankful for all my wonderful friends who listen and offer me advice(I really don't give them a choice).

I'm reading the Oprah Eckhart Tolle book and trying to live in the moment and get out of my self for the moment, but I guess you can tell from this post that I'm not doing too well at it.

Live your life, find your joy and if I'm not here I'm either kvetching, embroidering, or sleeping. See you soon.

Been Really Really Busy

Making art. I brought my work to the Katbird Shop in Schenectady so if you are in the neighborhood stop on in and take a gander. She has a beautiful selection of different local and not so local artists. Such a wonderful thing to have a purpose behind my work again.

I've also contacted another Gallery. Not much to report but looks like a really great place to display my work, where my housewife persona won't get in the way. I'll let you know if anything wonderful happens there too. Very cool and very funky and I think my work would look great mixed in with all that cool funky stuff. So wish me luck.

Other then that me, my shadow and my embroidery needle have been so busy. I'm working on another hand. It is coming out beautifully and can't wait to share it. Hopefully by the end of next week.

I did another lotus, not framed and forgot to take a picture of the last one before I brought it to Katbird. The Katbird one was a lovely pink and this one is lovely lavender. I am thrilled to pieces with how they came out. I almost finished my friend's sisters purse just a few more flowers and then the lining which is beautiful and sewing it together. The owner won't get it until July so you'll have to wait to see it after she visits and retrieves it. It came out lovely and can't wait to finish it too.

Obama won the nomination and that is so cool. Now I can rest and relax and embroider. Hope your life is doing well. Will catch the links soon and you all visit them too. Happy Stitchin.

Howdy Folks!

Well, the sciatic is gone. The creative drought is over and my wonderful friend Cheryl got me into a store that she works with so starting next early next week my work will be available at the Katbird Shop in Downtown Schenectady. I am so excited and looking forward to working with a purpose again.

I had a wonderful lunch with Cheryl at Pinhead Susan's if you are ever in the Schenectady area. Wonderful Irish fries which are sweet potato fries. But spending time with my friend Cheryl was wonderful too. She is an ever so talented bead and glass artist. Her work is in the Katbird Shop also and she is in an artists coop in Cambridge called Valley Artisans so if you are in the neighborhood please go see her beautiful work.

My friend Judy as some wonderful new work at her website which you can find a link to on the side. My friend Emily belongs to the Quilt guild and she is making quilts for charity which are beautiful too. She doesn't have a quilt blog or a website but she does the most beautiful quilts anyway. Also please visit the artists on the blogs that I have on the side. All of my artist friends have been so wonderful while I was in my creative drought.

I finished a piece for the shop but it is not framed yet so check back next week and I'm working on a second piece already. I've been working on my major piece the last few months with little else. I put it on the side to work on the new pieces but it is almost done so I should be adding a picture of that soon too.

I hope you are all having some good news days yourselves, thanks for reading my blog and giving me a reason to check in once in a while when I didn't have anything really to share. Blessings and keep stitching. Be back soon.

No Pictures and a Driveby

Blogging that is. Today was a good day. I have sciatica(not so good) but because I was only comfortable in one position I got a lot of embroidering done today. Made my life happy. It has been a little bit too drive by with the working. Still pondering doors opening and closing. Realized I have not been working enough nor blogging enough but if embroidering can make a sciatica pain a little less who knows what it can do for my heart. Just checking in. Hope you are all well. Think I'll go blog visiting. PS if you have any suggestions for sciatica that don't include going to the doctor let me know.

Doors/ Inspire Me Thursday

Closing one door and opening another. For the past few months I've been taking stock of my life and what doors to keep open and what doors to close lately. My son is now 17 and looking at colleges, so the mom door is closed a bit more then it used to be. I'm still trying to find an outlet for my work and still trying to get my butt in gear to work in the first place. I've decided to close the craft show door except for just a couple of them I don't really enjoy them all that much and well I don't really seem to sell anything. It also takes time I don't have to make work I don't sell. I'm still working on my big project, it's almost finished. And most of all I'm trying to live my truth and close the door on my mask. I'm reading Eckhart Tolles book and it's quite interesting and quite introspective. I think the idea is to just open the door to the moment and let the past and the future take care of themselves. I guess middle age is a time of closing doors and opening the door to your future. The one that you choose. So here goes. Hope you are enjoying opening and closing your own doors. Keep stitching.

The Leap Conclusion

Well folks this is the conclusion of the leap. Finally finished it and finally, finally got it in the frame, which was harder then embroidering it. I did the fiber art craft show last week and met lovely lovely artists and my friends Pat and Carrie were there too. I had a good time but no moolah so I'm gonna take it easy on the craft shows. I'm gonna do one that my friend Carrie is running and the Albany Shaker Museum which is my favorite all time craft location. Such a wonderful peaceful feeling when you in the meeting house.

Life has been just a wee bit topsy turvy. I'm still getting used to being the mom of a few days short 17 year old. It's mostly an objective observer at this age as they don't really need you unless they are hurt or they want something. He took his SAT's this morning and he is looking foward to his birthday. And I am waxing nostalgic about his life and what a difference my life is since I've had him.

Not much else to talk about. Just wanted to share the leap and catch up a little bit. See you real soon(I've been so bad at keeping up with everything lately). Keep stitchin. Deb