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ardor
all hand sewn, hand drawn, and watercolor on handmade cotton paper

etsy

I wish that I could figure out how to post my flickr images on the new blogger interface instead of uploading from my computer. I love the new layout but I like that my images are larger when using flickr...however when I put the code into the blog post in the new format, only the link appears as opposed to the image...does anyone have suggestions? Thanks!

out of my league

you were twenty thousand underneath the sea
all hand drawn, hand sewn, on handmade paper
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A preview...

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le petit renard

It's finished &drying!

le petit renard

hand drawn, hand stitching, watercolor, handmade coffee dyed paper on handmade cotton paper

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december

le petit renard - in progress; ink, hand stitching, and handmade coffee dyed paper on handmade cotton paper

you were twenty thousand underneath the sea - ink and hand stitching on handmade cotton paper

The octopus is nearllyyy finished. I am still being fairly nitpicky over the last bit of details. Le petit renard is based on one of my favorite stories, Le petit prince.It is still super in progress…a lot of detailing to come! And watercolors too.

It says - Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu’avec le cœur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux. “Here is my secret. It is very simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.”

i will dig up the pieces of you in salton sea

hand stitching, micron pen, watercolor on handmade cotton paper

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what we did saturday night

hand stitching, micron pen, and watercolor on coffee dyed handmade paper

we sat on the roof until you fell asleep

hand stitching, micron pen, watercolor on coffee dyed handmade paper

dreaming of New York &thunderstorms

It's finally finished!

lonely thoughts &phonecalls you will never make

ink and hand stitching, coffee dyed handmade paper and recycled handmade paper - all on handmade cotton paper

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lonely thoughts &phonecalls you'll never make

If nothing else, unemployment gives me so much time to sew.

sleeping children never lie

ink &hand stitching on hand marbled handmade paper

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keeping my hands busy

I think that marbling is one of my least favorite things to do to decorate paper. However, I like how it sort of bleeds through to the other side.

ink &hand stitching on marbled handmade paper

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we sat on the roof

we sat on the roof until you fell asleep

ink &hand stitching on coffee dyed handmade paper

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lonely ghosts

Lately all I have been working on is sewing lonely ghosts.
The first three are available on my etsy. The last one is available on my mirror.
Sold! First Etsy sale(s)!

small updates

Working - slowly but surely. November 5th J. Hamilton and I will be down in St Petersburg at a craft market selling all our handmade goods! I have started too many new pieces and I need to buckle down to finish them before we head down there. We also have a date to make some kudzu paper before the market!

brokenbees etsy shop

So I finally opened it!

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Buy for the holidays! Gifts for friends, family, lovers!

you were twenty thousand leagues

Can't sleep. Never gonna sleep.

Started a new new piece today (the octopus) on handmade cotton paper and spending the night working on that as well as the salton sea piece (also on handmade cotton paper). It's 1:35am and I am exhausted but no hopes for sleep anytime soon. I think I may do a papermaking workshop in Tallahassee - especially using kudzu...it's invading our town!

First Friday, Halloween movies, &sleeping creatures

Set up in The Autonomous Workshop for First Friday

Sleeping Children - coffee dyed handmade paper, ink, hand stitching

by keeping - coffee dyed handmade paper, ink, hand stitching

Here is a picture from First Friday! And two (finally) finished pieces! I am working on my Etsy shop today so there will be updates soon! And I am a little sleep deprived and sick so I will be wrapped up in blankets on the couch, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and probably watching Hocus Pocus, Teen Witch, Monster Squad...etc etc. ...while working.

Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend! And thank you to all my friends and to all the wonderful new people I met who came out last night!

insomnia

been sewing all day! now for a giant pot of coffee to pull an all nighter for First Friday!

First Friday;

This First Friday I am having a show with all my new work at a friend’s gallery space in Railroad Square. These are just sneak peaks of what I am working on. I have sooo much to do still! Hope to see all my friends there!


Oh and happy October! It has been so beautiful here in Tallahassee lately! I have been looking up (endlessly) bread recipes because I am going to do some serious baking this weekend! I want our whole home to smell like comfort, coffee, pumpkins, baked goods, fire, and friends.